Stop work at West Swanson terminal
WHARFIES at DPWA’s West Swanson Terminal will down tools between 1pm and 3pm on Tuesday 18 June. This is due to an authorised stop working meeting and not part of any particular...
Infrastructure SA boss to speak at industry lunch
INFRASTRUCTURE South Australia chief executive Jeremy Conway is to be the guest speaker at a lunch in Adelaide on 25 July. The lunch has been organised by the International Cargo...
New name for ag department
IMPORTERS and customs brokers be warned – the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is no more. Henceforth, the Department is to be called simply the Department of...
Derailment of acid train in Queensland investigated
RECOGNISING cracking in axles is fundamental to rail safety, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says. The Bureau has finished investigating a September 2017 incident near...
Coastal shipping policy to be developed by Victoria
A “CRITICAL action” in supporting development of a port strategy is how the Victorian government has described plans for its own review into coastal shipping. In a statement...
Tanker “attacks” increase Gulf tensions
ATTACKS on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz have heighted tensions in the region, with Iran denying US claims it was responsible. The ships that came...
Bulk Canadian wheat import passes biosecurity assessment
A CONSIGNMENT of imported bulk wheat from Canada has arrived in Australia, with the Department of Agriculture reassuring local producers it will be subject to strict conditions....
Shipping company criticised over Y M Efficiency clean-up
SHIPPING company Yang Ming has been criticised for failing to do more to help in the clean-up of containers from box ship YM Efficiency mid-last year. In an interview with Daily...
Transport industry gathers for industry briefing
TRANSPORT industry participants gathered in the Westpac Building in Melbourne for a briefing this week about trade. Westpac economist Matthew Hassan provided some insights into...
Queensland government approves Adani coal mine
THE Queensland government has approved construction of the Adani Carmichael Mine in the Galillee Basin, a project that is likely to result in a large boost in coal exports via...
Freight implications from Uber Air
UBER Air may have implications for the movement of freight as well as people, a respected economist says. The international tech company announced this week that Melbourne would...
ABF boss talks customs in Laos and SE Asia
AUSTRALIAN Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram recently attended the 28th meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Directors-General of Customs, held in Laos....
Turtle death prompts conservation message
AN INJURED green sea turtle rescued from the waters of Port Hedland in May has died. But the death of the turtle, named Minderoo, has prompted a message for everyone involved in...
Kent Heazlett awarded for “significant service”
CUSTOMS broker and trade expert Kent Heazlett has been awarded a gong on the Queen’s Birthday honours list. Mr Heazlett is the owner of Cornish International Pty Ltd and managing...
Townsville Port welcomes container and rail initiatives
“PIT to port” solutions are to become a reality at Townsville with the announcement of $30m from the Queensland government towards a new $48m common-user rail freight terminal at...
