Smit and union at odds over contracting
TOWAGE operator Smit Lamnalco has rejected claims of “sham contracting” in relation to a tug delivery job for Gladstone. Maritime workers protested outside the Smit Lamnalco...
Patrick pushes 2020 waterfront investment
A FOCUS on safety, environmental sustainability and efficiency is key to Patrick Terminals’ plan to invest more than $150m in upgrades this year, chief executive Michael Jovicic...
Demand management the theme of transport conference
“MANAGING Increased Demand” in the freight context is the theme of the 2020 Victorian Transport Association State Conference. The conference is to be held at Silverwater Resort,...
Tobacco smugglers foiled
AUSTRALIA’s joint agency Illicit Tobacco Taskforce seized three shipments of illicit tobacco worth more than $11m in evaded duty during the holiday. On Boxing Day, after a tip...
IR action to hit more DPWA terminals
THE Maritime Union is to hit DPWA container terminals at Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane with industrial action starting on Friday (17 January). This follows earlier action at...
VICT extends landside operating hours
AN INCREASE in volumes at Victoria International Container Terminal has led to the company extending landside operating hours. This follows a trial period and consultation with...
VIDEO: Huge explosion at China port
A LARGE explosion has been reported at a petrochemical terminal at Zhuhai Port in southern China, causing a large fire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tok8RdtB4BI The accident...
Ship’s master convicted after failing to report engine failure
THE master of a tanker ship has been convicted after failing to report “without delay” a main engine breakdown off Queensland. The incident dated back to Thursday 31 January 2019...
Genesee & Wyoming selects Tideworks’ for UK rail and container terminal network
TERMINAL operating systems solutions business, Tideworks, says it has been selected as the intermodal solutions provider for Freightliner and Pentalver, subsidiaries of Genesee &...
Rare seahorse found in Sydney’s working port
A RARE White’s seahorse colony has been found at Glebe Island in Sydney Harbour. The discovery of White’s seahorse living in the port was made by an aquatic ecologist during an...
Cleaner Freight Initiative in Melbourne scrapped
A WIDELY-hailed deal aimed at encouraging the use of more environmentally-friendly trucks in inner Melbourne has been scrapped. The Cleaner Freight Initiative was announced in...
Deepwater terminal central to Ross Cadell’s Newcastle appointment
ROSS Cadell has been appointed special projects director at Port of Newcastle, with a focus on turning the proposed Multi-purpose Deepwater Terminal a reality. A Newcastle local...
Patience and empathy required to overcome Melbourne road disruption
THE summer road construction blitz for the West Gate Tunnel Project in Melbourne requires patience and empathy in the logistics chain, the Container Transport Alliance Australia...
Smoke haze affects Melbourne waterfront
A HEAVY smoke haze over Melbourne has affected operations and caused delays at Swanson and Webb Dock container terminals. The Environment Protection Authority's AirWatch website...
Role of the Far Saracen praised
BASS Strait supply vessel Far Saracen has been praised for its role in supporting the bushfire-ravaged community of Mallacoota in East Gippsland. The small fishing village had to...
