Infrastructure Australia highlights need for deepwater container ports, says Newcastle CEO
INFRASTRUCTURE Australia’s announcement this week prioritising the development of suitable east coast deepwater container ports should come as “music to the ears” of...
Plans announced for kiwi inland port
TAINUI Group Holdings and Port of Tauranga have announced they plan to develop a 50:50 joint venture to make the Ruakura Inland Port at Hamilton a reality within two years. The...
OPINION: How the coronavirus highlights the perils of the US-China trade war
DONALD Trump’s September 2015 assertion that the North American Free Trade Agreement was a “disaster” gave prescient notice of what lay ahead. The economic nationalism of America...
DHL Express receives “Top Employer” honours for the Asia-Pacific
INTERNATIONAL freight mover, DHL Express, has been named 2020 Top Employer for the Asia Pacific as well as nine countries and territories in the region: Australia, Hong Kong,...
Wiseway Logistics' mercy dash to Wuhan
A CHARTER flight organised by Wiseway Logistics departed Sydney Airport at 3pm Monday loaded with 100 tonnes of donated emergency supplies to Wuhan – the epicentre of the outbreak...
Virgin Atlantic Cargo announces new Manchester-Delhi service
BUSINESSES moving £20bn of trade between the United Kingdom and India each year will enjoy a direct link to and from the North of England from October 2020 when Virgin Atlantic...
Freight and rail focus a feature of Infrastructure Priority List
INDUSTRY groups says a focus on freight and rail is a positive element of the latest Infrastructure Australia priority list. The list was released this week and serves as an...
Aquaculture business confident Kangaroo Island seaport is off the drawing board
SOUTH Australian business Yumbah Aquaculture says it is ready to lift an investment freeze on its Kangaroo Island abalone farm, confident a proposed nearby export wharf will not...
Deputy PM welcomes Infrastructure Australia priority list
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has welcomed the release of Infrastructure Australia’s 2020 update to its Infrastructure Priority List. The IA...
New walking trails at Gladstone Port
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation says it has extended the community’s access to local waterways, with new walking trails in the Gladstone Marina Parklands opened to the public. The 800...
Opinions divided as Equinor pulls of Great Australian Bight drilling plans
NORWEGIAN company Equinor has announced it is walking away from plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight. In a statement, the company said its exploration drilling...
Gudyara Road opens second ‘sea’ port access
THE Port of Mackay’s second access way, Gudyara Road, will be opened to the public from 25 February 2020. The 500-metre road, extending from Edmund Casey Drive to Slade Point...
Qube reports first half growth “despite headwinds”
QUBE Logistics has reported underlying revenue up 12.9% to $970.1m and underlying NPATA up 5.1% to $76.3 million for the first half of the 2020 financial year. However the picture...
KPI Bridge Oil agrees merger with OceanConnect Marine
SUBJECT to the receipt of regulatory approval, KPI Bridge Oil and OceanConnect Marine will merge to form a new brand and entity, KPI OceanConnect. The merger will create one of...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Leading the way in maritime law
How did you get into maritime law? By accident. I expected to go into criminal law and started work as an articled clerk at a London law firm that had a reputation for dealing...
