Tough road ahead for forestry and wood processing sectors
ACCORDING to a report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, an easing in residential construction and increased export uncertainty loom as major...
Amazon Australia announces ‘robotics fulfilment centre’
AMAZON Australia has announced plans to open its first ‘robotics fulfilment centre’ at Goodman’s Oakdale West Industrial Estate in Western Sydney. The facility is expected to be...
Missing containers to drift south-east, says AMSA
THREE containers that fell from box ship Navios Unite (IMO 9302619) last week are likely to have drifted south-east and away from land, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority...
Richard White to sell (some) WiseTech shares
WISETECH Global CEO and founder Richard White has sold a tranche of shares in the company via his own RealWise Holdings Pty Ltd. However the sale of 2,445,653 shares represents...
NHVR launches heavy vehicle technology blueprint
A BLUEPRINT released by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator will support manufacturers and operators to incorporate the latest safety technology into new and existing heavy...
ACCC set to appeal Pacific National acquisition in the High Court
A FEDERAL Court ruling that Pacific National’s acquisition of the Acacia Ridge terminal from Aurizon was unlikely to substantially lessen competition may be appealed in the High...
10 year first as frozen beef exported to Japan
A SHIPMENT of frozen beef left Townsville on 29 June, the first such shipment in more than a decade onboard ANL’s Hansa Regensburg. The shipment will be sent directly to Japan as...
Building work starts on Toowoomba export hub
EARTHWORKS are said to be underway for the new Regional Trade Distribution Centre at Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport. Wagner Corporation is building the 3,500sqm centre, with more than...
Report released into SCT Logistics freight train derailment
THERMAL damage to a wheel contributed to the derailment of an SCT Logistics freight train near Cook, South Australia, in January of last year. That was the verdict of a report...
VTA applauds clearway plans
THE Victorian Transport Association has welcomed new Victorian Roads and Road Safety Minister Ben Carroll’s announcement of a $340m package to keep Victorian roads moving,...
Former Toll Group executive joins TM Insight
A FORMER executive from Toll Group, Marcus Carmont, has taken up the newly created role of executive director of business development at TM Insight, a supply chain and industrial...
Last wind blade loaded at Geelong
THE last wind blade for the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm, 35km west of Ballarat, was recently loaded at the Port of Geelong by the LCR Group, part of the Qube Renewables team. This...
Austal announces large catamaran launch (with video)
AUSTAL has announced that Austal Vietnam has launched Hull 397, a 94-metre high-speed catamaran for the National Infrastructure Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago, from...
Containers in the drink as AMSA deploys air assets
ROUGH seas are believed to have contributed to an incident where three containers fell overboard from the Liberian ship Navios Unite (IMO 9302619) on Thursday night. The incident...
Building work starts on Glebe Island infrastructure
CONSTRUCTON is to start soon on a multi-user facility at Glebe Island, Port Authority of NSW has announced. A Port Authority spokesperson said Glebe Island had been a vital...
