Gladstone welcomes trainees, apprentices
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation recently welcomed 14 new apprentices and trainees, as well as three work experience students. The 17 new starters were chosen out of 700 applicants for...
Contractors announced for Brisbane’s cruise terminal
PORT of Brisbane has announced the principal contractors for its $150m Brisbane International Container Terminal at Luggage Point, with construction slated to commence in the...
DPWA and Patrick finalists for new Freo container terminal leases
THE tender for new leases to operate container terminals at the Port of Fremantle has been narrowed to the two current operators, DP World Australia and Patrick, with the process...
ONE takes delivery of 14,000-TEU ship
OCEAN Network express announced the delivery of ONE Grus, a new 14,000 TEU magenta container ship. The vessel was delivered to shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha at the Kure Shipyard...
It’s official: Linfox takes over Aurizon’s QLD intermodal business
AURIZON announced it had completed the sale of its Queensland Intermodal business to logistics company Linfox. A media release from ASX-listed Aurizon said the transition was...
South Australia cruising to a cruise boom
FEBRUARY is shaping up to be a record-breaking year for cruise in South Australia, with 36 cruise ships scheduled to call this month. State minister for trade, tourism and...
Port Augusta port may export again
A port may rise out of the decommissioned power station site at Port Augusta if a South Australian mining company’s plans come to fruition. Cu-River Mining announced it had...
Avalon air cargo expansion
MENZIES Aviation recently opened a new cargo facility at Melbourne’s Avalon Airport after international flights began there in December. Malaysian carrier AirAsia X switched its...
Final stage of Port Hedland channel project to begin in April
WORK is to begin on the final stage of the $120m Channel Risk and Optimisation Project (CROP) at Port Hedland in April, with a dredging company appointed to undertake the work....
Tassie’s ports see busy six months
TASMANIAN exports saw an increase over the past six months, according to a statement from state minister for infrastructure Jeremy Rockliff. Exports through Tasmania’s ports over...
Aussie logistics software behemoth acquires Norwegian company
LOGISTICS software provider WiseTech Global today announced the acquisition of Systema, Norwegian provider of customs management software. Headquartered in Oslo, Systema offers...
ALC calls for budget to establish freight strategy framework
THE Australian Logistics Council released its 2019-20 Federal Budget submission, saying it must establish the right framework to support the implementation of an effective...
Freo container throughput down in December
CONTAINER throughput at Fremantle saw a decrease in December by most metrics, according to the latest trade statistics available from Fremantle Ports. Total containerised...
Austal delivers fast ro-pax cat
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal announced this week the delivery of a $109m ferry to Molslinjen of Denmark. The ferry is the largest commercial ferry (by volume) Austal has built at...
VICT to increase infrastructure surcharge
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its infrastructure surcharge 77% to $85.00 per container starting from 1 March, the stevedore announced yesterday (30...
