Last-mile drones coming to Queensland
A DRONE delivery service is set to start up later this year in Logan, Queensland. Technology colossus Alphabet (Google’s parent company) is bringing its drone service, Wing, to...
Woolworths breaks ground on new distribution centre
RETAIL giant Woolworths’ new Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre will store and deliver fresh and chilled products to hundreds of Victorian supermarkets when it opens in late...
New exhibition asks: William Bligh, hero or villain?
THE Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney will open its latest exhibition “Bligh – Hero or Villain?” tonight (2 August) with an event that is open to the public. For the...
Container trade through Brisbane up in June
CONTAINER throughput through the Port of Brisbane saw an uptick in June, with more TEUs crossing the wharf than May, but down on June 2018, according to the latest trade...
Australia and NZ cruise guests to increase 27%
WITH the 2019/2020 cruise season set to be the largest in Princess Cruises history, over 51,000 people are expected to cruise Australia and New Zealand across four Princess ships...
Update on the BMSB reforms
PAUL Zalai and Andrew Crawford from the Freight & Trade Alliance met in Canberra on 1 August with executives from the Department of Agriculture and advisors. They discussed the...
Integrated national freight strategy adopted
DEPUTY Prime Minister and minister for transport Michael McCormack said the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy had been agreed upon by transport ministers on 2 August. The...
Ban on sheep exports to the Middle East extended
THE BAN on live sheep exports to the Middle East has been extended by the Department of Agriculture to 22 September. In making the decision, the department said it had considered...
Port development could boost Cairns by $95m a year
A NEW economic impact analysis has shown that developing a global tourism hub in Cairns’ Ports North precinct could attract 50,000 to 500,000 extra tourists per year. The 4.4...
T-Ports on track for deliveries in 2019 harvest
CONSTRUCTION at the T-Ports bunker sites in South Australia, is well underway and the transhipment vessel is on track to arrive in Australian waters before the upcoming grain...
Hedland Tower to steer growth of world’s largest bulk export port
THE port of Port Hedland is now home to a state-of-the-art vessel traffic control centre. The Hedland Tower Integrated Marine Operations Centre houses high-tech equipment and...
Australia recognises Timor-Leste maritime boundary
THE Australian Parliament has passed legislation that recognises the maritime boundary with Australia’s northern neighbour, Timor-Leste. The legislation ratified a treaty that...
IMO secretary-general visits Newcastle
IMO secretary-general Kitack Lim toured Newcastle Harbour during a brief visit hosted by Port Authority of New South Wales today (31 July). Mr Lim was joined by Australian...
Review shows record shipping growth on QLD coast
A REVIEW of the North-East Shipping Management Plan has revealed more than 50,000 vessel movements along Queensland’s north-east over a five-year period, with only two minor...
Qube wins safety award
THROUGH a focus on the safety, health and wellbeing of its 7000 employees, logistics services provider Qube Group has reduced injuries by over 40% and won an icare Aware Award....
