Recent escalation in the Gulf has halted nearly all commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Fracht Group is closely monitoring developments and urgently advising customers on severe disruptions, Cape rerouting, extended delays, and cost increases.

War related operational disruptions in the Middle East; US Forwarders see volumes drop; More Chinese New Year adjustments; Unreliability is the ‘new normal’; Global Air Cargo volumes rebound; Darwin Port takeover; VICT set for another quarter-century; New container depot opens international gateway for Port of Mackay; New logistics precinct greenlighted for Melbourne; New Pilbara Port 94% complete; QUBE signs off on AUD11.7bn Macquarie takeover.