DHL Express receives “Top Employer” honours for the Asia-Pacific
INTERNATIONAL freight mover, DHL Express, has been named 2020 Top Employer for the Asia Pacific as well as nine countries and territories in the region: Australia, Hong Kong,...
Freight and rail focus a feature of Infrastructure Priority List
INDUSTRY groups says a focus on freight and rail is a positive element of the latest Infrastructure Australia priority list. The list was released this week and serves as an...
Aquaculture business confident Kangaroo Island seaport is off the drawing board
SOUTH Australian business Yumbah Aquaculture says it is ready to lift an investment freeze on its Kangaroo Island abalone farm, confident a proposed nearby export wharf will not...
Deputy PM welcomes Infrastructure Australia priority list
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has welcomed the release of Infrastructure Australia’s 2020 update to its Infrastructure Priority List. The IA...
New walking trails at Gladstone Port
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation says it has extended the community’s access to local waterways, with new walking trails in the Gladstone Marina Parklands opened to the public. The 800...
Opinions divided as Equinor pulls of Great Australian Bight drilling plans
NORWEGIAN company Equinor has announced it is walking away from plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight. In a statement, the company said its exploration drilling...
Qube reports first half growth “despite headwinds”
QUBE Logistics has reported underlying revenue up 12.9% to $970.1m and underlying NPATA up 5.1% to $76.3 million for the first half of the 2020 financial year. However the picture...
Arrests following alleged 154kg meth import
AN APPARENT attempt to import more than 150kg of methamphetamine from Mexico into Australia has resulted in charges being laid against a 26-year-old Canadian-French dual national....
Armyworm eradication likely “impossible”, Queensland government concedes
THE latest discovery of Fall armyworm on a farm in Queensland’s north-west Gulf Country shows the exotic pest is likely widespread across northern Australia, state agriculture...
Merger looms between CBFCA and AFIF
A SPECIAL general meeting of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia on March 16 is set to vote on whether to form a single body with the Australian Federation of...
Wharfies to down tools in Sydney
WHARFIES at Sydney International Container Terminal Hutchison Ports Australia are to down tools for 24-hours from 6am Wednesday. This is part of the Maritime Union / CFMMEU’s push...
Virus causing surge in insurance cargo claims, expert says
HEAD of marine and trade at international law firm DWF, Jonathan Moss, says there will be an increase in cargo-related insurance claims as the coronavirus impacts the...
Government should consider acquiring Aurora Australis and Toll vessels, says Senator
THE federal government should consider acquiring the Aurora Australis and Toll vessels when they are retired, opposition infrastructure spokesperson Senator Carol Brown says....
Shell confirms Prelude issues
ENERGY giant Shell has confirmed issued with its giant floating liquid natural gas facility off the north-west coast. In a statement dated 18 February, the company stated that...
Maritime collaboration brings safety improvements
IMPROVING the safety of commercial fishing is the aim of closer cooperation between maritime authorities and industry educators. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority,...
