Port of Melbourne welcomes proposed funding for intermodal terminal
THE Port of Melbourne has welcomed the proposed $2-billion Commonwealth budget commitment for the creation of a new intermodal terminal to accommodate future Inland Rail services....
New facility at Brisbane's Port West Industrial Estate
THE new facility for Team Transport & Logistics at Port of Brisbane's Port West Industrial Estate has been celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Opened by Port of Brisbane...
1-Stop delivers new mobile-based app
1-STOP Connections has launched 1-Stop Deliver, designed to improve key interactions between the truck drivers, their employers and the empty park. 1-Stop Deliver is a...
Former Australia Post chief to lead Toll Global Express
CHRISTINE Holgate will lead the transformation strategy for Toll Global Express after Australasian turnaround private equity firm Allegro Funds completes its acquisition of the...
Reefer freight rates soar but outgunned by dry box rates
REEFER container freight rates have risen sharply this year but remain far outgunned by the inexorable rise in dry box pricing, according to Drewry’s newly launched Reefer...
Shipping industry creates emergency relief fund for seafarers
SEVERAL seafarer welfare charities and shipping industry players have launched an emergency relief fund for seafarers and their families devastated by the rampant COVID-19...
UN tool aims to help stranded seafarers
AIMED at addressing the needs of stranded seafarers, struggling with the impact of the pandemic, a new human rights due diligence checklist is being provided to companies relying...
Important judgement passed in UK court
THE High Court in the United Kingdom has issued an important judgment clarifying that ordinarily an owner is not liable to pay damages to a charterer if it collects freight due...
IMO meeting to focus on containers lost at sea
THE upcoming meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee (5-14 May 2021) will focus on containers lost at sea. Over the course of three months...
Government investment welcomed in Central Queensland
AS part of the Australian government’s $100m Regional Recovery Partnerships program, to be delivered over two years, it has announced funding of $10m for the Gladstone region. The...
Queensland primed for an improved beef season
WITH a multi-million-dollar investment in new infrastructure and a raft of international trade initiatives delivered by the Queensland government, the state’s beef exports are...
Port of Newcastle’s landmark loan with ESG in mind
NATIONAL Australia Bank has led the development of a landmark loan for Port of Newcastle that aligns financing for Australia’s largest east coast seaport with long-term...
Port authority backs North Pilbara Football League
THE North Pilbara Football League season has kicked off, with Pilbara Ports Authority supporting the competition by providing the game day balls. Pilbara Ports contributed $11,000...
Peak trade bodies call for a new federal regulator
THE Freight and Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association have called for a new Federal regulator, along the lines of the US Federal Maritime Commission, to...
ABF discovers huge meth haul in two shipping containers
FIVE hundred forty kilograms of liquid methamphetamine were seized when ABF officers discovered the illegal drug hidden across two shipping containers carrying bottles of canola...
