TasPorts says Grassy Port works nearing completion
TASPORTS says the Bollard Replacement Project at King Island’s Grassy Port is progressing, with works nearing completion. The project aims to enhance the infrastructure at the...
President Trump in, Australian trade out?
Yesterday (6 November) saw the world watch with fixated eyes as Donald Trump sailed to a decisive victory in the United States Presidential election, a result with certain...
Newcastle port protest to go ahead despite Supreme Court ruling
THE NEW South Wales Supreme Court has today (7 November) ruled in favour of an application by the NSW Police Commissioner to prohibit a planned climate protest in Newcastle’s...
PIL orders five more LNG boxships
PACIFIC International Lines (PIL) has announced it has ordered another five liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessels. Part of its fleet renewal acceleration, the...
OneStop, Tyne ACFS partner up for NZ depot
LOGISTICS software company OneStop has announced the expansion of its partnership with Tyne ACFS that will see its solutions integrated at the joint venture’s new Auckland depot....
QLD men sentenced over offshore cocaine plot
TWO of the men involved in a plot to import almost 600 kilograms of cocaine have been sentenced to a combined 28 years imprisonment. The Supreme Court of Brisbane sentenced one of...
Illabo to Stockinbingal rail receives Government approval
THE ILLABO to Stockinbingal section of Inland Rail has received approval from the Australian Government, giving the project the green light to move into the construction phase in...
Industry welcomes new QLD transport minister
THE APPOINTMENT of Brent Mickelberg as the Queensland Government's Minister for Transport and Main Road has been welcomed by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), an...
Victorian container terminals to increase landside charges
FOLLOWING discussions initiated by the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning (DTP), it has been announced all of three Victorian-based container terminals will align...
Air cargo computer tower meth plot foiled
A MALAYSIAN national has been charged for his alleged role in a transnational trafficking plot to import 100 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia hidden inside electronics...
Interislander to enact improvements following grounding
KIWIRAIL has declared that Interislander is implementing an “array of improvements” to ensure the successful future integration of new systems on its ferries, in the wake of the...
Maersk secures long-term methanol deal
A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced its entry into a long term bio-methanol offtake agreement with LONGi Green Energy Technology, a Chinese-based photovoltaic manufacturing...
Liner Shipping Game workshops to be hosted across Australia
MPC International has today (31 October) announced its new partnership with GHD, a professional services company specialising in engineering, architecture, and construction...
Port Kembla sees new pilot ladder training facility
THE PORT Authority of New South Wales has announced it has developed a brand-new pilot ladder training facility in Port Kembla, to allow maritime professionals and trainees to...
Paddy Crumlin re-elected President at ITF congress
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has held its 46th Congress in Marrakech, Morocco this month, marking the first time the global congress was held in the Arab...
