Australia – France trade ties celebrated
TRADE minister Simon Birmingham has welcomed France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian to Adelaide for the inaugural Australia-France Trade and...
Slight throughput fall at Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported total monthly throughput of 56.5m tonnes for the month of October 2019. This throughput was a 2% fall compared with the same month in 2018....
Wildlife import warning after wolf pelt seizure
A WOLF pelt intercepted by Australian Border Force officers at a Perth parcel courier depot last week will now be destroyed. Although the pelt had been declared it did not have...
First hybrid car carrier Emerald Ace visits Adelaide
HYBRID car carrier Emerald Ace was recently snapped at the Port of Adelaide. The Mitsui O.S.K. Lines was launched earlier this year, with MOL president Koichi Muto saying how it...
Secon celebrates half century
SECON Freight Logistics marked its 50th anniversary with a recent gala dinner at Encore in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda. The event also marked the launch of a new book...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Forging a new path
MEL’S first introduction to maritime was a 10-day family voyage on the Bounty (a replica of Captain Bligh’s famous ship of the same name) in 1988. She was just 13 but that trip...
Productivity Commission transport report praised
THE Australian Logistics Council has welcomed the Productivity Commission’s Draft Report on National Transport Regulatory Reform released this week, showing the need for better...
Rail a focus of Port of Melbourne 30-year strategy
GETTING more freight on to rail is a key theme of the Port of Melbourne 30-year Port Development Strategy 2050 that has this week been released for consultation. Chief executive...
Port of Melbourne strategy welcomed
THE Port of Melbourne Port Delivery Strategy 2050 has been welcomed by a prominent industry group. The PDS was released this week with the document focusing heavily upon rail....
Søren Toft departs Maersk
CHIEF operating officer at A.P. Møller – Mærsk, Søren Toft, is moving on. In a statement publish on the company website, it was stated that Mr Toft had “decided to pursue an...
North-West Pipeline project awarded to AGIG
AUSTRALIAN Gas Infrastructure Group has been awarded a new Western Australian project by Woodside for the pipeline component of its Pluto-North West Shelf Interconnector. A new...
Maurice James to speak at lunch gathering
QUBE Holdings managing director Maurice James will be guest speaker at a lunch in Melbourne on Tuesday December 10. Mr James has more than 30 years ‘experience in the engineering,...
KIPT “on show” in November
KANGAROO Island Plantation Timbers have welcomed the announcement by SA planning minister Stephan Knoll of a further round of community consultation regarding changes to its jetty...
Teekay reports third quarter results
TEEKAY Offshore has reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 30. These included: Revenues of US$299.4m and a net loss of US$34.8m, or $0.10 per common unit...
Heavy vehicle safety the focus of funding applications
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is calling for funding applications for programs that improve heavy vehicle safety on Australian roads. Deputy Prime Minister and...
