Victorian Transport workers included in new key worker mandates
TRANSPORT workers in Victoria who are involved in food distribution are required to receive their COVID vaccination by 12 March, under a mandate coming into force at midnight on...
Poseidon Principles signatories make headway, but climate goals out of reach for some
POSEIDON Principles signatories are making progress in aligning ship finance portfolios with climate goals despite COVID-19 headwinds, according to the association’s latest annual...
Transaction heralds new age in exchange of ownership
AS the result of a partnership between fund manager TradeFlow Capital Management and the Baltic Exchange, a pilot escrow transaction as part of a commodity trade has been executed...
Pilbara ports see December uptick in throughput
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported an increase in total throughput at its ports in December. In total, the ports delivered a monthly throughput of 68.5 million tonnes last...
Trade on the up in Brisbane for November
THE Port of Brisbane saw significant increases in throughput volumes in November, according to the latest statistics from the Queensland port. Over November, a total of 142,288...
Wallaroo port project to boost SA grain exports
A SHIFT in grain exports for South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula is on the horizon, with the launch of the Wallaroo port project development. The port’s grain export facility will...
Covid isolation rules change for critical staff, including freight workers, in QLD and NSW
NEW South Wales and Queensland have changed COVID-19 self-isolation rules to allow critical workers who are close contacts of a case, and are asymptomatic, to return to work...
Port of Brisbane and Ocean Crusaders partner to clean up Brisbane River
PORT of Brisbane is at the helm of an initiative to clean up the Brisbane River – a trial project has been accepted into the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Program’s...
Testing requirements removed for freight workers entering QLD
FREIGHT movement restrictions have eased slightly in Queensland with PCR testing requirements having been removed for freight workers and truck drivers. The national cabinet...
Rail freight operator to research diesel alternatives
THE University of Queensland has teamed up with rail freight operator, Aurizon, on a research project to help reduce the carbon emissions of the company’s locomotive fleet. The...
Fremantle container throughput shows increases in November
CONTAINER throughput in November at Fremantle Ports was at its highest since April, according to the latest trade statistics from Fremantle Ports. In November, a total of 69,922...
December air cargo demand dampened
DECEMBER demand in the general air cargo market put a final dampener on 2021 peak season volumes as continuing supply chain issues, congestion on the ground, and concerns over the...
Australian shipbuilder launches ro-pax cat
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Incat Tasmania has launched a new vessel for service in South Korea. Santa Monica is currently alongside Incat’s fit-out berth at Prince of Wales Bay, where...
Men charged with alleged plot to import meth into WA
A JOINT release from the Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force has revealed that three men have been charged over an alleged plot to import almost $100 million...
Australia’s export earnings to reach record heights
AUSTRALIA'S resource and energy export earnings are forecast to reach a record $379 billion in 2021-22 according to recent data from the Department of Industry, Science, Energy...
