Höegh finishes 2025 on high note (hi-hö!)
HÖEGH Autoliners appears to have shrugged off analysts’ gloomy expectations about the international automotive trade to rack up another strong year, capped by a ‘solid’ fourth...
Better safety for heavy vehicles to boost productivity, SAFC says
HIGH productivity vehicles (big trucks) are central to the South Australian Freight Council's submission to the Senate Select Committee for Productivity, highlighting their value...
AI heightens supply chain risks, report reveals
CYBER threats such as phishing and ransomware are often links in a “supply-chain attack ecosystem”, with a single compromise reaching thousands of downstream victims a new report...
OPINION: Seafarer welfare funding and building a nationally consistent approach
IT WAS a great honour to be included in All About Shipping's Top 100 Women in Global Shipping, where I was ranked 45 among those whose work spans every part of the maritime value...
Horticulture exports hit all-time high, fresh produce leads
AUSTRALIAN horticulture exports have recorded their strongest year, with total fresh export value up 13% to $3.5 billion, Hort Innovation’s 2024-25 Australian Horticulture...
TasPorts’ progresses new Bell Bay loader
A CONTRACT for a replacement woodchip loader at Bell Bay has been awarded to Tasmania-based steel fabricator and construction company Crisp Bros. & Haywards Pty Ltd (CB&H) by...
WiseTech to slash 2000 jobs amid global AI disruption
WISETECH has announced 2000 job cuts within the next two years, close to 30% of the company’s total workforce, as part of an “efficiency program” driven by artificial...
ANALYSIS: MV Raider and hard drugs on the high seas
THE right of state authorities to board ships on the high seas has been in the spotlight of late with the recent case of the MV Raider (IMO 9032824). In a joint French-US...
Fortescue and Woodside release mixed results
PILBARA miners' results have been coming in. The latest from Fortescue and Woodside are mixed, with Fortescue recording a jump in iron ore volumes and strong quarterly financial...
Weather threat to East West rail opening
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) is hoping the East West rail line will be back in operation this weekend, but warns expected bad weather could cause more delays....
Retiring wharfies reflect upon a changing industry
AFTER each working more than a quarter of a century on the North Queensland waterfront, Norm Morley and Terence Sadd are looking forward to putting up their feet, perhaps fishing...
Aussies recognised in 100 Top Women in Shipping rankings
MARITIME lawyer Alison Cusack and Mission to Seafarers Australia and Papua New Guinea regional director Sue Dight have placed inside the Top 50 for the seventh edition of all...
Kelsian quits SeaLink, tourism business
A YEAR after initiating a review of its diverse business interests Adelaide-based Kelsian Group has sold what it defines as its Tourism Portfolio to ‘experiential travel’...
NSS announces new container facility
DEDICATED support for 230 refrigerated containers is among the features of a new $5 million logistics facility at the Port of Townsville, announced this week by logistics company...
Down down, freight rates are down
CARRIERS are resorting to almost meaningless inbound rate restoration attempts in a move watchers say means the situation has reached an “any little bit helps” situation....
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