Newcastle partners with Greenfleet to offset CO2 emissions
NEWCASTLE has offset carbon emissions from all corporate flights as part of efforts to reduce its impact on the environment. Through a partnership with Greenfleet, a...
Toll Group shuts IT systems after 'cyber security incident'
FREIGHT business Toll Group has shut down “a number”" of IT systems following a “cyber security incident”. In a statement sent to Daily Cargo News, the company said that as “a...
Court grants DPWA injunction banning industrial action
THE Federal Court of Australia has granted DP World Australia an interim injunction stopping industrial action. DPWA chief operating officer Andrew Adam said the order meant it...
Fortescue reports “record shipments”
FORTESCUE Metals Group has reported shipments of 46.4m tonnes of iron ore for the December quarter. This was 9% higher than the same quarter the year before and took results for...
TWU calls for suspension of flights from China
TRANSPORT Workers Union national secretary Michael Kaine has called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to suspend incoming flights from China to Australia to stop the spread of...
Industry welcomes Melbourne on-dock rail plans
INDUSTRY entities have broadly welcomed the announcement of plans to spend $125m for an on-dock rail solution at the Port of Melbourne. The plan was announced on Thursday (January...
Minister announces rail solution for Port of Melbourne
STATE freight minister Melissa Horne has announced a $125m Port Rail Transformation Project, aimed at getting more freight off roads and onto rail. Features are to include: A new...
Man charged after 130kg of 'ice' found in machinery
DETECTIVES have charged a man with drug supply as part of investigations into the alleged importation of nearly $100m worth of methylamphetamine concealed in a one tonne piece of...
Rail crash cuts key freight corridor
A V-LINE train crashed into a derailed freight train near the Victorian border township of Wodonga on Wednesday, cutting freight rail access between Australia’s two largest...
Global coal: what to look for in 2020
RESEARCH and consultancy group Wood Mackenzie says coal suppliers looking to grow will continue to face creeping resistance, grappling with “an unfriendly permitting environment,...
New harbour master for Melbourne
CAPTAIN Kell Dillon has been announced as the new ‘executive general manager marine and navigation’ at Victorian Ports Corporation (Melbourne), a position that includes the role...
Porteous praised for Mission contribution
THE contribution of Captain Nigel Porteous to the Melbourne Mission to Seafarers has been praised. As was reported in the DCN earlier this week, Captain Porteous was this week...
Ocean Network Express joins Shipping Australia
SHIPPING Australia has welcomed Ocean Network Express as a full voting member. “Our mission is to represent the interests of all sectors of shipping in Australia, but we are...
Austal awarded contract for high-speed catamaran
AUSTAL Limited announced that it has been awarded a A$15.5m contract for a 41 metre, high-speed catamaran. The new vessel is based on an existing and proven Austal...
Qube announces fire package
A TOTAL of $500,000 in financial contributions together with critical transport and logistics support is the basis of a bushfire support package announced this week by Qube...
