A call for faster roll-out of rapid antigen testing
PACIFIC National is calling on governments to simplify deployment and use of rapid antigen testing (RAT) to help screen essential rail freight workers for COVID-19. Pacific...
Price & Speed invests in increasing capability
CONGESTION and stretched carrier capacity are pressing issues the Australasian freight and logistics sector is facing today. The risks of compounding costs, delays, and broken...
Thorstar to unload cargo this week
THORSTAR is expected to berth at Port Botany on Thursday, six weeks after it was detained by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. According to an update to customers from the...
Pandemic exposes efficiency gap between container ports
CONGESTION continues to plague global container ports with little sign of abating. Delays continue to negatively impact global supply chains, causing frustration for shippers and...
Extended supply chain woes to pump carrier profits
RESEARCH firm Drewry has reported, in its latest Container Forecaster report, that the current supply chain turmoil will last longer than anticipated, forcing big upgrades to...
MUA tug crew at Svitzer’s Brisbane operations to down tools
THE Maritime Union of Australia has given notification of a 12-hour work stoppage Svitzer tugs in Brisbane starting at 1800 on Sunday 10 October through 0600 the following...
Repeat order of Kalmar stacking cranes for VICT
CARGO handling specialist Kalmar will supply the Victoria International Container Terminal with automatic stacking cranes (ASCs) for its terminal expansion. Kalmar solutions...
Royal Wolf consolidates container sales position
CONTAINERISED solutions provider Royal Wolf has acquired the container rental, sales and modification division of Price & Speed Containers Pty Ltd. Founded in 1990, Price & Speed...
MUA lifts industrial action at Melbourne
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has lifted its industrial action at Patrick’s Port of Melbourne terminal after COVID cases put almost one-third of the workforce into 14-day...
ICS calls for a net zero-target date of 2050
THE International Chamber of Shipping has submitted plans to the International Maritime Organization for urgent measures that governments must take to help the ocean shipping...
Supply chain faces perfect storm of industrial action and driver shortages
THE Victorian Transport Association said planned industrial action and the potential for interstate linehaul driver shortages due to the looming vaccine deadline, are creating a...
Landside terminal fee increases for DP World Australia
PORT terminal and supply chain operator DP World Australia, on 1 October, announced increases to its Terminal Carrier Access Public Tariff Schedules for its Melbourne, Sydney and...
Cars and containers buoy port profits in Townsville
THE Port of Townsville has delivered a strong operating result of $14.3 million in the last financial year, up 3.3% on the previous year despite the ongoing impacts of the...
Spectainer appoints Simon Aynsley as CCO
SPECTAINER has appointed Simon Aynsley as chief commercial officer. Mr Aynsley has served as a non-executive director for the company since February 2020. Mr Aynsley brings with...
The wreck of the Rena 10 years on
IT has been 10 years since the grounding of the Liberian-flagged MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef off the New Zealand Bay of Plenty coast. When the vessel ran aground on 5 October 2011,...
