Maersk makes another move into e-commerce
SHIPPING company Maersk has announced the acquisition of HUUB, a Portuguese cloud-based logistics start-up, specialised in technology solutions for B2C warehousing for the fashion...
Wesfarmers includes seafarer rights in slavery statement
NON-PROFIT group Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has worked with one of Australia’s largest listed companies, Wesfarmers, to improve contractual safeguards within head agreements with...
Windward launches data for decarbonisation program
WINDWARD, the predictive intelligence company applying AI to transform global maritime trade, announced the launch of its Data for Decarbonisation Program (D4D). The program is a...
Joint initiative to tackle safety of dangerous goods transport
CONTAINER ship fires and explosions in port storage facilities continue to be the result of poorly packed and misdeclared hazardous materials as they move through the global...
Value of agri sector tipped to reach $73 billion
THE latest report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) shows that the agri-sector is expected to smash production value records in 2021-22...
DNV tracks shipping’s “rapid transition”
CLASSIFICATION society DNV’s latest report, Maritime Forecast to 2050, presents its new carbon risk framework enabling detailed assessments of fuel flexibility and “fuel ready”...
Throughput figures down at Pilbara ports in August
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 59.9 million tonnes for August 2021, which was down 1% on the previous corresponding period. The Port of Port...
Hapag-Lloyd introduces worldwide electronic Bills of Lading
SHIPPING line Hapag-Lloyd now offers its customers the use of electronic Bills of Lading. In co-operation with WAVE BL, a digital platform for supply chain partners, customers can...
Opposition to plans to export woodchips from Newcastle
A COMPANY that has acquired the sawmill and forested land previously owned by the Sweetman family near Cessnock in New South Wales, has plans to export up to 60,000 tonnes of...
Healthy Heads wants to make everyday R U OK? Day
THE charitable foundation for the trucking, warehousing and logistics industries, Healthy Heads in Truck and Sheds (HHTS), is encouraging everyone acorss the industry to connect...
New truck staging area at Port of Townsville
THE Port of Townsville has opened a new $4.5 million truck staging area that will provide safer access for the 300,000 trucks that pass through the port gates each year. Up to 20...
ABF investigations lead to arrests for illicit drugs
POLICE recently executed 20 warrants across metropolitan Melbourne as part of a Joint Organised Crime Task Force investigation that has led to Victoria’s largest ever heroin...
New guidelines for the carriage of containers on bulk carriers
TESTING, inspection and certification body, Bureau Veritas, has developed a formalised approach to support the safe carriage of containers in bulk carriers. BV’s Guidance for...
New app to help manage movement of maritime workers
FOLLOWING a successful three-month Beta test with 20 companies taking part, award-winning travel business TapTrip has announced that Vessul – a new service dedicated to, and built...
Townsville port signs agreement for hydrogen export
NORTH Queenslanders could be shipping 120,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen to South Korea in the next decade with the Port of Townsville and Ark Energy signing a Memorandum of...
