Biosecurity is vital to the health and welfare of Australia’s people, its environment and its agricultural sector. Shipping Australia agrees that biosecurity is fundamentally important to Australia.
The current pest of concern is the Khapra Beetle. The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has repeatedly talked of the cost to the agricultural industries of Khapra...
This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 3 focuses on food/perishables and CPG
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Infragard mission – Blockchain to secure transportation infrastructure
DETAILS: The transportation industry is vulnerable to a myriad of risks, including those that are impacted directly or indirectly by the ever-changing supply chain, in this case food and agriculture. These changes can be driven by legislation, trade, criminality, pandemics, and the...
This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. Day 3 focuses on food and perishables and the consumer packaged goods supply chain.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Big shifts among grain traders and how it impacts agricultural supply chains
DETAILS: Jonathan Kingsman discusses several key trends that have impacted global supply chains in agriculture over the past 40-plus years. One is the evolution of the huge grain merchants that controlled so much of the flows back in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/gscw-chat-recap-government-intervention-in-agricultural-markets
This fireside chat recap is from Day 3 of FreightWaves Global Supply Chain Week. Day 3 focuses on food/perishables and CPG.
FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Overcoming silos in the digital value chain journey
DETAILS: What should digital transformation really mean to leaders in today’s business world, full of disruptions and shifts in priorities? This fireside chat discusses the top things to prepare for and the key steps to take in order to attain successful digital value chain journeys, from regional...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/gscw-chat-recap-overcoming-silos-in-the-digital-value-chain-journey
Businesses with bottom lines that depend on keeping cargo cold and fresh are increasingly relying on wireless monitoring technologies — a trend seen most recently in Israel.
PowerFleet’s operating subsidiary, Pointer Telocation Ltd., announced in a press release Monday its significant success as a provider of subscription-based Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, which actively uphold the integrity of Israel’s pharmaceutical, agricultural and food distribution cargo.
Four Israeli companies have...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cold-chain-technology-adoption-surges-across-israel
Michael Vincent and Andrew Cox discuss what a deal with TRATON Group means for self-driving truck technology
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KLLM announced a pay raise for drivers, bumping the earning potential by over 9%. KLLM follows Werner, Heartland and others hiking wages and sign-on bonuses for drivers to try and keep up with growing demand and a continued driver shortage.
Data from Wall Street shows shipping stocks...
Nick Goddard, chief executive officer of the Australian Oilseeds Federation, explains how dependent Australia’s oilseed export industry is on ocean shipping.
The old adage of oil and water not mixing is far from the truth when it comes to Australia’s $3.5 billion oilseed industry. With over $1.5 billion worth of exports each year, all of which are shipped by sea, the Australian oilseed industry is highly reliant on the...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/market-view-oil-and-water-do-mix/
Pat O’Shannassy, chief executive officer, Grain Trade Australia reports that the 2020-21 season Australian winter-based grain crop is generally very favourable as compared to the recent drought-ravaged seasons of recent years.
Grain Trade Australia is expecting increased activity for the shipping industry from grain exports in 2021 [compared to] prior years.
ABARES supports this forecast, as its winter crop production is...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/australias-grain-trade-emergence-from-adversity/
Family-owned Fletcher International Exports is a well-known Australian farmer, processor and exporter of lamb, sheep meat and other agricultural products. The group has two plants, one in Dubbo, New South Wales, and the other near Albany, Western Australia. Together, the two plants process more than 90,000 sheep and lambs a week – that’s over 4.5 million head of livestock a year.
The group has expanded into...
Ash Salardini, general manager, trade and chief economist at the National Farmers’ Federation argues the case for regionalisation and decentralisation. He sees agriculture as a lynchpin to revitalise the regions and explains what he sees as the role of ports, shipping and freight.
The ongoing restrictions associated with the Coronavirus pandemic have demonstrated the significant risk posed by the absolute concentration of economic activity in our two major cities.
This...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/opinion-australia-ripe-for-regionalisation/