New remote-controlled cranes for Qube in NZ
EARLIER this year, Qube's fully owned ISO Limited business in New Zealand commissioned four new Liebherr LHM 550 mobile harbour cranes. The cranes were commissioned at the Port of...
Unions and business at odds over overtime provisions for part-time staff
INDUSTRY and unions are gearing up for a fight over changes to overtime conditions for part-time workers proposed by attorney-general and industrial relations minister Christian...
Aussie logistics tech company secures $30M in equity
AUSTRALIAN e-commerce and logistics technology company Shippit has raised an A$30m (US$22m) Series B equity round led by US-based technology investment firm Tiger Global alongside...
Monthly throughput falls in the Pilbara
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered total monthly throughput of 57.4m tonnes for November 2020, a 3% fall compared with the same month in 2019. Port Hedland reported monthly...
Bill targets live export sector
INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie has tabled a private members bill in federal parliament seeking to end the live export sector. It was the fifth time Mr Wilkie has sought to introduce...
Maritime training course launched
LAW firm Cusack & Co has developed a spin off, Cusack & Co Academy, to deliver “practical learning” to maritime industry participants. Coupled with a City of Melbourne grant,...
TasPorts and AAD prepare to welcome new ice ship
A FIVE-year agreement between TasPorts and the Australian Antarctic Division is set to guarantee closer ties between the two entities and also ensure Hobart is ready to welcome...
Scorecard shows National Freight and Supply Chain implementation progress
A “SCORECARD” showing progress towards the implementation of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy has been presented to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack by the...
Farmgate value likely to hit $65bn, but watch on trade
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released its December quarter 2020 Agricultural Commodities report. It expects Australian farmgate production of...
NSW man charged over 200kg meth importation
A JOINT media release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Victoria Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, states that a...
Hay Point building project set to progress
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has announced local company Fergus Builders as the principal contractor for its Hay Point Administration Building refurbishment project....
Minister talks up Emerald inland port
ASSISTANT Minister for road safety and freight transport, Scott Buchholz met with Mayors from the Central Queensland Regional Organisation of Councils and visited the CQ Inland...
Investment reaps rewards for Pilbara’s ports
SPEAKING at the 23rd Annual Global Iron Ore and Steel Forecast Conference in Perth, Pilbara Ports Authority’s general manager of development and trade, Lyle Banks, said there had...
Forklift takes a plunge
LOCAL authorities and Toll Group staff have worked together to retrieve a forklift that fell from an operating ramp and into the water at Port of Burnie. “Toll confirms that an...
Supply chain workers must get vaccine priority, says Ports Oz
ALL SUPPLY chain workers must be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccine given their critical roles, Ports Australia chief executive Mike Gallacher says. Mr Gallacher was responding...
