Conferences tumble as virus wreaks havoc
CORONAVIRUS is causing carnage among organisers of freight and logistics conferences, with MEGATRANS 2020 the latest to be postponed. The event was to have been held at Melbourne...
DP World to work with Renault F1 team
STEVEDORE DP World and the Renault F1 Team have signed an agreement making DPW the racing car team’s global logistics partner and team title partner starting from the 2020 season....
Gladstone approves waterfront café operation
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has announced Light Group as the successful tenderer to operate the new waterfront café at East Shores 1B. Peter Hawkins and Benito Zussino, who...
PM announces economic stimulus package
THE Commonwealth government has announced a $17.6bn economic stimulus package in an effort to mitigate the impact of coronavirus. Under the plan, the government is expected to put...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Check out some cool footage from the Dover-Calais ferry
INTRIGUING footage has been uploaded to YouTube showing the Dover-Calais ferry crossing the English Channel on a stormy day. The footage was uploaded last year and apparently...
Commonwealth urged to convert Aurora Australis into emergency response role
THE MARITIME Union has urged the federal government to convert the Aurora Australis icebreaker into a specialist emergency vessel. The ship, sometimes called the ‘Orange Roughy’,...
What lies beneath…
RAISING awareness of the risks posed by dangerous marine fauna is the aim of a Safety Alert issued by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. According to AMSA, Australian...
Uniqlo joins new logistics hub in Melbourne's West
MANAGEMENT of Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund say they have secured a 46,000sqm pre-lease to Uniqlo Australia on a 10-year term starting early next year. The land is within the...
Mammoth Western Sydney Airport project works begin
MORE than 200 earthmoving machines are rolling onto the Western Sydney Airport site as the next phase of work begins. Western Sydney Airport executive general manager – airport...
Transport body works on virus contingency plan
PEAK body Road Freight NSW says it is working with industry partners and other stakeholders on contingency plans to provide support to its members affected by the spread of...
Canadian extradited to Australia to face historic drug charges
A 35-year-old Canadian national accused of importing more than 730 kilograms of pseudoephedrine and ephedrine into Australia has been charged, after being extradited from Canada...
CBFCA releases Blockchain white paper
INDUSTRY body the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia has released a white paper into the role of Blockchain technology in the international supply chain. The...
Ministerial visit to PNG seeks to boost trade ties
ECONOMIC reform in Papua New Guinea has been the focus of a visit to our northern neighbour by Minister for International Development and the Pacific, Alex Hawke. “My visit to PNG...
K + N sells chunk of UK logistics business
EUROPEAN logistics business Kuehne + Nagel has announced it has entered into “a definitive agreement” to sell a major part of its UK contract logistics portfolio to XPO Logistics....
Federal stimulus package should focus on road maintenance
THE Commonwealth government’s economic stimulus can have immediate positive effects if directed towards road maintenance, industry body NatRoads says. Chief executive Warren Clark...
