Qube reports "solid" half-year performance
QUBE has announced a strong set of results for the first half of the 2025 financial year – and the appointment of a new director. Underlying H1 revenue increased 28.4% to $2.09...
QLD on trade mission to India and Singapore
THE QUEENSLAND government is leading a trade mission to Singapore and India with a goal to strengthen bilateral ties with the two nations. Minister for trade Ros Bates is in India...
NZ energy crisis a blow to Taranaki trade
PORT Taranaki’s total trade for the six months to 31 December plunged 28% compared with the same period last financial year. The North Island port handled 1.48 million tonnes of...
MUA thumbs up for resilience, thumbs down for Teekay
THE MARITIME Union of Australia’s WA branch is using its Facebook posts to promote both the good and the bad. On a positive note a post on Wednesday 19 February, the MUA welcomed...
OPINION: Building resilient supply chains
THE LAST few years have underscored the vulnerabilities of global supply chains. Once considered robust and reliable, they were exposed as fragile systems susceptible to...
MinRes blames weather for road damage
MANAGING director of Mineral Resources, Chris Ellison, told an investor meeting on 19 February that the $2.6 billion, 150-kilometre road, between the Onslow Iron mine and the port...
Transhipper MinRes Rosily juggles Cyclone Zelia
IT WAS A stormy arrival for Mineral Resources newest addition to its team of transhippers at Onslow Iron as it wound its way around Cyclone Zelia. MinRes Rosily arrived in Exmouth...
TasPorts reports steady trade in H1 FY25
TASPORTS has reported stable and steady trade volumes in its FY25 mid-year report, though a slight dip compared with the same period last financial year due to drydocking of Bass...
IALA opens first General Assembly as an IGO
“WE DID it!” was the term suggested by IALA secretary-general Francis Zachariae as best befitting IALA’s 12-year transition from an NGO to an intergovernmental organisation. Mr...
CSIRO launches new aid for food exporters
THE CSIRO has launched a new national resource of isotopic data – food’s unique fingerprint – that it says can be used to help protect and further grow Australia’s reputation for...
2024 container growth surprises
GLOBAL CONTAINER VOLUME growth hit 6% in 2024 and an Australasian trade was a notable and surprising standout. In its just-released summary of the past year London-based Container...
Australia to host landmark regional PSC seminar
PORT state control officers from around the Asia-Pacific region are gathering in Queensland this month for the inaugural Tokyo MOU and Indian Ocean MOU joint seminar....
TRADE LAW: Security of the supply chain
THE SUPPLY chain industry is one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy. Many potentially dangerous items pass through the supply chain and there are regular threats...
Boost for shipping and supply after WA cyclone
IN THE WAKE of Cyclone Zelia WA premier Roger Cook has committed a re-elected Labor government to a $5 million boost to the state’s supply chain and shipping capability. With...
Applications open for Port of Eden Stakeholder Group
PORT Authority of NSW and NSW Maritime are calling for more applicants to join the new Port of Eden Stakeholder Group. The port consultative group was set up to help shape Eden’s...
