Toll introduces paid COVID-19 vaccination leave
TOLL Group today announced it is introducing paid leave of up to four hours to support employees to attend COVID-19 vaccination appointments. Toll chief human resources officer...
American Airlines to temporarily suspend cargo and passenger services to Australia
AMERICAN Airlines has announced a decision to suspend both passenger and cargo flights to Australia for two months starting in September. In a letter to customers, the airline...
Passengers rescued from capsized vessel off Pilbara coast
A SVITZER pilot boat crew rescued two passengers from a capsized recreational fishing boat off the coast of Onslow, Pilbara over the weekend. The Svitzer Seara crew received the...
Kiribati’s future in shipping threatened by agreement breakdown
KIRIBATI’S future in the maritime industry has been jeopardised by the collapse of a longstanding arrangement between their government and a consortium of German shipping...
Nearly 8 million cigarettes smuggled in Botany-bound container
POLICE have thwarted an attempt to smuggle almost eight million cigarettes through Port Botany in a sea-cargo consignment. Authorities have said a Sydney man with connections to...
Blockchain trial shows promising results for reducing transaction costs
THE Australian Border Force, IMDA Singapore and Singapore Customs, confirmed in statement that a trial has concluded using blockchain to issue and verify trade documents digitally...
Maersk signs green methanol deal for carbon-neutral containership
REINTEGRATE, a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy is to partner with Maersk to produce green fuel for Maersk’s first vessel to operate on...
Big container volumes at Botany continue in July
BIG volumes of containers continued to cross the wharves at Port Botany last month, with significant increases in exports, according to the latest trade data released by NSW...
Green hydrogen on the agenda for Hay Point
DALRYMPLE Bay Infrastructure, North Queensland Bulk Ports, the Brookfield Group and the Itochu Corporation have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to investigate the...
Australian logistics company appoints new board member
WISEWAY Group’s board has appointed Brandon Teo as a non-executive director, effective immediately, as part of the company’s global expansion strategy, especially in the Southeast...
Fifth man charged after seizure of drugs
ON 13 August, the Australian Federal Police High Volume Drug Crime Team, together with Victoria Police Joint Taskforce Icarus members arrested and charged a 32-year-old Melbourne...
CTAA warns of potential increase in container detention costs ahead of peak season
AN "insidious" consequence of the current shipping capacity squeeze is the potential for rising container detention costs on import and export equipment, Container Transport...
Australian supply chains “generally resilient”: Productivity Commission report
THE Productivity Commission’s report on vulnerable supply chains found that Australia’s supply chains were “generally resilient” in response to recent upheavals, including the...
$1.13-million program to help get South Australian companies ready to export overseas
A new $1.13-million National Trade Program will support South Australian companies to develop their export capability through a bespoke capacity building program that will provide...
New WA container port planning progressing
INDUSTRY representatives attended a market briefing this week to learn about future opportunities to be involved in delivering Westport, ahead of tenders being issued to help...
