RightShip backs Mission
MARITIME risk agency RightShip has announced its support for The Mission to Seafarers with a donation of US$25,000. CEO Martin Crawford-Brunt said RightShip’s values of promoting...
Qube welcomes Woolworths to Moorebank
QUBE Holdings has announced it has made two lease and development management agreements with supermarket Woolworths for new warehousing at Moorebank Logistics Park. Both leases,...
Fortescue automation deployment reaches significant milestone
FORTESCUE Metals Group has celebrated what it says is an “important milestone” in the rollout of autonomous haulage at the Chichester Hub with the conversion of the 100th...
ATSB investigates freight train incident in New South Wales
AN INVESTIGATION is underway into how a wagon on a freight train came to make contact with the platform at the town of Dungog, New South Wales. According to the Australian...
Webinar to discuss COVID impact upon maritime supply chains
A WEBINAR on the Impact of COVID-19 on Maritime Supply Chain and Post-Pandemic Mitigation Strategies is being organised by the Australian Maritime Logistics Research Network. To...
APL England departs (with video)
THE embattled box ship APL England has officially left port. A spokesperson for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the vessel departed Port of Brisbane just after 6pm...
Sustainability report announced by K + N
THE Kuehne+Nagel Group has published its Sustainability Report 2019, laying out its performance in environment, social and governance. The report follows the structure of the...
Big money for Queensland infrastructure
THE Commonwealth and Queensland Governments are to support infrastructure by jointly investing an additional $415m to deliver shovel-ready infrastructure projects and urgent road...
Changes announced to Victorian ministry
THE state government of Victoria has announced changes, with three new members of Cabinet beng sworn in. Natalie Hutchins, Shaun Leane and Danny Pearson are joining the ministry....
APL England cleared to sail
CONTAINER ship APL England has been released to sail to China after being released from detention at Brisbane by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. The ship is set to leave...
Industry bodies call on Victorian operators to stick to access permit conditions
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and Victorian Transport Association have jointly called on oversize overmass and PBS operators to ensure they are meeting their access permit...
VIDEO: Newcastle box port in action
PORT of Newcastle has released a digital composition showing how a box port in the Hunter might look and operate. A website containing the footage, as well as arguments supporting...
Transport operators respond to VTA bushfire container calls
MORE than 20 shipping containers are set to be transported to Victoria’s Gippsland and the state’s north-east as part of a Victorian Transport Association effort to support...
BluJay teams up with Raven
SUPPLY chain and software services provider, BluJay Solutions, has announced a partnership with Raven Logistics, a railroad logistics management company. “Raven partnered with...
Large meth cargo hidden in shipping container
A SHIPPING container of furniture was used to conceal a consignment of 360kilograms of crystal meth, it has been revealed. The illicit cargo, discovered in Melbourne, is said to...
