Avalon air cargo expansion
MENZIES Aviation recently opened a new cargo facility at Melbourne’s Avalon Airport after international flights began there in December. Malaysian carrier AirAsia X switched its...
Final stage of Port Hedland channel project to begin in April
WORK is to begin on the final stage of the $120m Channel Risk and Optimisation Project (CROP) at Port Hedland in April, with a dredging company appointed to undertake the work....
Tassie’s ports see busy six months
TASMANIAN exports saw an increase over the past six months, according to a statement from state minister for infrastructure Jeremy Rockliff. Exports through Tasmania’s ports over...
Aussie logistics software behemoth acquires Norwegian company
LOGISTICS software provider WiseTech Global today announced the acquisition of Systema, Norwegian provider of customs management software. Headquartered in Oslo, Systema offers...
ALC calls for budget to establish freight strategy framework
THE Australian Logistics Council released its 2019-20 Federal Budget submission, saying it must establish the right framework to support the implementation of an effective...
Freo container throughput down in December
CONTAINER throughput at Fremantle saw a decrease in December by most metrics, according to the latest trade statistics available from Fremantle Ports. Total containerised...
WORKPLACE LAW: Mentally healthy workplaces – preventing and managing risks
WE HAVE been seeing investigations by workplace safety regulators into allegations of psychologically unsafe workplaces that expose workers to the risk of psychological and...
Austal delivers fast ro-pax cat
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal announced this week the delivery of a $109m ferry to Molslinjen of Denmark. The ferry is the largest commercial ferry (by volume) Austal has built at...
Electric Vehicles Report misses the boat
THIS month, the Senate Select Committee’s release of the Electric Vehicles Report received backlash from the Australian Logistics Council for failing to recognise freight as a...
VICT to increase infrastructure surcharge
VICTORIA International Container Terminal is increasing its infrastructure surcharge 77% to $85.00 per container starting from 1 March, the stevedore announced yesterday (30...
Deputy PM to address Vic conference
THE Victorian Transport Association announced that transport minister and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack was scheduled to address the State Conference 2019. The minister...
2018 a big year for containers at Melbourne
PORT of Melbourne’s container throughput increased 7.5% in 2018, according to the latest data from the port. Over the 2018 calendar year, Port of Melbourne handled a total of 3m...
NatRoad calls for an independent price regulator for the heavy vehicle industry
THE National Road Transport Association (NatRoad) announced it had lodged a pre-budget submission with the Treasury outlining measures that focus on promoting small business and...
Botany December container numbers up
PORT Botany saw a busy month this past December, with more container throughput than the previous month and the same month last year. Total container trade through Port Botany...
Liquefied hydrogen bunker barge designed
HYDROGEN as a fuel has become a hot topic, with Australia looking to develop hydrogen production and export capacity, and it has been marked as a possible maritime fuel. Four...
