Eco-friendly hull cleaning solution a winner
THE Seatrade Cruise Awards, held in Hamburg on 11 September, brought together leaders and decisionmakers from the cruise industry and recognised innovation in the sector such as...
OUT & ABOUT: Rededication of Melbourne Mission
A REDEDICATION of the Melbourne Mission to Seafarers has been marked with a gathering at the famous Flinders Street building. Guests included Reverend Andrew Wright from the...
OPINION: The growing logistics challenge
AUSTRALIA is a relatively young country and the size of Europe or North America. It is unlikely that we will catch up with these other continents in terms of servicing the...
Illicit substance found inside container
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers in Sydney have arrested two Malaysian nationals after detecting and preventing more than 1,200 kilograms of ephedrine from reaching illicit drug...
Parliament agrees to appoint Inspector-General of live exports
AN “INDEPENDENT” Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports to oversee the industry has been confirmed with the bill creating the position passing the Australian Parliament. The...
Port of Brisbane announces sustainability goals
PORT of Brisbane has received 4 out of 5 stars on the internationally-recognised GRESB sustainability survey. Chief executive Roy Cummins said this was recognition for the port’s...
New CEO for Lyttelton
LYTTELTON Port Company has announced the appointment of Roger Gray as its new chief executive. Mr Gray is group general manager airports at Air New Zealand and in this role he...
Majestic Princess returns to Sydney
THE largest and newest ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, Majestic Princess’ return to Sydney also marks the beginning of Princess’ biggest ever Australian season which is set to...
Cargo Club announces freight forwarding scholarship
A SCHOLARSHIP allowing a young person to study for the CBFCA’s TLI50316 – Diploma of international Freight Forwarding has been announced by The Cargo Club. The scholarship was...
Drought threatens exports
THE value of farm production is predicted to fall 5% in 2019–20 to $59bn, according to the latest Agricultural Commodities report launched this week. Moreover, the report has...
Remote pickup service aims to boost response times
GIVING small to medium-sized enterprises greater control over their supply chains is one of the aims of FedEx Express’s remote pickup service. FedEx Express is a subsidiary of...
First cruise ship arrives at Port of Eden’s new facility
ON 15 September the Port of Eden welcomed its first cruise ship, P&O Cruises Pacific Explorer. It’s the first of 21 cruise ships forecast for this season, along with more vessels...
ABF warns of scams
THE Australian Border Force says it has seen an increase in scammers targeting industry members. According to the ABF, such scammer use sophisticated methods to defraud customs...
Safety processes dangerous and pointless, lawyer warns
LAWYER and transport industry analyst Greg Smith says safety-related administration is often pointless and increasingly part of the problem. Mr Smith, who was speaking about road...
Bundaberg the favoured port for bauxite project
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation and Australian Bauxite Limited are investigating the feasibility of constructing and operating a 1Mtpa bauxite facility at the Port of Bundaberg. ABx...
