First section of Inland Rail completed
THE sleepy town of Peak Hill in country New South Wales made history this week when the final golden clip was hammered into place to signify completion of the first section of...
Sydney congestion blamed for ship shuffling
SHIPS are bypassing Sydney in order to avoid congestion at Port Botany, industry sources say. Freight and Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association issued a...
LOGOS and LF Logistics cement Marsden Park arrangement
PROPERTY group LOGOS has announced it has extended its relationship with LF Logistics via a tenancy with the international logistics services provider at the $250m Marsden Park...
ATSB farewells veteran commissioner
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau recently bid farewell to Carolyn Walsh from its Commission after more than a decade of service. Ms Walsh was the ATSB’s longest-serving...
Kuehne+Nagel invests in global vaccine distribution network
WITH the opening of airside pharma and healthcare hubs in Brussels and Johannesburg, Kuehne+Nagel says it has added two strategic elements to its global network of...
Supply chain investment required for battery metals sector to meet climate targets
THE battery raw materials supply chain requires increased investment during the next 10 years in order to meet climate targets, according to a new report from commercial...
Union boss "needs to get out of his office", says Patricks CEO
PATRICK Terminals CEO Michael Jovicic has called on the MUA leadership to come down to Port Botany and see for themselves the level of disruption which, he says, is the result of...
Plan for bigger ships, say ANL execs
SENIOR figures at ANL have issued a call for Australia to do more to prepare for the advent of bigger ships. In a recent statement, the company said ships around the world had...
Feds intervene on waterfront
THE federal government has urged all parties in Sydney’s waterfront industrial dispute to work together on a quick resolution to minimise any impact on workers, freight and the...
Dampier bulker grounding investigated
A BULKER ran aground in a channel while leaving Dampier when it lost steering due to “a total electrical blackout”, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says. The Panama-flagged...
Two arrested and meth in cans of coconut milk seized
THE Australian Border Force have confirmed that two people have been arrested in relation to the seizure of 600 litres of liquid methamphetamine concealed inside cans of coconut...
Free trade benefits for agriculture highlighted
THE importance of free trade agreements to Australia’s agricultural exports has been highlighted in a new report. The report, entitled Stocktake of Free Trade, was authored by the...
Veteran customs broker remembered
IT IS with great regret that we advise Jim Sinclair, a customs broker for WH Dyson in Melbourne since 1974, passed away in the early hours of Friday morning. Jim was a true...
Paddy calls for Coastal Trading Act changes
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has called for changes to the Coastal Trading Axt in order to improve Australia’s supply chain security. Mr Crumlin told a Senate...
Allow crew changes, insists IMO secretary-general
IN A statement issued ahead of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization has called on governments to take swift...
