TM Insight announces CFO appointment
SUPPLY chain and industrial property specialist TM Insight has announced the appointment of Jeff Askew as its new chief financial officer. Mr Askew was previously deputy CFO at...
Port Botany Rail Duplication fast tracked
THE New South Wales government has announced the fast-tracking of the Port Botany Rail Line Duplication and Cabramatta Passing Loop. Both projects are expected to enhance the...
Rail line investment set to boost Port of Townsville
DOUBLE-stacked trains on the Mount Isa - Townsville rail line have been mooted as part of investment by the state government to boost the movement of freight in North Queensland....
Union calls for change at truckies lobby group
THE Transport Workers’ Union has called for change at the Australian Trucking Association. The ATA announced on Friday of last week that CEO, Ben Maguire, was moving on and in May...
U-Freight adds second rail freight hub in China
WITH increasing volumes of LCL cargo being experienced on its LCL and FCL rail freight services between China and Europe, the U-Freight Group has added a second consolidation...
Online Forum to discuss COVID and logistics
ST GEORGE chief economist Besa Deda headlines a list of experts speaking at an Industry Insights Forum for transport and Logistics. To be held on Wednesday 19 August, the forum is...
VIDEO: Ship hits pier in Manila
FOOTAGE has been shared of the vessel Ocean Abundance hitting the wharves at Manila North Harbour in the Philippines. There are reports of five to ten metres of damage to the...
Lloyd’s Register makes key regional appointment
LLOYD’S Register has announced the appointment of Mike Holliday as its marine and offshore president for South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Mr Holliday is to lead LR’s marine...
Industrial action set to hit Hutchison
HUTCHISON Ports Australia has issued a customer notice saying there will be a 24-hour stoppage at its Port Botany terminal starting 6am on Thursday. The action affects employees...
CH Robinson’s new tool to optimise container delivery
THIRD-PARTY logistics provider CH Robinson has launched a Container Prioritisation Tool, which was initially designed for international importing and has been extended to assist...
August magazine available online now
The August edition of the DCN magazine is now available to read online! In this edition our main features are: Gender diversity Maritime cybersecurity Tasmania, and Workplace...
Maritime taskforce seeks to smash transnational crime
COOPERATION between Australian agencies via the Maritime Border Command is helping in the fight against maritime crime. The MBC is a joint effort entity made up from the...
Paddy comes out swinging
WATERFRONT industrial action is legal and adheres to the requirements of the Fair Work Act, Maritime Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin says. Mr Crumlin has hit back at...
New icebreaker overcomes first scrape (with video)
AUSTRALIA’S newest icebreaker RSV Nuyina has survived its first bingle. But rather than some giant ice flow in the Weddell Sea, it was a bank of the River Danube in Rumania on...
Towage operator helping Cape York fight COVID-19
TOWING company Smit Lamnalco has delivered 50 washable fabric face masks to Indigenous communities in Weipa to help stop the spread of COVID-19. The masks were supplied by CannDoo...
