The pandemic’s extremely high logistics costs have been one factor in inflation.
However, since the spring of 2022, maritime freight rates have decreased, with rates between China and the US’s West Coast recently reaching pre-pandemic levels.
Through November 2022, the number of imported containers entering the US decreased. Congestion also decreased dramatically, particularly at LA/Long Beach, where it was back to normal by the...
The imperative to decarbonise the global shipping industry is clear and present, however, many of the world’s largest importers and exporters are insufficiently informed about the full implications of the forthcoming new emissions regulations and the billions of dollars that will be added to freight costs in the future.
Unfortunately, the Khapra Beetle is a voracious destroyer of stored grain products; Photo: Suraj Tripathi from Pixabay.
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...