Townsville open for shipping, despite severe flooding
PORT of Townsville remains open for shipping, management says, despite the tropical city facing unprecedented flooding. Heavy rain during the past week has resulted in the...
It’s official: Linfox takes over Aurizon’s QLD intermodal business
AURIZON announced it had completed the sale of its Queensland Intermodal business to logistics company Linfox. A media release from ASX-listed Aurizon said the transition was...
South Australia cruising to a cruise boom
FEBRUARY is shaping up to be a record-breaking year for cruise in South Australia, with 36 cruise ships scheduled to call this month. State minister for trade, tourism and...
Port Augusta port may export again
A port may rise out of the decommissioned power station site at Port Augusta if a South Australian mining company’s plans come to fruition. Cu-River Mining announced it had...
Avalon air cargo expansion
MENZIES Aviation recently opened a new cargo facility at Melbourne’s Avalon Airport after international flights began there in December. Malaysian carrier AirAsia X switched its...
Final stage of Port Hedland channel project to begin in April
WORK is to begin on the final stage of the $120m Channel Risk and Optimisation Project (CROP) at Port Hedland in April, with a dredging company appointed to undertake the work....
Tassie’s ports see busy six months
TASMANIAN exports saw an increase over the past six months, according to a statement from state minister for infrastructure Jeremy Rockliff. Exports through Tasmania’s ports over...
Aussie logistics software behemoth acquires Norwegian company
LOGISTICS software provider WiseTech Global today announced the acquisition of Systema, Norwegian provider of customs management software. Headquartered in Oslo, Systema offers...
ALC calls for budget to establish freight strategy framework
THE Australian Logistics Council released its 2019-20 Federal Budget submission, saying it must establish the right framework to support the implementation of an effective...
Freo container throughput down in December
CONTAINER throughput at Fremantle saw a decrease in December by most metrics, according to the latest trade statistics available from Fremantle Ports. Total containerised...
WORKPLACE LAW: Mentally healthy workplaces – preventing and managing risks
WE HAVE been seeing investigations by workplace safety regulators into allegations of psychologically unsafe workplaces that expose workers to the risk of psychological and...
Austal delivers fast ro-pax cat
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal announced this week the delivery of a $109m ferry to Molslinjen of Denmark. The ferry is the largest commercial ferry (by volume) Austal has built at...
Electric Vehicles Report misses the boat
THIS month, the Senate Select Committee’s release of the Electric Vehicles Report received backlash from the Australian Logistics Council for failing to recognise freight as a...
Aranui 5 pays homage to the Bounty in a voyage to Pitcairn
TUESDAY January 15, 2019 marked a historical day both for Aranui Cruises and the people of Pitcairn as the cruise line set its cargo and 250-passenger vessel Aranui 5 on course to...
VICT to increase infrastructure surcharge
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its infrastructure surcharge 77% to $85.00 per container starting from 1 March, the stevedore announced yesterday (30...
