June sees trade trend end at Kembla
FOR the first time since July 2018, Port Kembla’s trade figures have fallen below the corresponding month of the previous year, according to the latest trade statistics from NSW...
Industry-government collaboration needed for rail projects
COMMONWEALTH, state and territory ministers attending the recent Transport and Infrastructure Council meeting in Adelaide noted several key issues regarding constraints in the...
Fatigue in focus for heavy vehicles
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and the National Road Transport Association have been raising awareness of the dangers that fatigue presents to truck drivers. Between the...
Another large ship for NSW Ports
NSW PORTS has released images of the third large ship to visit in as many weeks at Patrick Terminals – Sydney Autostrad, the impressive MSC Antonella. The Mediterranean Shipping...
Details released of offshore BMSB treatment providers
WHEN representatives of the Freight & Trade Alliance met with the Department of Agriculture recently, one of the key issues raised was the lack of availability of a list of...
Renewed calls to end Chinese ownership of Darwin Port
FEDERAL Labor MP Nick Champion would like to see Darwin Port returned to Australian control which would mean ending the 99-year lease signed with Chinese company Landbridge in...
Hotspots of skills in demand in logistics
THE annual salary guide from recruitment agency Hays has reported that increases in personnel in the logistics sector will be focused on multi-skilled candidates across transport,...
Industrial action lifted at DP World Australia terminals
THIS morning (2 August) the Freight & Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association were advised by DP World Australia executives that industrial action had ceased...
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...
