Brisbane wharfies make essential donations to at-need school students
DOZENS of students in the Wynnum area have received tablet computers or other essential supplies to allow them to undertake home-schooling during the COVID-19 crisis, thanks to...
Illicit drugs found in hand sanitiser bottles
ON 6 May, Australian Border Force officers at the Sydney Gateway Facility inspected a package sent from Canada which was described as containing medicine and clothing. Officers...
YM Efficiency and all that rubbish
WASTE crew have sent 440 tonnes of rubbish to landfill, while 195 tonnes of metal, including shipping containers, have been sent to scrap metal processors as part of the YM...
China tariff leaves barley ships in limbo
AGRICULTURE minister David Littleproud says the Department is seeking alternative markets for barley on six bulk ships currently bound for China. As reported by Daily Cargo News,...
ABF announces cruise ship ban extension
THE Australian Border Force has announced an extension of current restrictions on cruise ships entering Australian waters until 17 September, 2020. According to the ABF, any...
Former Linfox exec to lead Port of Melbourne commercial operations
PORT of Melbourne has appointed Shaun Mooney to the role of executive general manager, commercial, with oversight of property and business development. Mr Mooney joins Port of...
China announces new inspection rules for iron ore (with video)
CHINESE state-owned media outlet, the Global Times, is reporting changes for imported iron ore at Chinese ports from June 1. Citing China's General Administration of Customs, the...
A big milestone for Alma Doepel restoration
RESTORIATION work on the tall ship Alma Doepel has reached an important milestone with the final plank fitted to the ship’s hull. During the 1980s and 1990s the vessel regularly...
Report shows increase in heavy vehicle driver fatalities
NATIONAL Transport Insurance has released its 2020 Major Accident Investigation Report produced by the NTI National Truck Accident Research Centre. CEO of the National Heavy...
Electric vehicles to support sustainable operations at Port of Newcastle
THE Port of Newcastle has announced it will switch to fully-electric vehicles across its operations by the end of 2021. It has unveiled the first four of its Hyundai Ioniq...
Man overboard tragedy prompts lifejacket reminder
SEAFARERS have been urged to wear lifejackets, following an apparent tragedy off the Sunshine Coast, where a 48-year-old mariner was lost overboard from a fishing trawler on...
Beef exports to be highlighted in Rockhampton
THE potential of Australian beef as an exportable commodity is to be highlighted during a conference in Rockhampton next year. Beef Australia 2021 has this week begun its digital...
DHL launches customer portal for digital logistics
DHL Global Forwarding, Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, has launched myDHLi, a fully integrated online platform for freight forwarding customers....
Australia to appeal barley tariffs at “local level” in China, says Littleproud
AGRICULTURE minister David Littleproud says Australia will consider appealing new Chinese barley tariffs “at a local level”, before pursuing any action at the World Trade...
GHD appointed to design new Navy facilities in WA
PROFESSIONAL services company GHD has been appointed by Lendlease to provide design and consulting services on the Department of Defence $365m building works project – known as...
