Grant aims to support port community sustainability
THE annual EcoPorts grants program, run by North Queensland Bulk Ports, is now inviting schools in port communities to apply. Applicants will vie for one of ten grants, each worth...
Premier promotes trade
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is off on an 11-day mission to promote trade with Europe and the Middle East. The Premier, who is also the state’s trade minister, is to...
Commonwealth commits to national freight data hub
A NATIONAL freight data hub is set to be created in order to provide industry and government with better and more transparent information. In a joint statement, urban...
IMG and Qube agree to WA deal
INTERMODAL Group and Qube Logistics have agreed to team up in Western Australia in order to leverage container freight capability. IMG currently operates North Quay Rail Terminal...
Queensland government pledges money for infrastructure
THE Queensland government says it is spending up big on transport and roads projects around the state. Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk said during the next four years, her...
Companies capitalise on strong newbuilding market
WÄRTSILÄ and Samsung Heavy Industries have announced a joint development project driven by a strong LNG carrier newbuilding market. The two parties have signed a JDP agreement...
Illicit tobacco smuggler shut down in Sydney
Australian Border Force investigators have shut down an illicit tobacco smuggling operation, allegedly run out of a shop in Sydney’s south west. On 28 March 2019, a container...
Qantas adds international freight capacity
NEXT-generation Boeing 747-8F freighters are to replace the current two Boeing 747-400F currently operated for Qantas by Atlas Air. Qantas Freight says the Boeing 747-8F...
THE GRILL: Jason Varsamidis
What has changed in the industry since you started? I started my career at P&O in 1997, so I’ve been privileged to be part of the immense changes in our industry over the past 20...
Chopper deployed for injured mariner
A HELICOPTER was deployed off Western Australia recently to collect a mariner who had broken his leg on board ship. The crewmember was on board the 250metre tanker Kriti Journey...
Truce reported in DPWA, union stoush
BARGAINING between DP World Australia and the CFMMEU is set to resume, with the stevedore reporting the union had ceased industrial action. “DPWA leadership welcomes the agreement...
Separation of GrainCorp portfolio aims to "unlock" value"
EXPORTER GrainCorp would look to unlock "significant value" by demerging its global malting business into two independent ASX-listed companies, chairman Graham Bradley says. The...
Roz Shaw to speak on her rise at VTA women's lunch
TRANSPORT industry veteran Roz Shaw has been confirmed as guest speaker at the Victorian Transport Association Annual Women’s Lunch on Friday 12 April. Ms Shaw has had a long...
Electric vehicles on Toll’s Japanese fleet spark excitement
TOLL Group has announced it has taken possession of two new electric vehicles for its Japanese fleet, as part of its Toll Express Japan operation. Built by Daimler Trucks, the...
Patrick invests in new straddle carriers
WATERFRONT technology provider Kalmar is set to supply 12 diesel-electric straddle carriers to Patrick Terminals over the year to come. The order, which comprises eight automated...
