Retrofits can improve live-feed visibility of cranes
KONECRANES Port Solutions is seeking to change the world of container handling by giving container terminal operators the ability to retrofit powerful intelligence on existing...
Gladstone apprentices raise money for local causes
OVER the past 12 months, the Apprentice and Trainee group from Gladstone Ports Corporation has raised $7378, which it will donate to a range of local charities. Acting CEO Craig...
Virgin delivers protective equipment
IN APRIL, Virgin Atlantic has successfully partnered with the Department of Health and Social Care and the NHS, operating nine cargo-only flights from Shanghai to London Heathrow,...
VTA welcomes government decision on road user charge
THE Victorian Transport Association says the government’s decision not to proceed with a proposed increase to the road user charge will spare thousands of transport operators...
Support for ‘Maersk Bridge’ operation in Copenhagen
DENMARK’S efforts to control the spread of coronavirus have been significantly aided by the rapid supply of medical equipment to Danish hospitals from around the world, with...
Annual Weipa dredging program set to begin for 2020
NEW control measures in response to COVID-19 will be implemented for the annual maintenance dredging at the Port of Weipa this year. North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation CEO...
AAL delivers giant jib cranes
The AAL Melbourne recently loaded two cranes and their components weighing just over 1800 metric tonnes in total in Taicang, for onward transport to Jebel Ali. The 42 metre-high...
Chorus of ship horns on International Workers’ Day
INTERNATIONAL Workers’ Day will be marked by the sound of ship horns at 1200 hours on Friday in solidarity with seafarers. Port of Newcastle’s David Allan dredger will sound its...
Gladstone community event to be ‘virtual’ this year
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation is putting its sponsorship funds towards supporting the Boyne Tannum Hook Up is a family fishing competition that this year will be held virtually from...
New partnership between BluJay and Uber Freight
BY integrating directly with BluJay’s Transportation Management via API, shippers can instantly access Uber Freight’s real-time pricing and tendering capabilities, with reliable...
Input sought on panel for inland rail flood modelling
THE federal and Queensland governments are calling for public consultation on the draft terms of reference for an independent panel of expert hydrologists and engineers to inform...
Industry groups buoyant about COVID-19 recovery
A STUDY of Victorian Transport Association and Victorian Waste Management Association members has suggested the transport, waste and recycling sectors are reasonably upbeat about...
University partners for world-first logistics emissions transparency
THE transport and logistics supply chain will be the focus of a new partnership between Melbourne start-up Scope3 and Swinburne University of Technology. The goal is to develop a...
Truckie mental and physical health in TV focus
A NEW video series by Whiteline Television aimed at truck drivers covers topics such as mental health, nutrition and exercise. Road safety and freight transport assistant minister...
DHL ships 1.3m COVID-19 test kits from South Korea
DHL Global Forwarding South Korea has air freighted more than 1.3m COVID-19 test kits in the first three weeks of April, to Brazil, Ecuador, India, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia....
