Containerchain payment terms re-extended during pandemic
CONTAINERCHAIN has announced a further extension to its three-month extended payment term scheme that was due to end on 31 May. The payment extensions were announced back in March...
Impex changes name to Labourforce
IMPEX Personnel has announced it is changing its name to Labourforce Professional. In a statement, the business said the change was to “formally align the business with the rest...
Court rules in favour of live exporters in live export ban class action
CATTLE producers have won a class action against the Commonwealth government, after the Federal Court ruled a 2011 live export ban imposed by then agriculture minister Joe Ludwig...
Big break bulk cargo departs Townsville for the Big Easy
SINGAPORE-flagged bulk carrier Fengtien (9690896) departed Port of Townsville recently carrying one of the largest break-bulk shipments of zinc ingots from the North Queensland...
Construction to start on Western Sydney Airport rail line
COMMITTEE for Sydney chief executive Gabriel Metcalf says a new rail line between Western Sydney Airport and the suburb of St Mary’s will be a welcome development. It was...
APL England master appears in court
THE master of the APL England has appeared in Wynnum Magistrates Court, via video link, to face two charges relating to the loss of containers from the ship. ADVERTISEMENT The...
Gladstone Maritime Museum to reopen in East Shores precinct
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has announced construction is about to start on a new home for the local Maritime Museum at East Shores. The Gladstone Maritime Museum will join the...
Svitzer announces appointment of new global CEO
SVITZER has announced the appointment of Kasper Friis Nilaus as its new global chief executive, succeeding Henriette Thygesen. Mr Nilaus, 44, is currently vice president and...
Charges laid against master of the APL England
CHARGES have been laid against the master of the APL England, which lost about 50 containers overboard off Sydney last week, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has...
DP World joins with TradeLens as part of digitalisation push
INTERNATIONAL stevedore DP World says it has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens, a blockchain digital container logistics platform, developed by A.P. Moller...
Parcel delivery service begins 12-month discovery phase of delivery app
PROMINENT parcel delivery franchise, CouriersPlease, has begun a 12-month “discovery phase” of its new driver application aimed at assisting its fleet of franchisees choose the...
Scrap trucking curfews for good, says ALC
A SUSPENSION of trucking curfews around the nation should become permanent, the Australian Logistics Council says. As was widely reported, state governments around the nation...
Voluntary Performance Model “disappointing”, shippers say
A VOLUNTARY scheme aimed at reining in soaring stevedore charges in Melbourne has been labelled “disappointing” by a key industry organisation. The Voluntary Port of Melbourne...
Sea freight tobacco smugglers thwarted in hefty haul
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers have detected and seized 660 kilograms of chewing and loose leaf tobacco, while also arresting a man allegedly involved in a smuggling attempt....
APL England detained, inadequate lashings cited
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has officially detained the APL England in Brisbane, citing inadequate lashing arrangements. As previously reported in Daily Cargo News,...
