Macca talks up Inland Rail business benefits
A NEW procurement process for Inland Rail will see more businesses benefit during construction, Deputy Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack says. The...
GEODIS commits air freight capacity to Asia-Europe
GLOBAL logistics provider GEODIS has confirmed a two-way schedule of flights from China to Europe and back through to early 2021, as part of its AirDirect service. GEODIS...
Feelings run high in Botany mooring row: STRONG LANGUAGE WARNING
TENSIONS are high at Botany with members of the Maritime Union expressing their anger at the use of labour from new liner services arrival Port and Harbour Services. Port and...
John Duigan out of action until Christmas
TROUBLED barge the John Duigan (IMO 9717606) will be out of service for another 12 weeks, TasPorts says. TasPorts, is the owner and operator of Bass Island Line which provides...
Gladstone throughput drops for a second straight month
CARGO throughput at Gladstone Port totalled 9.78m tonnes in August, according to the latest available trade statistics from the port. This was down 4% on July’s figures. August...
Greater access for heavy vehicles extended in Victoria
THE Victorian Transport Association has welcomed the government’s extension of a ministerial order made earlier this year which suspended the application of curfews and loading...
Ports Australia launches sustainability strategy guide [WITH VIDEO]
PORTS Australia has released a new guide that provides Australian ports with a systematic and robust approach to sustainability as they prepare their strategies or evolve the work...
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Export guide launched for Indonesian vegetable market
AN EXPORT guide for those seeking to target the Indonesian vegetable market has been launched by the Australian Food and Grocery Council. The guide was produced via the...
New era for Melbourne vessel traffic service
A NEW vessel traffic service system is set to bring about a new era of safety and efficiency at Melbourne and Geelong, Victorian Ports Corporation chief executive Rachel Johnson...
Union and liner towage business brawl at Botany
MORE conflict is brewing at Port Botany with the Maritime Union condemning a new line services business as a “scab operator”. The company, Port and Harbour Services, has hit back,...
Container trade drops at Adelaide after July high
A DROP in imports resulted in August container throughput at the Port of Adelaide being down on the previous month, according to the latest trade statistics available from...
Waste collecting floating jetty launched in Norway
A GREENTECH start-up Clean Sea Solutions, and PG Flow Solutions, have launched a floating dock in Norway that automatically rinses marinas and harbours for ocean plastic, diesel...
Heavy Vehicle manufacturer joins Road Freight New South Wales
ROAD Freight NSW has announced a new partnership with MaxiTRANS, an Australian manufacturer of heavy-duty semi-trailers. “We are thrilled that MaxiTRANS has come on board and...
Port bottlenecks set to hurt consumers, says logistics exec
AUSTRALIANS should expect to pay more for imported goods this Christmas due to shipping container backlogs at major ports, says Andrew Coldrey, vice president of third-party...
Website launched to promote maritime jobs
CO-DIRECTOR David Bendall said an industry as diverse and widespread as the maritime industry needed focus points, especially in such a large and diverse country as Australia....
