Wharfies mourn Comrade Freddie
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has paid tribute to veteran seafarer and activist Fred Krausert who passed away recently. Mr Krausert was described as a seafarer,...
Freight forwarders fume over tech giant’s price move
FREIGHT forwarders have voiced their frustration with WiseTech’s new billing model, with the chief executive of Australia’s peak industry body calling the change to pricing...
$100 billion for ag industry, latest report says
THE AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released its latest forecast, with the agriculture industry on track to reach $100 billion...
Intermodal CFO to head Northern Australia Infrastructure Fund
CHIEF financial officer of the National Intermodal Corporation, Neil MacDonald, has been appointed the new chief executive of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility...
CIMIC sells 50% stake in UGL Transport to Japan’s Sojitz
ENGINEERING and infrastructure behemoth CIMIC Group has sold a 50% stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary UGL Transport to the Japan-based Sojitz Corporation in a deal worth $500...
Truck industry calls for accreditation rethink
AN ALLIANCE of road transport associations has lodged a joint submission to the Federal Government’s peak transport authority over concerns proposed accreditation changes for...
Australia re-elected to IMO Council
AUSTRALIA has been successfully re-elected to the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Council, the only representative from the South Pacific region. Elected for a 2-year...
Bigger trucks and tax favouring road for freight, rail operators warn
A COMBINATION of bigger and more fuel-efficient trucks, under-investment in rail infrastructure and tax arrangements favouring road transport is seeing a decline in rail’s freight...
Maritime decarbonisation, technological change key symposium themes
CHALLENGES surrounding industry decarbonisation, protectionism and technological change were topics at the Australian Maritime Logistics Research Network (AMLRN) 2025 symposium,...
Contract for design awarded for Norfolk Island Pier upgrade
NORFOLK Island’s Cascade Pier upgrade has reached the design phase, with Consult Marine contracted to deliver the next stage of the federal government’s $10 million project. The...
Leading container ports: Singapore top globally, Sydney ahead in Oceania
SINGAPORE has been named the world’s leading container port in the first edition of the Leading Container Ports of the World (LCP) report. Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan in China...
Australian exporters seek European opportunities
A TRADE trends survey by FedEx has highlighted Australian business interest in exporting to Europe. FedEx (full name Federal Express Corporation) is one of the world's largest...
Tariffs, Trump and the trade adjustment
CHINESE goods are increasingly being exported to Australia and other economies this year even as they have been deterred from the US market by higher tariffs. That was the verdict...
A good BET to get rail decarbonisation on track
A MELBOURNE company has successfully demonstrated the technology enabling a battery electric tender (BET) for diesel locomotives. The technology promises rail operators a faster...
Beef exports goood! Lamb exports baaaad!
AUSTRALIAN beef exports have totalled 1.27 million tonnes, the largest year to date volume on record and 15% higher than 2024, the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics figures...
