NSW man charged over 200kg meth importation
A JOINT media release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Victoria Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, states that a...
Hay Point building project set to progress
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has announced local company Fergus Builders as the principal contractor for its Hay Point Administration Building refurbishment project....
Minister talks up Emerald inland port
ASSISTANT Minister for road safety and freight transport, Scott Buchholz met with Mayors from the Central Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils and visited the CQ Inland...
Autonomous shipping progress reported
PROVIDER of ocean shipping solutions, e5 Lab, has announced it has "successfully" completed a large-scale proof of concept testing on the ROBOSHIP Joint Value Creation Project in...
Investment reaps rewards for Pilbara’s ports
SPEAKING at the 23rd Annual Global Iron Ore and Steel Forecast Conference in Perth, Pilbara Ports Authority’s general manager of development and trade, Lyle Banks, said there had...
Forklift takes a plunge
LOCAL authorities and Toll Group staff have worked together to retrieve a forklift that fell from an operating ramp and into the water at Port of Burnie. “Toll confirms that an...
Supply chain workers must get vaccine priority, says Ports Oz
ALL SUPPLY chain workers must be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine given their critical roles, Ports Australia chief executive Mike Gallacher says. Mr Gallacher was responding...
Large container loss reported in the Pacific
A CONTAINER ship is reported to have lost in the order of 1900 containers over the side during a voyage from Yantian in China to Long Beach in the US. The ship involved was the...
Tanker crew rescues stricken boaties in the Torres Strait
A MARSHALL Islands-flagged tanker helped rescue two men, aged 37 and 47 respectively, from the Torres Strait after their boat sank. At about 7.15am AEST on Thursday, a coastal...
Christmas parcel rush and supply chain challenges
ORGANISATIONS that need to send parcels or packages are predicted to face challenges coming into Christmas, with “massive volumes of deliveries expected” across Australia. Pitney...
Natural environment a focus of WA ports conference
GROWING recognition of the natural environment in marine infrastructure was one of the themes of the Asia-Pacific conference for PIANC, the World Association for Waterborne...
Former Maersk exec begins work for MSC
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has welcomed Soren Toft in his new role as chief executive as of 2 December. He reports directly to Diego Aponte, MSC group president, and Gianluigi...
Visy to build clearance warehouse in Melbourne’s north
VISY Logistics is to build a new high clearance warehouse at Epping in Melbourne’s north and relocate from the Somerton Logistics Centre. This follows an agreement with Charter...
Air cargo “cools” in November
HOPES for a boost in international air cargo volumes during the festive season have taken a dip, with CLIVE Data Services and TAC Index reporting a 1% year-over-year fall in...
Rolls-Royce acquires supplier of ship control systems
ROLLS-ROYCE has acquired Servowatch Systems, a UK-based international supplier of integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts....
