LINX paves the way for supply chain integration
GROUP chief executive of LINX Cargo Care Anthony Jones has talked of how data sharing and upskilling one's workforce were crucial components in an interconnected supply chain. His...
QLD government launches plan to improve heavy vehicle safety
STATE transport minister Mark Bailey has unveiled the Queensland government's Heavy Vehicle Safety Action Plan 2019-21. According to the minister, during the next 10 years, the...
Osprey families get new homes in Port Hedland
Pilbara Port Authority has incorporated nesting platforms for birds of prey into new navigational aids. Ospreys are known to nest on artificial structures and have previously used...
Konecranes installs first RTG busbar retrofit in Spain
THE Port of Valencia on Spain’s east coast has implemented the country’s first busbar retrofit of its Konecranes rubber tyre gantry cranes. The retrofit has been done to enhance...
Speakers announced for Australian cruise conference
THE Australian Cruise Association has announced the speaker line-up for it annual conference. It will be the third consecutive year that ACA has held its event outside a major...
Singapore agreement creates sea-air connectivity
THE port authority in Singapore, PSA International, has signed a memorandum of understanding with air freight handling service SATS Ltd. The agreement seeks to provide cargo...
Port of Mackay welcomes car carrier Höegh America
THE Höegh America has delivered over-dimensional breakbulk cargo for the mining industry to the Port of Mackay, before departing for Japan. The Höegh America is a smaller car...
New rust solutions could save marine industry big money
AN INDUSTRIAL chemicals company says it has developed a range of products to tackle rust and corrosion, a major problem for the marine industry. NCH Australia has invented a...
Queensland sets another trade record
PREMIER and trade minister Annastacia Palaszczuk said latest trade figures showed the value of the state's exports rose 18.4% to $84.3bn for the 12 months to March 2019. “Yet...
ABF officers make GBL haul in Sydney
ABF officers found around 256 litres of the narcotic drug GBL concealed in an air cargo shipment that arrived in Sydney. On 25 April 2019, ABF officers targeted the shipment...
LOGOS to develop purpose-built facility for Intertrading
LOGISTICS real estate specialist, LOGOS, is developing a new 27,000 square metre purpose built facility for Intertrading Australia. The household consumables, wholesale...
Airline operators spread their wings
QLD minister for Infrastructure Cameron Dick has announced that Alliance Airlines will expand its Queensland operations and establish a new base in Rockhampton, with help from the...
Liquid fuel security vital for road freight industry
NATIONAL Road Transport Association boss Warren Clark has said that without access to fuel stocks, “we don’t have an industry”. The comments came as the association provided its...
Winners revealed at infrastructure sector’s night of nights
THE National Infrastructure Awards took place on 2 May at a gala event held in Melbourne with leading stakeholders from across the industry gathering to celebrate the winners of...
Australian tech set to lower road emissions globally
AIMING to expand it operations to meet international demand, Omni Tanker will now be able to draw on $4m in equity investment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. With Omni...
