NSW Auditor General’s report critical of Sydney freight rail capacity management
THE New South Wales Auditor General found the state’s transport agencies do not have strategies or targets to improve the efficiency or capacity of the metropolitan shared rail...
VTA advocates for COVID compliance cost recovery
VICTORIAN Transport Association CEO Peter Anderson has written to transport operators encouraging them to consider ways to recover the massive cost of compliance that COVID...
RCEP implementation legislation passes
ON Thursday, implementing legislation for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement was passed. The RCEP is a comprehensive free-trade agreement between Australia...
Almost 300 kilos of drugs smuggled in excavator through Botany
AUTHORITIES uncovered 295 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside an excavator imported through Port Botany, sparking an investigation led by the Australian Federal Police....
ABF cancels major Sydney cargo depot’s licence
THE Australian Border Force has cancelled PCA Express’ licence, ceasing the company’s ability to handle air and sea cargo under customs control. The cancellation comes after...
Full container throughput at Adelaide at multi-year low in September
CONTAINER throughput at Port Adelaide was at a nadir in September, according to the latest available trade statistics from Flinders Ports. Port Adelaide’s full container...
Research reveals new insights about supply chain labour shortages
AGAINST a backdrop of a massive transformation in global supply chains, the Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics at Deakin University and its Wayfinder program, recently...
One response to container rate volatility
WHILE recent reports suggest that shipping container rates are beginning to show signs of easing, CEO of freight forwarding company Verus Global and founder of Fickle Technologies...
AAD to deploy three ships for Antarctic shipping season
THE Australian Antarctic Program is planning to use three ships to support research and resupply activities this summer. Australia’s newly arrived Antarctic icebreaker, RSV...
GEV founder and chairman to retire
GLOBAL Energy Ventures’ founder and chairman Maurice Brand announced he would retire at the company’s next annual general meeting on 25 November. The ASX-listed company is...
Authorities seize heroin in largest-ever onshore detection
IN a joint media release, the Australian Border Force and the Australian Federal Police reported that authorities have seized the largest heroin shipment ever detected in...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen resumes normal services in Freo
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen announced it was resuming normal services and operations at Fremantle Port after the WA branch of the Maritime Union of Australia ended its protracted strike...
Port of Brisbane gets 5-star rating in global sustainability assessment
PORT of Brisbane received a 5-star GRESB rating for the second year running. GRESB is a globally recognised assessment that evaluates ESG performance and sustainability best...
China Navigation rebrands as Swire Shipping
THE China Navigation Company (CNCo) announced that it has been renamed to Swire Shipping as part of a strategy to streamline its brands, and provide customers and stakeholders...
Big ship berths at Botany, breaks records
RECORDS were broken at Port Botany on Friday when the containership MSC Asya berthed at the port. It was the heaviest ship to berth at the port, and it had the deepest draught of...
