New warehousing business for Flinders Ports
FLINDERS Ports Holdings has launched a new subsidiary, Flinders Warehousing and Distribution that has already started operations at Outer Harbor. Located next to the Flinders...
Schulte Group expands Cyprus premises
SCHULTE Group says it has upgraded its maritime training centre in Cyprus, part of an ongoing commitment to the island’s maritime cluster. The Schulte Group and the Cyprus Ports...
VIDEO: Go on a virtual dive above 17th Century wreck
A WRECKED merchant ship, once used by Dutch smugglers, is the focus of virtual dive footage shown on YouTube. The vessel Melckmeyt was wrecked off a remote island near Iceland in...
2019 Shipping Industry Golf Day ready to tee off
A record field has lined up for the annual Shipping Industry Golf Challenge to be conducted at Mona Vale Golf Club on Sydney’s north shore next Tuesday, October 22. Not only has a...
WiseTech seeks trading halt
LOGISTICS solutions provider WiseTech Global has announced its securities are to be placed in a trading halt, pending a market announcement. Barring a contrary ruling from the...
Transport luminaries honoured by VTA
AT THE recent President’s Dinner of the Victorian Transport Association, several honours were bestowed upon industry luminaries. Namely, Glen Cameron Group founder and managing...
CEFC to support infrastructure emissions reduction
WORK to improve energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions at assets such as airports, ports, rail, water and electricity, will be aided by a $100m investment from the Clean...
DHL launches new multimodal service from Indonesia
PROVIDER of air, sea and road freight DHL Global Forwarding, has rolled out DHL ASIACONNECT+ in Indonesia. The new less-than-truckload (LTL) scheduled service connects Indonesia...
TRADE LAW: Improving trade through coastal shipping
EVEN with the current political pressures around global trade and the supply chain, there seems to be little prospect that there will be no reduction in goods being moved through...
Plans in the wind for sail-driven coal carrier
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Tohoku Electric Power Co have announced plans to proceed with a joint study regarding the installation of the world’s first hard sail system (Wind...
Supply chain tech to be thrashed out at summit
THE “transformative impact” of technological innovation and other related themes are to be discussed during the Supply Chain Technology & Data Summit at Melbourne Convention...
Marine investigations prominent in ATSB report
INCIDENTS of injury and vessel grounding featured prominently in the Australian Transport Safety Bureau report for the 2018-19 financial year. The ATSB document covers marine...
Ports crucial in battle against African swine fever
PORTS are central to efforts aimed at preventing African swine fever entering Australia, Queensland agriculture minister Mark Furner says. In a statement issued this week, Mr...
Pork offence brings visa cancellation
A VISITOR from Vietnam who failed to declare 4.5kg of pork at Sydney Airport has had her visa cancelled. Agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie said the cancellation showed that...
ICTSI reaffirms commitment to Pakistan port industry
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services has reiterated its ongoing support and commitment to key projects in Pakistan. ICTSI Asia Pacific head Andrew Dawes and chief of...
