Grain handlers Viterra and Bunge do a deal
AGRIBUSINESS giant Bunge Global has merged with Viterra in a deal quoted as being worth $US34bn. Both businesses already have significant Australian operations. Viterra, a...
Port operator monitoring Nyrstar developments
TASPORTS says it is monitoring developments with a key smelting customer that is currently facing financial headwinds. Nyrstar made headlines in the national media last week,...
DP World unleashes the OptiBook in Brisbane
FACILITATING the flow of goods across the Brisbane waterfront is the focus of new technology deployed by stevedore DP World Australia and OneStop. The two businesses have...
Environment and resilience, key themes of NSW Ports Sustainability Strategy
ENVIRONMENT, resilience, community and sustainable growth are four priorities of New South Wales Ports’ 2025 Sustainability Strategy announced this week. The release of the 2025...
Air cargo boost for Pacific Islands
ENHANCING air cargo connections between the Pacific Islands is the aim of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed this week in Majuro, Micronesia. Signing the agreement were...
Sustainability key to Hellmann’s new Melbourne logistics centre
SUSTAINABILITY is a key focus of a new logistics centre at Truganina in Melbourne’s west, opened by Hellmann Worldwide Logistics. The new site, opened on 1 July, allows Hellmann...
Gladstone appoints weather boss as new CEO
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation (GPC) has appointed the head of the Bureau of Meteorology as its new chief executive. In a statement, GPC said Andrew Johnson was appointed after “a...
Shipping suspended as wild weather hits NSW
SHIPPING has been suspended at the key terminals of Port Botany, Port Kembla and Newcastle as strong winds and powerful seas hit the New South Wales coast. “Due to the current...
Ag exports “well positioned” amidst global uncertainty
AUSTRALIAN agricultural exports are “well positioned” despite a wild and woolly trading environment during the past three months, according to the June quarter ABARES Agricultural...
Boon for Tasmanian exporters as TFES increased
A TEMPORARY increase in the Tasmanian Freight Equalisation Scheme should provide valuable relief to apple isle businesses, logistics figures say, albeit more action is required to...
Pilots welcome SOLAS changes
CHANGES to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention have been welcomed by marine pilots. The International Maritime Organization has adopted the changes in order to make pilot...
Shipping set for a green fuel future, Rod Sims says
NEW regulations from the International Maritime Organization are set to be pivotal in the decarbonisation of the maritime sector, Rod Sims believes. The former competition czar...
Container losses rise as ship owners avoid the Red Sea
CONFLICT in the Middle East was a contributing factor in an increase in container losses in 2024, the World Shipping Council says. Some 576 containers were lost at sea last year...
Strong winds, heavy rain impact Sydney logistics operations
SHIPPING and logistics sector is battening down the hatches for wild weather today and tomorrow. Heavy rain has been falling since Monday night and the Bureau of Meteorology has...
PNG: Resource rich, power poor
Resource rich but also facing issues such as shortages of power and foreign currency, DCN examines the trade and maritime transport outlook for Papua New Guinea FIFTY years since...
