Transtar International Freight

19/02/2020

Charter flight prices hit new heights as importers look for product outside China

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17/02/2020

Coronavirus restrictions mean China's hauliers still have too few drivers

Trucking firms in China are still experiencing a severe shortage of drivers returning to work. Despite the official end to the extended lunar new year holiday this week, transport restrictions and other measures to combat coronavirus, have prevented truckers from operating anywhere near full capacit...

11/02/2020

Coronavirus may be costing container shipping lines $350m every week
https://theloadstar.com/coronavirus-may-be-costing-container-shipping-lines-350m-every-week/

Ocean carriers could be losing up to $350m on turnover every week, due to the coronavirus crisis. The 2M alliance partners, Maersk and MSC, today confirmed two further void sailings from North Europe to Asia – a knock-on effect of a raft of headhaul blankings which have threatened to stymie the su...

04/02/2020

Industry welcomes new India budget boosting transport and logistics infrastructure

Transport and logistics companies have welcomed India’s latest budget, announced on Saturday, which saw the government unveil an enormous $23bn investment in transport and logistics infrastructure. Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (pictured above) also revealed that the country was drawi...

11/12/2019

Container terminals benefit at the expense of trucking companies, regulator reveals.

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/container-terminals-benefit-at-the-expense-of-trucking-companies-regulator-reveals?p=237233

Trucking and trade bodies are outraged by the ongoing tactics of container terminal operators to frequently hike already huge fees on trucks. Lobbying of government ministers is underway and even port operators are disappointed at the ongoing tactics of terminal operators.

07/11/2019

Australian box terminal operators offset falling volumes by hiking fees

Australia’s terminal operators have offset dwindling container volumes and quayside revenue by hiking controversial ‘port infrastructure’ charges. According to the Container stevedoring monitoring report 2018-19, published today by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), thr...

29/10/2019

Shippers eye new routes to market as port of Melbourne fees skyrocket.

Spiralling terminal access fees at the port of Melbourne are forcing cargo owners to consider alternative shipping routes, according to the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA). The controversial fees, also known as “port infrastructure” charges, have angered local trucking firms and shippers since th...

10/10/2019

Set to come into force on 1 January 2020, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released new revisions to its Incoterms, which will allow shippers to change the way they obtain letter of credit.

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released new revisions to its Incoterms, which will allow shippers to change the way they obtain letter of credit. Set to come into force on 1 January 2020, the new Incoterms – international commercial terms published to clarify the obligations of bu...

28/05/2019

Wuhan moving notice
Transtar, part of TVS Asianics, continues to expand its network and service capability with our Wuhan office moving to new premises. Please be advised that we relocated to the following address effective from 25 May 2019.

30/01/2019

Management and staff are pleased to confirm that our Auckland office will be attended on Wednesday 6 February when we will be observing Waitangi Day, a national public holiday in New Zealand.

25/01/2019

Management and staff at Transtar International Freight are able to confirm that our Kuala Lumpur office will remain open on Friday 1 February 2019, a holiday in Kuala Lumpur when we observe Federal Territory Day.