Lae Chief arrives in Lae
ONE of Swire’s new ships, the Lae Chief, has just arrived in the port city to which it owes its name. As reported by DCN earlier in the year, Swire Shipping announced it would...
Port seeks a greener Geelong
GEELONGPORT says it is “thrilled” to team up with the City of Greater Geelong, providing 3,000 indigenous plants and helping achieve a goal to plant one million new trees in...
Heavy congestion reported around Melbourne freight precincts
CONGESTION in parts of the western Melbourne container freight precinct has been reported, particularly around empty container parks. A range of issues have been noted. These...
Union cold on Antarctic plans
A DECISION by the Australian Antarctic Division to hire a foreign-flagged vessel for this summer’s polar expedition has incurred the wrath of the Maritime Union. Construction of...
Australia to consider WTO appeal over China wine tariffs
TRADE minister Simon Birmingham has flagged an appeal to the World Trade Organization following a decision by China to impose tariffs upon imports of Australian wine. The tariffs...
Awards recognise freight industry
THE Victorian Transport Association and members of the Australian freight and logistics industry honoured the winners of the 2020 Australian Freight Industry Awards during a...
John Duigan returns to King Island service
TASPORTS has announced the barge John Duigan has resumed its standard weekly shipping service to King Island, after the completion of works to replace the vessel’s propeller...
Protest staged at Abbot Point
PROTESTORS hostile to the Carmichael Mine and the burning of coal have targeted the Abbot Point coal terminal near Bowen in central Queensland. A statement from a group labelling...
Cameron Murphy elected to VTA executive council
MURPHY Transport Solutions chief executive Cameron Murphy has been elected to the executive council of the Victorian Transport Association. Mr Murphy was elected at the VTA’s...
China to hit Australian wine with tariffs
THE People’s Republic of China has announced it will place tariffs on all Australian wine imports from this weekend. It follows “preliminary findings” of a Chinese anti-dumping...
Axle failure leads to coal train wagon derailment, says ATSB
RAIL infrastructure including 4,350 sleepers were damaged when the wheelset of a wagon of a loaded coal train derailed near Moss Vale in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. A...
Ports under the microscope
A REPORT branding Australia’s ports “a wicked problem” has earned a sharp rebuke from industry body Ports Australia. The report was prepared by Ai Group, an employer body. “It is...
Qube reports “sound financial performance” despite pandemic
QUBE managing director Maurice James has talked of a “sound financial performance” in the 2019-20 financial year, belying the twin miseries of pandemic and bushfires. “Of course,...
High Court to rule on key casual work case
EMPLOYER groups have welcomed the High Court of Australia granting special leave for Workpac to appeal the Rossato decision, a test case for casual work entitlements. Casual...
TM Insight makes key ecommerce hirings
TM Insight has announced that three “global innovators” in ecommerce, Nicole Scherholz Cipolla, Jan Becker and Mitch Bittermann, former executives at Global Fashion Group, Zalora...
