TAPA launches new security standards to stop global cargo theft
THE Transported Asset Protection Association has launched “the most comprehensive industry security standards in its 23-year history” to help protect freight facilities and...
PIL to leave trans-Pacific market to focus on north-south trade
PACIFIC International Lines has announced it will be withdrawing its services from the trans-Pacific market, as part of efforts to “optimise its network efficiency”. PIL’s last...
Union and shipping line at odds over virus risk
WATERFRONT workers fear they are being put at risk from container ships from China, according to the Maritime Union. The MUA has issued a statement saying workers at Webb Dock...
Hyundai Merchant Marine Australia joins Shipping Australia
INDUSTRY body Shipping Australia has welcomed Hyundai Merchant Marine Australia as a full voting member. HMM Australia is part of Korean logistics giant Hyundai Merchant Marine....
Flinders Ports CEO to speak at Adelaide lunch
FLINDERS Port Holdings chief executive Stewart Lammin has been confirmed as guest speaker at the first International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (Australia) lunch for...
ARA new Young Leaders Advisory Board
THE Australasian Railway Association has appointed four new members to its Young Leaders Advisory Board and two reserve members. The new appointees are: Jane Gillespie, senior...
Feedlot expansion set to boost Darling Downs’ export task
EXPANSION works at Mort & Co’s beef feedlot in the Darling Downs are set to help efforts to help boost efforts to export more meat overseas. Mort & Co is at Grassdale, west of...
Port of Townsville to Mt Isa connection restored
THE Townsville – Mt Isa rail line is back in business following a two-week closure due to heavy flooding. A train left Townsville on Monday night after crews certified it was safe...
Victorian roads minister launches driver safety award
VICTORIAN roads and road safety minister Jaala Pulford has launched a new recognition program for the transport sector acknowledging and rewarding heavy vehicle operators and...
Attack of the army worm moth threatens export crops
AUTHORITIES are battling to defend northern Australian from an incursion by fall armyworm moths in the Torres Strait. Fall armyworms can damage economically important grasses such...
YM Eternity released from arrest
CONTAINER ship the YM Eternity has been released from arrest at Port Botany. The Eternity, flagged in Liberia but operated by Taiwanese shipping company Yang Ming, was arrested in...
Virus likely to trigger Chinese coal demand
THE impact of coronavirus upon Chinese mines means that nation may have to increase imports of coal from Australia, analysts Banchero Costa report. According to BC, China’s...
Dip in global air cargo volumes
THE global air cargo market saw a 4% year-on-year decline in the four weeks to February 2, according to market intelligence from CLIVE Data Services. CLIVE’s analysis each month...
Pilbara weathers the storm
KEY dry bulk ports in the north-west appear to have escaped the fury of Tropical Cyclone Damien over the weekend. In a statement, Pilbara Ports Authority said Port of Dampier...
Jim Wilson joins Shipping Australia
FORMER editor of Lloyd’s List DCN/Lloyd’s List Australia, Jim Wilson, has joined Shipping Australia as a policy and communications executive. The larger-than-life Mr Wilson comes...
