Better access road for Port of Bundaberg
WORK is expected to start in early December to upgrade Buss and Newman streets, which would see Buss Street become the main route for heavy vehicles to the Port of Bundaberg....
New customer portal for container supplier
CONTAINER supplier Royal Wolf has launched a new online portal to assist its customers to carry out a number of transactions which is believes will differentiate it from...
NHVR expands exemption to fatigue-related heavy vehicles
ASSISTANT Minister for road safety and freight transport Scott Buchholz said the federal government worked with the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to extend the personal use...
Searoad Ferries CEO to chair Vic tourism body
MATT MCDONALD, CEO of Searoad Ferries, has been appointed as the new chair of the peak body for Victoria's tourism and events industry. Mr McDonald, who has served as VTIC deputy...
Business cases sought for connection to Inland Rail
THROUGH the Interface Improvement Program the federal government is supporting local organisations and individuals to put forward their ideas on how to improve the connections to...
Launch of new AMC facility in Sydney
PORTS Australia's chief executive, Mike Gallacher was on hand to launch a new state-of-the-art maritime training centre at Darling Harbour by AMC Search, following the pilotage...
Viva Energy’s response to IMO2020
MANUFACTURED locally at Viva Energy’s Geelong Refinery, its new very low sulphur fuel is the first of its kind to be produced in Australasia. The fuel, which has been in...
Business caution not trade wars causing slowdown: Deloitte
BUSINESS advisory firm, Deloitte Access Economics, has released its quarterly Economics Investment Monitor, which suggests that although trade wars continue to dominate the...
Image change for Australia freight company
AS PART of its evolution into a global freight forwarding and logistics organisation, Australian company Navia Freight has undertaken an image rebrand, changing its logo and...
Kicking off the cruise season in luxury
AUSTRALIA celebrated its first new ship of the summer cruise season with the maiden arrival of Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess into Sydney Harbour on 23 October. Welcoming Ruby...
LNG carriers to be equipped with TMC compressors
TMC Compressors of the Seas has signed a contract to supply a complete marine compressed air system and associated equipment to four of TMS Cardiff Gas Ltd’s LNG carriers. The...
Cargo volumes flat at Port of Tauranga
FROM 1 July-30 September 2019, Port of Tauranga handled nearly 6.8 million tonnes of cargo, a 1.1% decrease on the same period last year. Log exports dropped 5.2% in volume to...
Ann Sherry named ‘shared value champion’
ANN SHERRY who led Carnival Australia as CEO for more than ten years and is still an advisor to the organisation, said she was privileged and honoured to have been nominated in...
TT Club wins insurance award in the Middle East
THE TT Club took out the title of Marine Insurer of the Year at this year’s The Maritime Standard Awards. The international freight and logistics insurer was represented at the...
Napier Port trade volumes in line with forecasts
NAPIER Port trade volume data for the year to 30 September shows trading volumes in line with forecasts released at the time of the launch of its initial public offer back in...
