National logistics specialist Northline will launch a logistics revolution for small and medium sized businesses in northern Australian by starting the first regular Less than Container Load (LCL) service to link north Asia with Darwin.

On May 20, 2010, a ship will leave Shanghai for Hong Kong and Darwin with Northline’s first LCL shipments. Previously, freight from north Asia to Darwin has arrived only on a Full Container Load (FCL) basis, making importing products either intermittent or unaffordable for many businesses.

Northline CEO Craige Whitton said the new LCL service from north Asia to Darwin would provide higher services levels and facilitate management of lower inventory levels. “There’s strong latent demand for an LCL service into northern Australian from the resource and housing construction industries,” he said.