$20m for Cairns wharves to welcome bigger cruise ships
QUEENSLAND transport minister Mark Bailey and Member for Cairns Michael Healy have announced a $20m contract to modernise the Port of Cairns’ six wharves, which were built more...
"Enormous changes" occuring, women in logistics forum hears
THE Freight & Trade Alliance and the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association co-hosted the annual “Women in Logistics” forum at the Novotel Sydney Airport recently....
CMA CGM to present reefer expertise at trade fair
FRENCH shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has signed up as an exhibitor at the VietFish trade fair, set for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from August 29-31. CMA CGM is to...
Ag minister starts Asia trade mission
BRIDGET McKenzie, Australia’s minister for agriculture, has landed in Japan to begin a north Asia visit designed to promote trade between Australia and key trading partners in the...
Qube delivers earnings growth across all divisions
LOGISTICS provider Qube has delivered another positive result with FY19 earnings growth across all divisions and net profit after tax up 15.4% to $123.2m. Other results included...
ANL updates Australia to south-east Asia services
ANL has announced a renewed set of services for the AAX1 and AAX2 south-east Asia services, through a joint-partnership between ANL, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk Line and ONE. The enhanced...
QLD calls for fairer funding in Inland Rail deal
THE Palaszczuk Government has written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack seeking increased and fast-tracked funding for projects across...
Ship-to-shore crane upgrades for Moroccan container terminal
PART of Kalmar’s Q3 2019 order book, a lucrative deal has been made with long-term customer EUROGATE Tanger in Morocco to upgrade the capabilities of four ZPMC ship-to-shore...
Govt pledges $44m to help communities connect with Inland Rail
THE FEDERAL government has released details of its plan to support regional communities and industry to better connect to Inland Rail and the benefits that flow from fast,...
LOGOS delivers two Perth logistics facilities
LOGOS has developed two modern facilities for Fisher & Paykel and Toll Transport at its Hazelmere Logistics Estate in Perth. The 21-hectare estate, which is to offer up to 110,000...
Hounds to help protect vital Australian export fruit
MINISTER for Agriculture Bridget McKenzie has sought to protect a vital Australian exporter, announcing detector dogs to detect citrus canker. “Citrus canker is a serious...
Freight industry on board for airport opportunity
MEMORANDA of understanding signed with ten major freight companies and Western Sydney Airport will lead to collaboration on design concepts for an on-airport freight precinct and...
Top 10 risks for container terminal operators
INEVITABLY there are occasions where incidents are fortuitous and unavoidable and that is the key reason for buying insurance. However, TT Club has released its top rating risk...
Macau casino group’s juicy punt on Aussie strawberries
MINISTER for agricultural industry development Mark Furner said the Galaxy Entertainment Group, which own six hotels in Macau, trialled the Queensland grown Red Rhapsody variety...
Expert says government must stop infrastructure cost “blowouts”
A DEAKIN infrastructure expert has warned that governments must do more to prevent cost blowouts before any new major public infrastructure projects begin in Australia, in the...
