DSV posts significant profit growth for Q3 2022
DANISH transport and logistics company DSV has reported increases in profit across its divisions for the third quarter of 2022. In the first nine months of the year, gross profit...
Millions for strategic fleet in federal budget
THE federal government is providing $6.3 million in 2022-23 to establish the Strategic Fleet Taskforce. The purpose of the taskforce is to provide advice to the government on the...
Port Authority a winner at 2022 NSW Sustainability Awards
PORT Authority of New South Wales took out the NSW Large Business Transformation award at the 2022 NSW Sustainability Awards in Sydney. The annual awards are an initiative of the...
Tasmania celebrates return of international cruise ships
THE ARRIVAL of cruise ship Pacific Explorer at Port of Hobart on Tuesday morning marked the return of cruise shipping in Tasmania. The occasion has been considered a milestone for...
Logistics company reports “best-ever nine-months results”
SWISS logistics company Kuehne+Nagel reported its “best-ever nine-months results” yesterday. The company said in the first nine months of 2022 its net turnover increased by 40% to...
ICS proposes fund to award low-emission fuel first movers
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has announced proposals to accelerate the maritime sector’s transition to net zero by financially rewarding ships and energy producers that...
Vic govt working to keep flood-affected freight moving
THE VICTORIAN government said it is “working side by side with industry and freight operators to ensure essential supply chains can continue to operate through areas of the state...
32nd annual National Merchant Navy War Memorial commemoration
MARITIME industry figures gathered on the shores of Lake Burley Griffin on Sunday (23 October) for the annual commemoration at the National Merchant Navy War Memorial. The event...
TasPorts posts record container-trade figures in 2021-22
TASPORTS has reported an increase in freight volumes for the 2021-22 financial year, with volumes now nearing pre-Covid figures. TasPorts chairman Stephen Bradford said the ports...
Deal closed on ship for trans-Tasman route
KIWI transport and logistics company Move Logistics Group last week completed the purchase of a vessel to be deployed on its new trans-Tasman route. The vessel, Atlas Wind, is a...
OPINION: Overzealous ABF officers with power tools or a legitimate threat to the border?
A COUPLE recently received visas to enter Australia and to relocate to Melbourne, and they shipped their personal effects via air from Canada. Their effects included a Canadian...
NYK to study conversion of onboard waste into energy
NYK is participating in a joint study of a system designed to reduce the environmental impacts of marine transport using organic substances generated on vessels. The shipping line...
Tassie government welcomes new era for Spirit of Tasmania
SPIRIT of Tasmania’s historic arrival at GeelongPort on the weekend has drawn praise from the Tasmanian government. Sunday 23 October was a significant day for the iconic ro-pax...
Port of Melbourne earns five-star sustainability rating
PORT of Melbourne has received a five-star rating from the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). GRESB is a global benchmarking tool that ranks organisations based...
MWPA awards tender for major infrastructure project
MID West Ports Authority has awarded its Geraldton Port Maximisation Project tender to Western Australian company BG&E Resources. In May, the Western Australian government...
