Arushan Balendra The ASEAN Manufacturing Shift: How the China+1 Pivot Is Rewriting Australia’s Buying Patterns Why Factories Are Moving and Supply Chains Are Following The China+1 strategy has gained serious momentum. Rising labour costs in China, geopolitical tensions, and new tariff risks are pushing manufac... 17 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Green Pressure, Higher Bills: How New Emissions Rules Are Reshaping Freight Costs for Australian SMEs Why Cleaner Seas Are Making Shipping More Expensive The push towards lower-emission shipping is accelerating. Stricter IMO carbon-intensity requirements, mandatory vessel efficiency ratings and invest... 17 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra When Ships Don’t Show Up: The Return of Blank Sailings and What It Means for Australian SMEs Why Ships Are Quietly Disappearing from Schedules Blank sailings — cancelled or withdrawn vessel departures — are back in force as global carriers’ trim capacity to protect utilisation. Soft demand in... 17 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Australia’s Lean Beef Exports Underpin America’s Burger Production Australia has become a critical supplier to the U.S. burger industry, as American processors increasingly depend on imported lean beef to meet rising production needs. With U.S. cattle herds at histor... 12 Nov 2025 Our blog
Arushan Balendra Dollar Drama: The Strong USD Squeeze on Aussie Freight Costs The Greenback Won’t Quit The Australian dollar has been stuck near US $0.65 for months while the US Federal Reserve holds interest rates high. Every USD-based cost — freight, bunker fuel, equipment le... 10 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra India Rising: Why the Australia–India Trade Lane Is Heating Up Tariffs Down, Volumes Up Under the Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA), tariffs have fallen on more than 85 per cent of Australian exports to India, with 90 per cent set to be duty-free by... 10 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Red Sea Detours Return: Global Tensions Ripple Through Australian Supply Chains Ships on the Long Way Round Security risks across the Red Sea and Bab-al-Mandeb Strait have pushed carriers to reroute vessels around the Cape of Good Hope — adding up to three weeks to global schedul... 10 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Fee Freeze Between U.S. and China Signals Shift for Aussie Exporters In a landmark move that promises to ease strain on global shipping lanes, the United States and China have reached agreement to suspend for one year the contested port-fees that have weighed heavily o... 5 Nov 2025 Our blog
Arushan Balendra The US Dollar Surge and Global Trade Shifts: Currency Moves Reshaping Aussie Commerce Why the Greenback’s on a Tear The US Federal Reserve’s ongoing rate hikes and sticky inflation have pushed the USD to two-year highs. Washington’s renewed trade policies — including tariff reviews on ... 2 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Weathering the Storm: Local Disruptions Putting Pressure on Australia’s Supply Chains Why Things Are Getting Messy From torrential rain in Queensland to flash flooding across northern NSW, Australia’s domestic freight arteries have copped a hiding this season. Rail corridors are under ... 2 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Australia’s Freight Balancing Act: Rising Carrier Rates, Tight Space and Equipment Shortages What’s Driving the Crunch Global carriers are tightening rotations and pulling back capacity as they juggle fuel costs, vessel utilisation, and trade imbalances. Lines like CMA CGM, MSC and PIL have t... 2 Nov 2025 Shipping and Logistics News
Arushan Balendra Countdown to Stone Fruit Season: Exporters Gear Up for a Tight Window and Hot Demand With Australia’s stone fruit season set to kick off next month, growers and exporters are gearing up for one of the most time-sensitive supply chains in the country’s horticultural calendar. From late... 29 Oct 2025 Our blog
