New intermodal container terminal to rise in Melbourne’s west
RAIL freight company Pacific National is today (13 December) unveiling plans to develop a new intermodal rail terminal at Little River, Victoria. The terminal is to connect to...
Australia re-elected to IMO Council
AUSTRALIA was last week re-elected to to Category B of the International Maritime Organization Council for the 2022-23 biennium. The IMO Council is responsible for supervising the...
Singapore Airlines and WiseTech Global partner up for real-time e-bookings
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) and logistics software provider WiseTech Global have partnered to provide a direct exchange of e-bookings between their systems. The integration is the...
Mondiale VGL acquires Customs Agency Services
AUSTRALASIAN end-to-end supply chain company Mondiale VGL will consolidate its national presence and build further scale by acquiring South Australian-based customs and logistics...
Port of Bundaberg project hits milestone
A NEW $10-million project to build common user infrastructure at the Port of Bundaberg is a step closer, with the detailed plans complete and tenders now open to local businesses....
Australian maritime logistics review launched (updated)
TREASURER Josh Frydenberg announced the Productivity Commission’s review of Australia’s maritime logistics system would begin consultation in January, with a final report due in...
ABF detects more than $20m in illicit sea-cargo tobacco
INVESTIGATIONS are underway following the detection and destruction of 18 million illicit cigarette sticks by the Australian Border Force. Last month, information received by the...
A glimpse of Port of Devonport’s future
TASPORTS has revealed details of its Project QuayLink, which is to secure the port as the Apple Isle’s future gateway for tourism and trade. TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald said after...
Operation Ironside intelligence points to cargo ship drug smuggling
Authorities, led by the Australian Federal Police launched the second phase of Operation Ironside, a nationally co-ordinated strike against organised crime. The AFP and state law...
Melbourne’s Port Rail Transformation Project kicks off
PORT of Melbourne has officially broken ground on the Port Rail Transformation Project, which will enable more containers to be moved by rail, more efficiently, by bypassing roads...
Australia’s first Mates-to-Masters course using simulators
KOTUG has run its first simulator-based harbour towage Mates-to-Masters courses in Australia, so that mates can practice manoeuvres before progressing to on-the-water training....
Carnival advises on the state of fun in a post-pandemic world
CARNIVAL Cruise Line has unveiled the results of its latest research and it makes for sad reading with 42% of Australians saying they’ve had less fun than usual in the last two...
National location data portal to boost freight efficiency
THE Australian government has launched the National Location Registry, a new digital tool that provides pick-up and delivery location information to truckies. The information on...
Qantas to convert two passenger aircraft into freighters
AUSTRALIAN flag carrier Qantas has announced it would convert two of its Airbus A330 passenger aircraft into freighters to support a significant shift towards online shopping. One...
Ten new female officers of the watch in PNG
TEN young women from Papua New Guinea have graduated as officers of the watch, as part of Pacific Towing’s Women in Maritime program. The women, who were all cadets at PacTow,...
