Wiseway Logistics' mercy dash to Wuhan
A CHARTER flight organised by Wiseway Logistics departed Sydney Airport at 3pm Monday loaded with 100 tonnes of donated emergency supplies to Wuhan – the epicentre of the outbreak...
Freight and rail focus a feature of Infrastructure Priority List
INDUSTRY groups says a focus on freight and rail is a positive element of the latest Infrastructure Australia priority list. The list was released this week and serves as an...
Aquaculture business confident Kangaroo Island seaport is off the drawing board
SOUTH Australian business Yumbah Aquaculture says it is ready to lift an investment freeze on its Kangaroo Island abalone farm, confident a proposed nearby export wharf will not...
Deputy PM welcomes Infrastructure Australia priority list
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has welcomed the release of Infrastructure Australia’s 2020 update to its Infrastructure Priority List. The IA...
New walking trails at Gladstone Port
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation says it has extended the community’s access to local waterways, with new walking trails in the Gladstone Marina Parklands opened to the public. The 800...
Opinions divided as Equinor pulls of Great Australian Bight drilling plans
NORWEGIAN company Equinor has announced it is walking away from plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight. In a statement, the company said its exploration drilling...
Gudyara Road opens second ‘sea’ port access
THE Port of Mackay’s second access way, Gudyara Road, will be opened to the public from 25 February 2020. The 500-metre road, extending from Edmund Casey Drive to Slade Point...
Qube reports first half growth “despite headwinds”
QUBE Logistics has reported underlying revenue up 12.9% to $970.1m and underlying NPATA up 5.1% to $76.3 million for the first half of the 2020 financial year. However the picture...
New digital platform aims to disrupt road freight industry
A NEW road freight technology platform developed by Loadsmile has been launched, which matches fleet and route coverage with appropriate loads, enabling more orders and less empty...
Arrests following alleged 154kg meth import
AN APPARENT attempt to import more than 150kg of methamphetamine from Mexico into Australia has resulted in charges being laid against a 26-year-old Canadian-French dual national....
NQBP backs grower innovation to safeguard reef
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is supporting the Project Catalyst Annual Forum, which will bring together growers, natural resource management groups, the Australian government, WWF...
Merger looms between CBFCA and AFIF
A SPECIAL general meeting of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia on March 16 is set to vote on whether to form a single body with the Australian Federation of...
Wharfies to down tools in Sydney
WHARFIES at Sydney International Container Terminal Hutchison Ports Australia are to down tools for 24-hours from 6am Wednesday. This is part of the Maritime Union / CFMMEU’s push...
$1.28m ARENA backing for hydrogen centre
AUSTRALIAN Gas Networks has been awarded funding of $1.28m from the Commonwealth government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency to support the Australian Hydrogen Centre in...
Government should consider acquiring Aurora Australis and Toll vessels, says Senator
THE federal government should consider acquiring the Aurora Australis and Toll vessels when they are retired, opposition infrastructure spokesperson Senator Carol Brown says....
