Road freight groups weigh in on land planning
ROAD Freight NSW and the Australian Trucking Association have released their joint submission to the Greater Sydney Commission’s review of industrial lands policy. The groups are...
Wellard posts profit for second year in a row
ASX-listed livestock ship owner and charterer Wellard has reported a profit for the second year in a row. In the company’s financial results for the 2020-21 financial year, it...
Compressed hydrogen carrier pilot project approaches milestone
AUSTRALIAN hydrogen logistics technology company Global Energy Ventures has announced the ship specification engineering for its 430-tonne pilot vessel has been completed. A work...
ATSB opens investigation into Formosabulk Clement death
THE Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating a fatal fall from a pilot ladder on the bulk carrier Formosabulk Clement. The incident occurred 5 nautical...
Updated freight code keeps trucks and trains moving
THE Australian government, together with the states and territories, has announced streamlined COVID-19 measures for freight operators to ensure the efficient movement of goods...
New streamlined COVID measures for freight leave out maritime
MARITIME Industry Australia has noted that National Cabinet’s decision on Friday to streamline COVID-19 measures for land-based freight does not address the maritime sector. MIAL...
More needed from Productivity Commission after report on supply-chain vulnerabilities: Ports Australia
PORTS Australia has called on the Productivity Commission to conduct further investigations into supply-chain vulnerabilities after releasing their Vulnerable Supply Chains Study...
Australian flag flies on RSV Nuyina
THE AUSTRALIAN flag is flying for the first time on the country’s new icebreaker, RSV Nuyina, after a ceremony in the Netherlands. The event in Vlissingen was the official...
Toll truck drivers to strike for 24 hours on Friday
TOLL truck drivers and warehouse workers have voted to strike for 24 hours on Friday in a dispute about job-security provisions. The Transport Workers’ Union said workers voted...
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...
