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Sweet plan to fuel sugar use

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QUEENSLAND is exploring the capability of the state’s agribusinesses to lead the world in alternative fuels, with an inquiry to focus on value-adding in the sugar industry. The...
Sweet plan to fuel sugar use

Rail the winner as Aurizon scores BHP contract

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A SUBSTANTIAL share of South Australia’s mineral exports will move to port by rail after Aurizon secured contracts to provide integrated logistics for BHP’s Copper South Australia...
Rail the winner as Aurizon scores BHP contract

PoM completes West Swanson first stage rehab

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PORT of Melbourne (PoM)and its contractors have completed Stage One of the Swanson Dock West Remediation Project and returned Berth 1 to full use by tenant DP World. In launching...
PoM completes West Swanson first stage rehab

Auckland’s electric ferry hits the water

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THE TEMPORARILY-named AT1, claimed to be a world-leading 100% electric ferry, was launched from the yard of NZ builder McMullen & Wing early on Wednesday [11 June]. The vessel is...
Auckland’s electric ferry hits the water

WISTA 2025 mentoring applications now open

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WISTA Australia has opened applications for its 2025 Mentoring Program, with one month available to submit a request to participate. “Whether you’re ready as a mentor or looking...
WISTA 2025 mentoring applications now open

April decline for box volumes 

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AUSTRALASIA and Oceania container liftings fell back in April 2025, for both imports and exports compared to the previous month, following a fairly normal seasonal pattern. The...
April decline for box volumes 

New group on the Hunter for cruise opportunity

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AN EXPANSION of local business opportunities to work with and benefit from regional NSW cruise shipping is the aim of a body officially launched today [12 June]. Seven councils...
New group on the Hunter for cruise opportunity

Aratere fails again

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KIWIRAIL’s Cook Strait rail/ro-pax Aratere broke down again last night, just two months ahead of its planned withdrawal. And KiwiRail has revealed fleetmate Kaiarahi suffered...
Aratere fails again

Victorian food and fibre exports break records

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THE RELEASE of the 2023-24 Food and Fibre Export Performance Report, once again shows Victoria is Australia’s top food and fibre exporter, capturing 27% of the total national...
Victorian food and fibre exports break records

Blume Global scores ICTSI as first terminal client

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BLUME Global, a US-based digital supply chain specialist acquired by WiseTech in 2023, has released a digital appointment scheduling platform designed specifically for ocean...
Blume Global scores ICTSI as first terminal client

Containership joins Morning Midas as major casualty

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WITH the Zodiac PCTC Morning Midas reported still burning out of control in the northern Pacific a Wan Hai container ship has suffered a massive cargo explosion in waters...
Containership joins Morning Midas as major casualty

Scathing report on Shiling failures

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A DETAILED report into a “virtually unseaworthy” container ship that twice broke down in NZ waters has led to three pointed recommendations, including changes to national law to...
Scathing report on Shiling failures

Tasmanian government rules out GBE sales

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AFTER losing a vote-of-confidence in the Tasmanian Parliament last Thursday [6 June] state premier Jeremy Rockliff has moved to rule out any proposed privatisation of government...
Tasmanian government rules out GBE sales

Victorian freight on track

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THE VICTORIAN government has itemised the latest improvements to the state’s rail freight network while celebrating an uplift in volumes carried. Three per cent more freight was...

COSCO launches China-Australia PCTC service

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COSCO SHIPPING Car Carriers, a COSCO Shipping Group subsidiary established by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers and Shanghai Port Logistics, has inaugurated its first...
COSCO launches China-Australia PCTC service