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Love Boat star promotes cruise ship's return

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TED LANGE, best known for his role of Isaac Washington, the cocktail maker and confidant on the television series The Love Boat, has arrived in Sydney to celebrate the return of...
Love Boat star promotes cruise ship's return

Wharfies plan barbecue rally in campaign against DPWA

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WATERFRONT workers are set to hold a rally in Melbourne on Friday morning as their dispute with stevedoring company DPWA drags on. While stoppages have occurred around the...
Wharfies plan barbecue rally in campaign against DPWA

Maersk Skarstind visits Melbourne

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MAERSK’s Skarstind has continued its voyage around Australia, successfully docking at Melbourne earlier this week. The 300metre box ship, one of the largest container vessels to...
Maersk Skarstind visits Melbourne

VIDEO: MSC Elma docks at Port Botany

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TIMELAPSE footage of the box ship MSC Elma docking at Patrick Terminals, Port Botany, has been supplied by NSW Ports. The footage was especially prepared by Brett Patman of Lost...
VIDEO: MSC Elma docks at Port Botany

Hewson to headline grains industry conference

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FORMER federal Opposition leader, Dr John Hewson, will be one of the keynote speakers at this year's Australian Grains Industry Conference in Melbourne. Dr Hewson, who famously...
Hewson to headline grains industry conference

AMSA confronts plastic

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THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has launched its own campaign against plastic. About three billion takeaway coffee cups are reportedly placed in bins annually, which...

Three dead, two rescued after catamaran capsizes

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THREE people have died and two have been rescued after a catamaran overturned in rough seas off the coast of Newcastle on Thursday morning. About 10.10am Thursday an emergency...

Townsville selects development partner

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PORT of Townsville has chosen local property development company Reef House Investment Group as the preferred proponent to develop a waterfront site on Flinders St. The...
Townsville selects development partner

New CEO confirmed for Darwin Port

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A NEW chief executive has been confirmed for Darwin Port, with leaseholder Landbridge Australia announcing the appointment of Darren Lambourn. He replaces Terry O’Connor who...
New CEO confirmed for Darwin Port

LOGOS partners with AustralianSuper on kiwi logistics estate

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LOGOS and AustralianSuper have joined forces to develop the Wiri Logistics Estate in Auckland, starting with a 10-hectare site acquired by LOGOS in July 2018. As part of this new...
LOGOS partners with AustralianSuper on kiwi logistics estate

Rigby Cooke opens Dandenong office

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TRADE-focussed law firm Rigby Cooke Lawyers have announced a new office in Dandenong South. The new office is expected to provide a base for the firm to interact with logistics...
Rigby Cooke opens Dandenong office

MSC unleashes giant boxship

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MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has deployed a giant on the east-west network. At some 400 metres, MSC Gülsün has a record-size capacity for a container ship of 23,756 TEU and is...
MSC unleashes giant boxship

Government money to boost Queensland exports

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MORE Queensland food products are set to find their way to world markets thanks to a $1.3m export grants program. The Growing Queensland’s Food Exports Program aims to boost...

Heavy Vehicle hotline has made a difference, proponents say

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THE National Heavy Vehicle Confidential Reporting Line has received almost 1500 calls in its first year of operation, operators say. NHVR National Intelligence Coordinator Aarron...

OPINION: Cost recovery must match reform risk

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ALIGNED to a key recommendation in the Freight and Trade Alliance submission to the Inspector-General of Biosecurity, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is...
OPINION: Cost recovery must match reform risk