OPINION: Beyond GPS - what happens when navigation meets the real world?
THERE'S a reason behind Australia’s biennial conference devoted to positioning, navigation and timing (PNT). Modern navigation has become more than simply knowing where you are,...
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Austal starts work on biggest vessel so far
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has begun work on the biggest vessel it has ever built. The project at Austal’s Philippines shipyard is for construction of Horizon X, the...
WA freight chair stands down
CHAIR of the Freight and Logistics Council of WA (FLCWA) board, Megan McCracken, praised for her role during COVID-19 and her work on strengthening the resilience of the east-west...
Close Encounter of the MUA kind
THE MARITIME Union of Australia is maintaining its campaign against Carnival Cruise Lines in Australia, demanding the unionisation of the crews on Group ships operating in local...
WiseTech gets SMART with major shipping line
WISETECH Global has launched a pilot with Hapag-Lloyd to trial ingesting and using location data transmitted from the shipping line's two million containers in its fleet. The test...
January air cargoes soar, but China’s e-commerce exports return to Earth with a thud
AN EARLIER Lunar New Year has been labelled a factor in strong demand for global air cargo during January 2026, industry analysts Xeneta say. Xeneta noted storm clouds on the...
Hapag-Lloyd stays in black in 2025, including Q4
HAPAG-Lloyd has reported preliminary figures showing its 2025 results were at the top of expectations but still below 2024’s outcomes. And the carrier, like its contemporaries,...
Bhagwan expands again with Brisbane buy
CENTURY-old Brisbane company Riverside Marine has been acquired by the expanding, WA-based Bhagwan Marine which describes the deal as “a step-change in scale and scope”. In an...
Industry gathering discusses rail and truck movements
WEST Gate tunnel operations, the vehicle booking system at West Swanson and the Port Rail Shuttle were some of the topics discussed at an industry function at the Yarraville Club...
CBH looks from record harvest towards exports
WA GRAIN cooperative CBH is working to turn a record grain harvest into record exports through the ports of Geraldton, Kwinana, Albany and Esperance. In an opinion piece by CBH...
Flinders reaches out with new crane order
FLINDERS Adelaide Container Terminal is to take delivery of an Australian first, a cantilever automated rubber-tyred gantry, developed in conjunction with Austrian specialist...
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Floating pier on epic trek
A 100-METRE floating pier is on its way to Antarctica as it nears the end of a very length tow from Portland, Oregon for the US National Science Foundation. Named NSF Discovery...
Senator to speak at transport conference
PROMINENT freight sector advocate and ALP politician Glenn Sterle is to speak at the 2026 VTA State Conference in March. Before entering parliament, Senator Sterle worked in road...
Older ships not to blame for poor livestock transport says ALEC
THE PREMISE that new ships provide a more humane way to transport livestock is a fallacy according to the Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC). ALEC was responding to...
Hoegh training in New Zealand
AUCKLAND Transport late last week took delivery of the 23rd and final three-carriage unit in its City Rail expansion, delivered by the Höegh Autoliners PCTC Höegh Osaka. Built by...
