Minister denounces Svitzer's move to terminate EBA agreement
EMPLOYMENT and workplace relations minister Tony Burke has criticised Svitzer Australia for attempting to terminate its enterprise agreement with unions representing the company’s...
New trans-Tasman service to launch this year
A KIWI logistics company has acquired a general cargo ship to launch a new trans-Tasman service later this year. Move Logistics has entered an agreement to acquire a vessel, Atlas...
AMSA reports decline in detained ships in 2021
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority detained 159 ships entering Australian waters last year, according to the latest annual data in AMSA’s Port State Control Australia 2021...
Aussie freight operator leases freighter aircraft
AUSTRALIAN freight and logistics operator Wiseway has leased a Boeing 737-800 freighter aircraft. The agreement with aircraft-leasing company GA Telesis will provide Wiseway with...
Campbell Cove tug wreck recovery underway
REMOVAL operations for sunken TasPorts tug Campbell Cove continued today (Tuesday) following the recovery of York Cove on the weekend. Preparatory works for the second of two...
First sailing on new trans-Tasman service
THE new trans-Tasman service ANZ Shuttle is to begin its first voyage today (Tuesday 9 August) on the ANL-operated Tacoma Trader. The service operates between Brisbane and...
Sydney man sentenced for 700-litre meth shipment in coconut milk cans
AN AIR freight consignment containing 700 litres (288 kilograms) of meth concealed in cans of coconut milk has seen a Sydney man sentenced to six years in jail. The 86 boxes of...
INSIGHT: PC finds costs of collecting nuisance tariffs exceed revenue collected
ON FRIDAY, 5 August 2022, the Productivity Commission released its results of two major studies which assessed the level of government assistance to trade and industry for...
TasPorts tug wreck pulled from port river
WRECKED tugboat York Cove, which has been at the bottom of Devonport’s Mersey River since late January, has been removed by heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne. York Cove is the first...
Aurizon FY22 profit dips 15%
AURIZON on Monday reported its net profit after tax to be $513 million – this was a decrease of 15% compared with the previous year. The company said this decrease was primarily...
New solar powered signalling system unveiled on Inland Rail
A NEW solar powered signalling system completed on a section of the Inland Rail network is expected to save nearly 7 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually, according to the...
Police uncover 700 kilograms of cocaine in container on Maersk Inverness
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers discovered 700 kilograms of cocaine while inspecting containers on the containership Maersk Inverness at Port Botany. The officers discovered the...
Unions stall Svitzer's EBA termination process by four months
PROCEEDINGS that could have seen Svitzer Australia terminate its enterprise bargaining agreement with three unions representing the company's maritime workforce have been pushed...
Global demand for coal set to increase despite slowing economy
CONSUMPTION of coal is to rise slightly over 2022 to the record levels reached nearly a decade ago, according to a recent report from the International Energy Agency. According to...
Government provides $16 billion in industry assistance in 2020-21
THE Australian government provided at least $16 billion in industry assistance during 2020-21 (excluding COVID-19 support), according to the Productivity Commission’s Trade and...
