New Direct Service announced to Fremantle:
MSC Line have just introduced a new weekly service from Shanghai to Fremantle. These are the only load and discharge ports involved at present.
Transit time is being quoted at 12 to 14 days on port to port basis, so in order to avoid the on-going delays in Singapore and Malaysia transhipment hubs, GPSM will be supporting this service for all our FCL Fremantle clients.
Authorised MUA stop work meeting at DP World Terminal Melbourne:
An authorised MUA (maritime Union Australia) stop work meeting will be held in DP World Melbourne Terminal from 9:30 am – 2:00 pm on Wednesday, 30th October 2024.
All terminal operations will cease during this period and the stoppage will have an effect on all deliveries planned for that day.
Our Transport Team will keep all affected clients fully updated on any delivery times changes necessary.
Transhipment Hub Delays:
The ports of Port Klang in Malaysia and Singapore are still experiencing congestion and transhipments to Australia continue to encounter delays in meeting connecting vessels.
The delays have built up over recent months following the Suez Canal closure, an unexpected increase in the bookings that lines received from April 2024 onwards, a general lack of empty equipment globally and several weather events in Asia that have delayed vessels departures on several routes.
We would suggest you factor in additional delay time in your planning for any shipment moving via these ports, at present we are seeing up to 2 weeks delay over Singapore and approximately 3 weeks delay over Port Klang. The services to Fremantle and Adelaide have been impacted the most over recent months.
Qantas and Western Sydney Airport sign Partnership deal:
The Qantas Group and Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport (WSI) have strengthened their strategic partnership, with Qantas Freight signing on as the airport’s first freight airline to operate at its 24-hour Cargo Precinct.
The precinct will increase Sydney’s air cargo capacity by around 33 per cent upon opening and provide dedicated access via the upgraded Northern Road and proximity to growing freight and logistics centres at Kemps Creek and the Aerotropolis.
Qantas will support the movement of a diverse range of goods as part of its cargo operation in the precinct, which will have an overall footprint of approximately 24,000 square metres, including about 14,000 square metres of warehousing. The hub will be capable of facilitating Qantas’ transformed freighter fleet of new and upgraded Airbus A321 and A330 aircraft.
Construction of the precinct – which will include up to 75,000 square metres of total warehousing and be capable of servicing eight wide-body aircraft at any one time – began earlier this year and remains on track for cargo operations to commence in late 2026.