Wiseway sees turnaround in second half of FY23
ASX-listed freight and logistics operator Wiseway saw a turnaround in profits in the second half of the 2022-23 financial year. The company reported a net loss of $3.7 million in...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 63
In the news this week, Incat Tasmania is building what it says is the world’s largest lightweight battery electric ship....
Intermodal Terminal Company appoints inaugural chair
INTERMODAL Terminal Company has appointed John Fullerton, the former CEO and managing director of the Australian Rail Track Corporation, as its first chair. ITC, established in...
IFCBAA Women in Logistics Breakfast 2023
ON THE first day of Spring women from across Sydney’s logistics community met for the IFCBAA Women in Logistics Breakfast. A sumptuous breakfast and lots of coffee were served at...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index declined slightly last week to 1065. This was a decline of 1.4% on the previous Friday’s index of 1080. Capesize The Capesize market observed a shortened...
B Dynamic opens warehouse in QLD
THIRD-party logistics services provider B Dynamic Logistics has opened a new warehouse and logistics facility in Brisbane. The facility is located in the Richlands Industrial...
Port of Townsville hiring ahead of expected growth
PORT of Townsville expects its trade throughput to triple by 2050 as new mining, manufacturing and renewables projects come online. The port is embarking on a recruitment drive...
Crumlin joins Australian National Maritime Museum council
THE FEDERAL government has appointed Paddy Crumlin as part-time member of the Australian National Maritime Museum council. The ANMM council is the governing body for the museum,...
Aurizon inks deal to move magnetite to Darwin
RAIL freight company Aurizon signed a deal to transport some 1.2 million tonnes per year of magnetite for miner Northern Iron. The deal will see Aurizon move the mineral from...
Port of Melbourne appoints new CFO
PORT of Melbourne has announced that Leigh Petschel would join the organisation as its new chief financial officer. Mr Petschel is to join the port in November from Monash...
Authorities charge man for dark web air-cargo drug smuggling
A WESTERN Sydney man has been charged for allegedly attempting to import a variety of illicit drugs, including a synthetic opioid, via air cargo. The drugs, which were allegedly...
Chevron LNG workers give notice of industrial action
WORKERS at two LNG complexes have given notice of industrial action, which will start next week. According to reports, the two sites, Wheatstone and Gorgon, account for 5% of...
Pilots prepare for Eden operations on AMC simulator
PILOTS from the Port Authority of New South Wales trained for operations at the Port of Eden using a simulator in Tasmania. The pilots took part in two-and-a-half days of training...
DP World to expand warehousing capacity at Yennora
DP World is investing in Stockland’s Yennora Distribution Centre in Western Sydney. The company said it would “almost double” warehousing capacity at the intermodal facility by...
Sydney-bound meth haul intercepted in Hong Kong
A SYDNEY man has been arrested for his role in facilitating a 240-kilogram haul of methamphetamine that was bound of Australia in a shipping container. Hong Kong authorities...
