Maersk Line has commissioned the world’s largest ship to cement their position as leaders in the shipping freight industry.
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Maersk explains how concern about environmental impact is driving shipping companies to innovate, pushing for greater efficiency and more flexible technology.
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Maersk is upgrading its fleet with an order for 10 new container vessels to be built by Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering. The new USD190 million Triple-E class ships scheduled for delivery between 2013-15, with an option on an additional 20, will be the largest of any type currently sailing at 400 metres long, [...]
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The Federal Government today released a draft National Land Freight Strategy to address cargo bottlenecks that affected profits during the resources boom. Infrastructure and Transport Minister Anthony Albanese said the plan would lower the cost of moving consumer goods and recoup billions of dollars of lost export earnings from the last boom. “This leads to [...]
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How do you transport the 85-year-old relics of a Catholic saint? Move live fireworks for an Olympic ceremony? Deliver pole vaults for an Olympic athlete? Specialist freight services all over the world move weird and wonderful goods. Every day millions of containers are trucked, shipped and flown across the world. Sometimes their contents are a [...]
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New Zealand’s burnt pine longicorn beetle is one of the most invasive and potentially destructive pests to Australia if they arrive in a ship’s cargo. For its timely action in averting the threat presented by beetles aboard the Tatiana Schulte, Maersk Line Australia received the Regional Award for Services to Biosecurity from the Australian Quarantine [...]
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Before you enter into an agreement about how you are going to deliver goods to an overseas buyer, make sure the terms are appropriate for your situation. Terms for delivering freight are covered by guidelines first formalised by the International Chamber of Commerce in 1936 and called incoterms (short for international commercial terms). Many of [...]
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Freight across the Tasman just got more competitive, with DHL Express and airline partner Tasman Cargo Airlines launching a new Boeing 747 with an extra 15 tons carrying capacity. The new plane, which is 25 percent more fuel-efficient and emits less greenhouses gases than its predecessors, will travel five times a week between Sydney and [...]
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The designers of Australian fashion label bec & bridge have won the 2010 DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship, as the label continues to grow on the global fashion market.
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Entries to the DHL Express Fashion Export Scholarship will close next Tuesday, which means emerging designers will have just over a weekend to put together a strong case to win an individually tailored export mentoring and freight package valued at $10,000. “The scholarship presents a significant opportunity for one very talented emerging fashion exporter; providing [...]
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