Slower throughput reported in the Pilbara
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered total monthly throughput of 56.6m tonnes for the month of September 2019. This throughput was a 5% fall compared with the same month in 2018....
Workshop targets fresh produce exports to Asia
MAKING Queensland’s fresh produce exports the “first choice” of importers and shopkeepers in Asian markets was the focus of a supply chain workshop in Brisbane this week....
Longer opening hours at Cooks River welcomed
A DECISION to extend opening hours at MCS/Qube Cooks River has been welcomed by the Container Transport Alliance of Australia. MCS / Qube Cooks River is extending operating hours...
ACCC lays “obstruction charges” against ex BlueScope manager
FORMER BlueScope Steel general manager of sales and marketing, Jason Ellis, has been charged by the ACCC with two counts of inciting the obstruction of a Commonwealth official....
SAL welcomes Part X discussion paper announcement
AN ANNOUNCEMENT by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of plans for a discussion paper into a ‘class exemption’ for liner shipping has been welcomed by Shipping...
New CEO for VICT
BIG changes have been announced at Victoria International Container Terminal, with Tim Vancampen announced as new chief executive replacing Anders Dømmestrup. Mr Dømmestrup, who...
VIDEO: Container ship does donuts in Sydney Harbour
FOOTAGE has emerged of a box ship doing turns in Sydney Harbour about a year ago. Sydney Harbour no longer hosts container vessels, but this was a special occasion to mark the...
Gender diversity in maritime requires “bold approach”
THE words of Jeanine Drummond, at last year's 2018 DCN Australian Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards, are a timely reminder not to back away from the challenges of creating...
Mercy Ships’ Giant fan
WHEN the Greater Western Sydney Giants run out on the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the AFL Grand Final this Saturday, few will be cheering more enthusiastically than Jessica...
Industry bodies reflect on summit
THE recent 2019 ALC & ATA Supply Chain Safety Summit in Sydney set out a number of priority actions for governments, industry and the community, organisers say. Jointly hosted by...
Container industry gathers for Grand Final lunch
THE Prince Albert Hotel in Williamstown, Melbourne, was the setting for the fifth annual Container Transport Alliance Australia Grand Final lunch. The event has become a regular...
Worker killed in Port Botany container tragedy
POLICE and SafeWork New South Wales are investigating a fatal accident at Port Botany on Wednesday morning, in an incident where a worker was crushed between two containers. The...
Körber acquires majority in Melbourne logistics/robotics business
INTERNATIONAL technology group Körber has acquired a majority stake in Aussie business Cohesio Group Ltd. Melbourne-based Cohesio is an integrator of voice-directed and autonomous...
Top End rail incident investigated
A BINGLE involving an empty ore train and rail wagons at Andoom, near Weipa, on Cape York Peninsula is under investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The incident...
Trade focus of Queensland, Shanghai ‘Sister State’ arrangement
A QUEENSLAND trade delegation to China, led by Deputy Premier Jackie Trad, has renewed for three years the ‘Sister State’ arrangement with Shanghai. Ms Trad joined vice mayor of...
