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VICT announces increase in infrastructure surcharge
STEVEDORE Victoria International Container Terminal has announced an infrastructure surcharge increase in what it says is a necessary move to cover the 2020 lease increases. From...
Freight panel to help implement National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy
A NEW Freight Industry Reference Panel has been created to help implement the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy. The panel is to provide feedback and advice on annual...
C3 on the growth path with new log contract
FOREST products logistics provider C3 has secured a “multi-million dollar deal” to provide log marshalling services in Portland. C3 is part of the LINX Cargo Care Group of...
Amazon Australia announces ‘robotics fulfilment centre’
AMAZON Australia has announced plans to open its first ‘robotics fulfilment centre’ at Goodman’s Oakdale West Industrial Estate in Western Sydney. The facility is expected to be...
Registry welcomes Liberian Business Corporation Act changes
CHANGES to the Republic of Liberia’s Business Corporation Act have been welcomed by the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry. The changes to the Business Corporation...
Missing containers to drift south-east, says AMSA
THREE containers that fell from box ship Navios Unite (IMO 9302619) last week are likely to have drifted south-east and away from land, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority...
Richard White to sell (some) WiseTech shares
WISETECH Global CEO and founder Richard White has sold a tranche of shares in the company via his own RealWise Holdings Pty Ltd. However the sale of 2,445,653 shares represents...
DPWA reports record container exchange at West Swanson
DP WORLD Australia’s Melbourne terminal has reported a record TEU exchange of 7826 on vessel Conti Courage, surpassing the previous Port of Melbourne and DP World Australia record...
ACCC set to appeal Pacific National acquisition in the High Court
A FEDERAL Court ruling that Pacific National’s acquisition of the Acacia Ridge terminal from Aurizon was unlikely to substantially lessen competition may be appealed in the High...
Building work starts on Toowoomba export hub
EARTHWORKS are said to be underway for the new Regional Trade Distribution Centre at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport. Wagner Corporation is building the 3,500sqm centre, with more than...
Report released into SCT Logistics freight train derailment
THERMAL damage to a wheel contributed to the derailment of an SCT Logistics freight train near Cook, South Australia, in January of last year. That was the verdict of a report...
VTA applauds clearway plans
THE Victorian Transport Association has welcomed new Victorian Roads and Road Safety Minister Ben Carroll’s announcement of a $340m package to keep Victorian roads moving,...
Last wind blade loaded at Geelong
THE last wind blade for the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm, 35km west of Ballarat, was recently loaded at the Port of Geelong by the LCR Group, part of the Qube Renewables team. This...
Austal announces large catamaran launch (with video)
AUSTAL has announced that Austal Vietnam has launched Hull 397, a 94-metre high-speed catamaran for the National Infrastructure Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago, from...
Containers in the drink as AMSA deploys air assets
ROUGH seas are believed to have contributed to an incident where three containers fell overboard from the Liberian ship Navios Unite (IMO 9302619) on Thursday night. The incident...
