COSCO launches China-Australia PCTC service
COSCO SHIPPING Car Carriers, a COSCO Shipping Group subsidiary established by COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers and Shanghai Port Logistics, has inaugurated its first...
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First piece of Western Sydney International Airport puzzle complete
WESTERN Sydney International (WSI) Airport has announced construction of the airport’s first major piece is completed, with the runway and other key airside facilities officially...
Andrew Forrest rail against LNG
ANDREW Forrest has hit out at the use of LNG as an intermediate fuel source for the maritime industry at the Nor-Shipping Conference in Oslo, Norway. Speaking on Tuesday, Mr...
Arrest warrant issued for former logistics company manager
A WARRANT has been issued for the arrest of a former SeaRoad Shipping manager, accused of ripping off his then employer to the tune of $8.7m. Troy Pannell, also a former AFL...
Minister spruiks tunnel freight benefits
THE Westgate Tunnel is set to bring transformative change to the freight and transport sectors, an industry breakfast at the Windsor Hotel in Melbourne has heard. State freight...
Inbound Connect expands, both north and south
IT HAS been a busy time for Inbound Connect, which has continued its vehicle booking system (VBS) expansion in Singapore and New Zealand. Inbound Connect is a software as a...
Thumbs up for Bunbury windfarms, thumbs down for Gippsland
TWO OFFSHORE wind projects at Bunbury in Western Australia have been given the development nod by the federal government and one in the Gippsland zone off Victoria has been...
Global Cargo Joint Business targets late year launch
THE INTENDED launch of a joint business between three of air cargo’s major players, IAG Cargo, Qatar Airways Cargo, and MAB Kargo (MASkargo) is now a step closer to launch....
MOL receives latest dual-fuel methanol carrier Kohzan Maru VII
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has yesterday (2 June) announced that it took delivery of a newbuild methanol dual-fuel methanol carrier at shipbuilder HD Hyundai Mipo. The 47,960 DWT...
Babcock adds Arafura to portfolio
MARINE engineering and sustainment services company Babcock has added a new class of vessel to its portfolio, Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels. In a 2 June announcement...
Emirates looks to boost Asia-Europe trade
AIR freight operator Emirates SkyCargo says it is bolstering its connections between Europe and Asia, with an additional two weekly charter freighters between Milan and Southeast...
Ro-Ro operators define GHG intensity guidelines
THE GLOBAL Ro-Ro Community, a group operating under the umbrella of US-based not-for-profit Smart Freight Centre, has developed agreed guidelines for calculating GHG emission...
Geodis launches sustainable air freight solution
TRANSPORT and logistics company Geodis has announced the launch of GEODIS AirSmart, a new solution designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to air freight by...
Fiji ferries failing
FIJIAN inter-island ferry operator Goundar Shipping has suffered a second casualty in a little over a week with the ancient ro-pax Lomaiviti Princess II partially capsizing in...
Work-related fatigue on the rise among seafarers, study says
A STUDY from Cardiff University in Wales has shown work-related fatigue among cargo seafarers has increased despite efforts to monitor work and rest regulations on ships. The data...
