Tauranga’s Q1 slips but full-year confidence remains
PORT of Tauranga has recorded a 4.8% drop in total throughput in the three months to 30 September, mainly due to a drop in log exports as the forestry industry is impacted by high...
Mackay container hardstand set to boost supply chain resilience
A NEW container depot hardstand at Port of Mackay is set to get more trucks off the Bruce Highway and contribute to a stronger North Queensland economy, state transport minister...
ASCLA announces leadership changes
STEVEN Ballerini’s decision to quit as chief executive of the Australian Supply Chain and Logistics Association has been attributed to family commitments and the increasing...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen shapes up for more
FOLLOWING its successful USD 300 million private capital raising earlier this month, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has confirmed orders for four more of its 9,900 CEU Shaper class PCTCs...
SCT workers take 24-hour strike action at Forrestfield
TRANSPORT Workers’ Union members at SCT Logistics’ Forrestfield WA facility have begun a 24-hour period of protected industrial action, escalating an ongoing enterprise bargaining...
Esperance stevedore named WA’s top health and safety representative
A SOUTHERN Ports stevedore from the Port of Esperance has been named Western Australia’s Health and Safety Representative of the Year, earning recognition ahead of nominees from...
Status change for PAD/NASP service
THE FORMAL structure of the PAD/NASP service, formerly operated by CMA CGM and Marfret as a vessel sharing agreement, has changed in a move Marfret says responds to difficult...
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Japanese PCTC owners get on the gas
WHILE the focus on ammonia as a replacement marine fuel has been on bulk trades in Australia, specifically from the Pilbara, seven Japanese companies have established a joint...
ACCC reviews Japanese majors merger
THE ACCC has launched a brief assessment of the NYK Group’s plan to acquire sole control of compatriot NS United Kaiun Kaisha, a proposed deal announced in early August. NS United...
Strike at Coode Island as dispute escalates
A STRIKE is underway at the Coode Island Bulk Liquids facility as an industrial dispute has escalated between the company, Quantem and the United Workers Union. The workers downed...
Southern Ports' community funding bolsters outreach health program
SOUTHERN Ports has funded new equipment for Ear Foundation Australia’s outreach programs supporting Aboriginal and at-risk children in regional Western Australia. The foundation...
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Livestock carriers warn of NSW road freight delays
MOUNTING delays along critical New South Wales freight corridors are impacting both productivity and safety, the Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association (LBRCA) says. The...
Outer Metropolitan Ring Road must be priority, says VTA
FAILURE to build an Outer Metropolitan Ring Road (OMR) will constrain economic growth and undermine freight efficiency, the Victorian Transport Association says. Ahead of next...
OPINION: People doing the work need to be in the room
I READ a line recently that has stayed with me: “People doing the work need to be in the room.” [Ahanna Anaba, founder of Women in Trade speaking to the publication Shipping and...
Faster freight hailed after Sydney-Melbourne rail works
A MAJOR maintenance and upgrade blitz on the Sydney-Melbourne rail line is expected to bring benefits for the movement of freight. More than 1000 rail workers completed works...
