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VICTORIA: The freight state
Victoria's freight sector is evolving with key projects like Inland Rail and the West Gate Tunnel, addressing economic challenges and leveraging opportunities in clean energy and...
New number ONE announced
JEREMY Nixon, the man who engineered and led the consolidation of the three major Japanese shipowners’ container businesses into Ocean Network Express, will step down as CEO on 1...
2025 DCN Award Winner's profile: Safety sits with everyone
2025 DCN Awards Safety Winner Gavin Simpson discusses the team approach to safety culture and where he thinks Australian freight forwarders are at THE YEAR 2025 was a big one for...
The Bradfield Bulletin - 27th February 2026
THIS week passed by again like a whirlwind with major developments happening globally. All eyes have been on the US, with tariff confusion swirling after Donald Trump flagged a...
Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore
A COMPANY has been fined $20,000 for what the federal government said was a case of “hiding e-waste in a container exported to Singapore”. The container, shipped by...
Höegh finishes 2025 on high note (hi-hö!)
HÖEGH Autoliners appears to have shrugged off analysts’ gloomy expectations about the international automotive trade to rack up another strong year, capped by a ‘solid’ fourth...
Better safety for heavy vehicles to boost productivity, SAFC says
HIGH productivity vehicles (big trucks) are central to the South Australian Freight Council's submission to the Senate Select Committee for Productivity, highlighting their value...
AI heightens supply chain risks, report reveals
CYBER threats such as phishing and ransomware are often links in a “supply-chain attack ecosystem”, with a single compromise reaching thousands of downstream victims a new report...
OPINION: Seafarer welfare funding and building a nationally consistent approach
IT WAS a great honour to be included in All About Shipping's Top 100 Women in Global Shipping, where I was ranked 45 among those whose work spans every part of the maritime value...
Horticulture exports hit all-time high, fresh produce leads
AUSTRALIAN horticulture exports have recorded their strongest year, with total fresh export value up 13% to $3.5 billion, Hort Innovation’s 2024-25 Australian Horticulture...
TasPorts’ progresses new Bell Bay loader
A CONTRACT for a replacement woodchip loader at Bell Bay has been awarded to Tasmania-based steel fabricator and construction company Crisp Bros. & Haywards Pty Ltd (CB&H) by...
WiseTech to slash 2000 jobs amid global AI disruption
WISETECH has announced 2000 job cuts within the next two years, close to 30% of the company’s total workforce, as part of an “efficiency program” driven by artificial...
ANALYSIS: MV Raider and hard drugs on the high seas
THE right of state authorities to board ships on the high seas has been in the spotlight of late with the recent case of the MV Raider (IMO 9032824). In a joint French-US...
Fortescue and Woodside release mixed results
PILBARA miners' results have been coming in. The latest from Fortescue and Woodside are mixed, with Fortescue recording a jump in iron ore volumes and strong quarterly financial...
Weather threat to East West rail opening
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is hoping the East West rail line will be back in operation this weekend, but warns expected bad weather could cause more delays....
