Infrastructure Priority list highlights freight opportunities
INDUSTRY body the Australian Logistics Council says the Infrastructure Priority List released by Infrastructure Australia highlights need for investment in freight projects. ALC...
ITF criticises mining giant over crew conditions
THE International Transport Workers Federation has criticised mining giant BHP for working conditions on board a bulker at Hay Point coal terminal near Mackay. According to the...
DPWA wharfies to hold strike ballot
WORKERS employed by stevedore DP World Australia are a step closer to going on strike. In a statement released this week, the Maritime Union said it had been granted approval from...
NSW Ports records 100th ship joining enviro scheme
NEW South Wales Ports has announced the vessel Miami as the 100th vessel to join its Environmental Shipping Incentive. The vessel called at Port Botany this week from Kaohsiung,...
Department of Agriculture saves Valentine’s Day
THE IMPORT demand for cut flowers has dramatically risen in the past 20 years for Valentine’s Day as well as other gushy holidays, and while your wife may love the gesture, head...
Ports Oz welcomes IR's infrastructure priority list
PORTS Australia chief executive Mike Gallacher welcomed Infrastructure Australia’s infrastructure priority list, and he said improving the connectivity of ports all over Australia...
Maersk to buy US customs brokerage company
MAERSK announced it had come to an agreement to acquire US-based customs brokerage and logistics business Vandergrift. Maersk North America regional managing director Narin Phol...
New sulphur-measurement technology to help meet IMO 2020 standards
IN response to the fast-approaching 2020 sulphur cap on marine fuels, Wilhelmsen has partnered with Hitachi High Tech to establish more convenient handheld XRF analysers, giving...
Freight network improvements in focus
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has reminded stakeholders that the second intake of the Government’s Trials Business Case Program closes soon. Local governments and the...
Port Kembla welcomes back Explorer of the Seas
On Monday, Port Kembla welcomed back Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas. Cruise tourism continues to surge in Australia as Cruise Lines Industry Association statistics from...
In praise of Victorian rail mode subsidy
VICTORIAN exporters and rail operators have backed the continuation of the Mode Shift Incentive Scheme in supporting rail mode share, while also calling for opportunities to boost...
‘SEQ Proposition’ a boost for Inland Rail, according to Port of Brisbane
PORT of Brisbane chief executive Roy Cummins has welcomed the release of the ‘SEQ City Deal Proposition’, a concept developed by the Queensland government and SEQ Council of...
Japan gives green light to Tassie fruit
NORTHERN Tasmania is set to resume exporting fruit to Japan after the Asian nation reinstated the region’s fruit fly free status. According to the office of agriculture minister...
ICS pushes IMO to address potential problems with 2020 sulphur cap
WITH the deadline for the sulphur cap approaching in January 2020, the International Chamber of Shipping chairman Esben Poulsson advised shipowners to prepare their vessels now...
BHP decision “callous and outrageous”, says Albo
OPPOSITION infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has used Parliament to condemn BHP for its decision to no longer use Australian-crewed ships in moving iron ore from Port...
