Laundry works keep Ile d’Yeu on track
A RAPID-response dive team has performed emergency husbandry on Ile d’Yeu one of the world’s largest cable-laying vessels, during a critical stop at Outer Harbour, South...
TT Club warns Pilbara Ports in the firing line for climate change
GLOBAL insurer TT Club has issued an urgent warning for ports, waterways and logistics operations that they need to adapt to climate change. A white paper which looks at...
Car tyre cocaine import plot foiled
A FIFTH person has been jailed in Western Australia after Australian Federal Police, Border Force and other agencies foiled a plot to import cocaine inside car tyres. The man has...
New steps announced to reduce traffic during Fremantle bridge shutdown
MORE THAN 1200 responses have been received by the West Australian state government about measures to be taken during the closure of the Fremantle Traffic Bridge next year. The...
GrainCorp walkout signals national flashpoint in grain exports
AUSTRALIA’S grain export infrastructure is facing mounting industrial unrest, with union-led stoppages at GrainCorp’s Port of Newcastle and CBH’s Kwinana Grain Terminal revealing...
Cathay air freight takes a jump
CATHAY Pacific’s, air cargo division has reported a 13% jump in airfreight year on year. Cathay Cargo carried 13% more cargo in August 2025 than in August 2024, while Available...
WA annual port reports, resilience from minerals to grain
WESTERN Australia’s major port authorities have emerged from the 2024–25 financial year in positive fashion after four of the five state government-owned entities released their...
Westport freight backbone gets underway
A $1 BILLION Tonkin Highway extension and Thomas Road upgrade will provide a freight backbone for Perth’s growing southern corridor. The project will deliver a 14-kilometre...
WA premier targets Japan and China for green energy
CHINA and Japan are on West Australian premier Roger Cook and mines and petroleum minister David Michael’s hit list as they push exports of the state’s green and renewable energy...
Japanese trade backed by cultural exchange
SOUTHERN Ports and the City of Bunbury in south west Western Australia are shoring up the port’s more than 2.3 million tonnes of trade with Japan over the past 12 months with a...
Albany and Esperance on target for cruisers
WESTERN Australia’s southern ports of Albany and Esperance are expecting more than 22,500 visitors for the coming cruise season. The Port of Albany will host 13 cruise visits over...
Pilbara port road upgrade completed
PILBARA Ports has completed an upgrade to one of the busiest Pilbara freight routes. The Stage 5, $11.8 million Utah Road Pavement Rehabilitation Project is a major milestone in...
PhD scholarship offered to study truck driver health
CONCERN for the long-term health and safety of Australia’s truck drivers is prompting new research exploring new and emerging health risks facing professional drivers. Monash...
Defence works completed on east-west rail line
THE RAIL line between Victoria and Western Australia, vulnerable to supply line disruptions because of flooding, has had defence works completed on a host of key areas. In recent...
AI screening from WSC to prevent ship fires
THE WORLD Shipping Council is lifting the bar on detecting mis-declared and undeclared dangerous goods to prevent ship fires. It has announced an industry-first Cargo Safety...
