Napier Port to open priority share offer
NAPIER Port has announced the priority offer of its shares to Hawke’s Bay residents, non-resident ratepayers, port employees and Iwi entities opens Tuesday 23 July. This period...
Exports boost container throughput in Adelaide
Port of Adelaide experienced its highest level of container throughput since January this year, according to the latest trade statistics available from Flinders Ports. Port of...
Young freight forwarder awarded in NZ
A NEW Zealand man has been awarded the Asia-Pacific's title of Young Freight Forwarder of the Year. Phil Burgess, South Island manager of Burnard International, won the title as...
Hydrogen deployed to power Norwegian car carrier
SCANDINAVIAN business Norled is working to deliver the first ferries powered by hydrogen in Norway. Its first project is to power a ferry with capacity for 80 cars, 10 trucks and...
Logistics business 'cargo-partner' opens Melbourne office
INFORMATION logistics specialist 'cargo-partner' has announced the opening of an office in Melbourne. The business is expecting to provide a range of air, sea, road transport,...
Queensland announces Hong Kong trade commissioner
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Julia Herries as the state’s trade and investment commissioner for Hong Kong. The commissioner is the Queensland government...
Wharfies urged to “embrace progress”
STRIKING wharfies and their union have been urged to “embrace progress” as their dispute with stevedore DPWA. The stevedore has announced another 200 redundancies across Sydney...
Low industrial land vacancies boost case for Moorebank, report argues
LOW vacancy levels for industrial land in south-west Sydney boost the case for Moorebank, a report from consultancy UBS says. The report, Moorebank – long term dream or near term...
Safe cargo management a feature of heavy vehicle funding
MONEY to address unsafe loading and cargo restraint in international shipping containers has been welcomed by industry groups. Funding from the Commonwealth was announced by...
VIDEO: Box ship slams into Indonesian pier
FOOTAGE of boxship Soul of Luck slamming into a pier at Indonesia’s Semarang Port has gone viral. The video footage shows the aging vessel not only hitting the pier but bringing...
Europe announces new form of declaration for low-value consignments
A CHANGE to the European Union Customs Code Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446, from 1 January 2021, means it will be possible to declare goods up to 150 € (about AU$240) using a...
OPINION: Space is the place
WHERE are you? You can answer this question in several ways. You can use a street address, a postal code, or geographic co-ordinates. But these methods fall short when you need...
Study on ‘radical decarbonisation’ of shipping
CONSEQUENCES for shipping markets of a major shift in energy consumption away from hydrocarbons and towards renewables and biofuels is the subject of a report by research and...
DPWA job cuts as waterfront dispute drags on
STEVEDORE DP World Australia has announced it will proceed with redundancies for 200 wharfies nationwide, with 100 to go in Sydney and 100 in Melbourne. These are in addition to...
Wärtsilä reports “stable development” for half year
STABLE development in net sales and profitability was how Wärtsilä chief executive and president Jaakko Eskola described the first half of 2019. The Finnish smart technology...
