Cathay announces key management appointments in Oceania
CATHAY has confirmed Aldric Chau as regional general manager for Southeast Asia and Oceania, while Richard Jones will take on the role of area head for Oceania, as the carrier...
Book sends a message of supply chain resilience
BOLSTERING supply chain resilience during a time of turbulence is a key message to come from a new book aimed at the business community. The book, Australia: A Lighthouse in the...
MIAL welcomes CEO's appointment to Freight Industry Reference Panel
MARITIME Industry Australia has congratulated its chief executive, Angela Gillham, on her appointment as chair of the Freight Industry Reference Panel – Ports and Shipping...
CAPSTAN’s first international voyage
CSIRO’s Marine National Facility, the research vessel Investigator, is on its way to Fiji as it conducts the first international voyage of the CAPSTAN program. CAPSTAN - the...
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Fremantle Bridge opening welcome but freight industry wants reform
THE NEW Fremantle traffic bridge will open ahead of schedule on 1 November, delivering long‑awaited relief for freight operators who have spent two years navigating diversions,...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Safety award
FOR JAS Worldwide national manager HSEQ Gavin Simpson, the 2025 Safety award came as “an unexpected surprise”. 2026 Sponsor “Winning the award was an unexpected and very welcome...
Incat wins XoY, Z arrives South America
INCAT Tasmania has been named the state’s Exporter of the Year, just as its award-winning ferry China Zorrilla arrived in South America on its delivery voyage aboard Black Marlin....
INSIGHT: Government legislation attacks illicit tobacco
THOSE in the supply chain are subject to extensive legislative and other regulatory controls. There is debate on the ways in which those controls are imposed and varied,...
Latest VICT expansion gets underway
CIVIL works have officially begun for the Phase 3B expansion of Melbourne’s Victoria International Container Terminal, described as “an important milestone in the continued...
Exports up at Pilbara Ports despite industrial action
PILBARA Ports has reported a solid August result, moving a combined 65.9 million tonnes across its ports as iron‑ore demand continued to underpin Western Australia’s export...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 11 September 2026
THE BALTIC Dry Index (BDI) ended last week at 3507 points for 11 September 2026, a slight decrease from 4 September's figure of 3628. Capesize The market experienced a mixed week,...
Government boost to freight resilience
AN INCENTIVE program to shift more freight onto rail and strengthen Australia’s supply‑chain resilience, alongside a refreshed Freight Industry Reference Panel to guide future...
TasPorts manoeuvres around union bans
PROTECTED industrial action in Tasmanian ports, scheduled to begin at 6am Saturday [12 September], is manageable and should cause only minor delays, TasPorts believes. The company...
MUA, Sydney Ferries remain in dispute
THE MARITIME Union has declared “free travel” on Sydney Ferries from now [11 September] until 6 October, but Transport for NSW has warned such a move sits outside the permitted...
New Queensland freight plan delivers rail, heavy vehicle initiatives
ALONGSIDE the federal government’s announcement of plans to boost freight resilience, the Queensland government has released the Queensland Freight Delivery Plan 2026. It outlines...
