DPWA seeks intervention of the industrial umpire
STEVEDORE DP World Australia has sought the assistance of the Fair Work Commission in halting industrial action at its Port Botany terminal during the next two weeks. DPWA applied...
COMMENT: Congestion and other charges choking trade at Port Botany
IT SEEMS counterintuitive but even as Australia struggles out of recession and pandemic, a number of lines have determined that the state of services through Port Botany require...
Supply chain investment required for battery metals sector to meet climate targets
THE battery raw materials supply chain requires increased investment during the next 10 years in order to meet climate targets, according to a new report from commercial...
Union boss "needs to get out of his office", says Patricks CEO
PATRICK Terminals CEO Michael Jovicic has called on the MUA leadership to come down to Port Botany and see for themselves the level of disruption which, he says, is the result of...
Plan for bigger ships, say ANL execs
SENIOR figures at ANL have issued a call for Australia to do more to prepare for the advent of bigger ships. In a recent statement, the company said ships around the world had...
Feds intervene on waterfront
THE federal government has urged all parties in Sydney’s waterfront industrial dispute to work together on a quick resolution to minimise any impact on workers, freight and the...
OPINION: Wharfies continue to deliver productivity improvements
SHIPPING Australia’s absurd, evidence-free claims about waterfront bargaining are just their latest hysterical and destructive attempt to exploit COVID anxiety in the community...
Paddy calls for Coastal Trading Act changes
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has called for changes to the Coastal Trading Axt in order to improve Australia’s supply chain security. Mr Crumlin told a Senate...
Allow crew changes, insists IMO secretary-general
IN A statement issued ahead of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization has called on governments to take swift...
Report claims “disconnect” in maritime companies’ gender policies
A “DISCONNECT” exists between what maritime companies say and do in the field of gender diversity, a new report maintains. The Diversity – Women in Maritime report, prepared by...
Patrick agrees to another half century at East Swanson
PATRICK Terminals has extended its lease at East Swanson Dock, securing its position at Port of Melbourne until 2066. The announcement came in a statement from Qube Holdings which...
DHL eCommerce Solutions expands Sydney headquarters
DHL eCommerce Solutions announced that it will relocate its Sydney headquarters to a 19,000-square-metre facility, co-located with DHL Global Forwarding, at Military Road,...
New South Wales leads expected winter crop bounce back
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released its latest crop report which forecasts an increase in winter crop production of 64% in 2020/21. It also...
Innovation aims to help liner companies’ profits soar
ALLOWING shipping lines to profit from revenue management techniques used by airlines is the aim of a concept developed by Mizzen Group and Maxamation. The two businesses have...
“Crisis point” for empty container management in Sydney
EMPTY container management in Sydney has reached “crisis point”, Container Transport Alliance Australia director Neil Chambers says. Mr Chambers said many empty container parks...
