Chamber argues against minimum wage rise
MINIMUM wages should be maintained at current levels through to mid-2021 in a submission by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission set to be lodged with the Fair Work...
Clinton Channel widening hailed for job creation
GLADSTONE Port chief executive Craig Walker has talked up the job-creation benefits of widening the Clinton Channel at the Central Queensland port. The project is expected to...
Paddy mourns Jack Mundey
“A PERSON of great principle” is how MUA national secretary Paddy Crumlin has remembered the late Jack Mundey who died recently at the age of 90. Mr Mundey lived a long and...
Mass job losses recorded in April
SEASONALLY-adjusted employment fell by 594,300 people between March and April, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ABS head of labour statistics Bjorn Jarvis said...
Bulker detained at Geelong for non-compliant fuel
BAHAMAS-flagged bulker African Heron (IMO 9750000) was detained at Geelong recently, after being found with fuel above the allowable sulphur content. A spokesperson for the...
National recognition for young Port of Newcastle leader
PORT of Newcastle deputy general counsel Gabriella Sainsbury has been shortlisted in the Laywers Weekly magazine’s ‘30 under 30’ awards, for her achievements, innovation and...
MSQ eases pandemic restrictions for Port of Gladstone
MARITIME Safety Queensland says it plans to align the arrival of vessels into the Port of Gladstone with Brisbane and Townsville from this Friday night. In a letter to Ports...
Cars drive timely economic boost at Townsville port
THE Port of Townsville has awarded the contract for its $2.5m project to extend the secondary wharf at Berth 10, which will be able to accommodate car carriers. Townsville marine...
SA infrastructure strategy welcomed by Freight Council
RECOGNITION of the critical need for improved road maintenance funding and scheduling is a key outcome of South Australia’s just released 20 Year State Infrastructure Strategy...
Export hub grants aims to help businesses through pandemic
TEN export hubs from five states are to receive more than $4.9m under the Small and Medium Sized Export Hubs Initiative funded by the Commonwealth. Trade minister Simon Birmingham...
More piracy incidents in 2020 with concern over Singapore
ACCORDING to the latest report from ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre on piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia, a total of nine incidents were reported in April 2020. Of...
ANL supports regional communities during pandemic
SHIPPING company ANL has helped indigenous communities in remote parts of the Northern Territory by transporting important medical and food supplies during the pandemic. The...
Toll confirms data theft following cyber attack
A SERVER with information about commercial agreements as well as past and present Toll Group employees has been access by cyber criminals, Toll Group has confirmed. The company...
Rail logistics conference to take place in May 2021
THE Australasian Railway Association and the Australian Logistics Council have announced that the next Inland Rail Conference will be held on 5-6 May 2021 in Albury Wodonga. The...
Charter Hall secures 150,000sqm of pre-leases in Melbourne’s west
THE Charter Hall Prime Industrial Fund has secured Bridgestone, Australia’s second largest tyre retailer at its masterplanned 60-hectare Midwest Logistics Hub in Truganina,...
