Final crew member sentenced for drug smuggling venture
A JOINT Australian and Chinese law enforcement operation charged a man and seven co-accused following the seizure of liquid methamphetamine and liquid MDMA found inside barrels on...
New terminal to take Townsville Port to new era
THE arrival of ship Coronado Bay has marked the first time a container vessel has fully utilised the new cargo terminal at the Port of Townsville. Berth 4 Terminal is a $10m,...
Calls for heightened vigilance against maritime piracy
A SPIKE in piracy and incidents of armed robbery against ships has prompted a call for vigilance by both the shipping industry and enforcement authorities. Some 51 incidents of...
Queensland broccoli set to soar in Singapore
TWENTY eight boxes of broccoli bound for Singapore have left Queensland’s Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport, in what both government and industry hope will mark the start of a lucrative...
White paper explores the post-pandemic supply chain
TOGETHER with Richard Wilding, professor of supply chain strategy at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom, DHL has released a white paper envisioning possible changes in...
Australian LNG shipments down in June
AUSTRALIAN liquefied natural gas shipments in June were down by eight cargoes compared with May, primarily due to scheduled maintenance at Gorgon, the latest EnergyQuest report...
AAL transports giant cable carousel from Dubai to Taiwan
BREAKBULK and project heavy lift carrier, AAL Shipping has delivered a cable carousel measuring 23 metres in diameter (73-metre circumference) to Jan De Nul Group, for the Formosa...
Express China rail freight service sees container volumes double
FREIGHT and logistics company Davies Turner says the news that April was the busiest month to date for China-Europe freight train departures mirrors its own experience on its...
Wärtsilä wins order for large wind farm vessel
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä’s experience and integration capabilities for wind farm service vessels has resulted in a broad scope of the company’s solutions being selected for a...
FTAs “too complex”, Chamber warns
A HEAVY focus on free trade agreements has led to other international market opportunities being overlooked, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned. The ACCI...
CMA CGM Group streamlines resources on Trans-Pacific trade
SHIPPING line CMA CGM has announced it will become the group’s exclusive commercial carrier on the Trans-Pacific trade, with subsidiary APL to focus on US government work via its...
Grains conference goes virtual
‘RESILIENCE and reinvention’ is the theme of this year’s Australian Grains Industry Conference, an event usually held in Melbourne but this year to be conducted in online format....
Trade diversity emphasised in grains submission
DIVERSIFYING Australia’s trade and investment profile has several advantages, GrainGrowers CEO David McKeon believes. GrainGrowers lodged a submission to the Joint Standing...
Methanol Institute joins marine fuel study
THE Methanol Institute has joined a study led by the China Waterborne Transportation Research Institute, part of the Chinese Ministry of Transport, considering the use of methanol...
Pandemic boosts biosecurity efforts in Torres Strait
THE COVID-19 pandemic has unexpectedly boosted efforts to improve response capacity and capability in the Torres Strait region to keep Australia’s mainland free of exotic fruit...
