Rail line investment set to boost Port of Townsville
DOUBLE-stacked trains on the Mount Isa - Townsville rail line have been mooted as part of investment by the state government to boost the movement of freight in North Queensland....
VIDEO: Ship hits pier in Manila
FOOTAGE has been shared of the vessel Ocean Abundance hitting the wharves at Manila North Harbour in the Philippines. There are reports of five to ten metres of damage to the...
Industrial action set to hit Hutchison
HUTCHISON Ports Australia has issued a customer notice saying there will be a 24-hour stoppage at its Port Botany terminal starting 6am on Thursday. The action affects employees...
CH Robinson’s new tool to optimise container delivery
THIRD-PARTY logistics provider CH Robinson has launched a Container Prioritisation Tool, which was initially designed for international importing and has been extended to assist...
Paddy comes out swinging
WATERFRONT industrial action is legal and adheres to the requirements of the Fair Work Act, Maritime Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin says. Mr Crumlin has hit back at...
Industrial actions 'tip of the iceberg', Shipping Australia warns
INDUSTRIAL action at DP World Australia may be a harbinger of more trouble to come, Shipping Australia has warned. In an opinion piece published online, the industry body said...
BEIRUT BLAST: CMA CGM responds
SHIPPING company CMA CGM Group says it is “extremely saddened” by the huge explosion that ripped through Beirut port this week, expressing “our deepest solidarity with all the...
Freight sector urges dialogue on Stage 4 restrictions
THE Australian Logistics Council has urged the Victorian government to engage with industry over the details of its Stage 4 COVID-19 restrictions to minimise supply chain...
ICTSI reports drop in container volumes
WATERFRONT giant ICTSI has reported a 5% drop in international container volumes for the first half of the 2020 calendar year, with the global pandemic being given the blame....
Logistics sector adapts to harsh Victorian lockdown
STRICT measures aimed at halting the spread of COVID-19 in Victoria have forced changes on the state’s already under pressure logistics sector. Face masks are compulsory and a...
Dog sniffs out illegal cigarettes (with video)
TOBACCO detector dog Nayla has helped foil an apparent attempt to import illicit cigarettes from China hidden in a shipping container. According to the Australian Border Force,...
Pandemic fails to halt industrial action
STEVEDORE DPWA has released a statement confirming further industrial action at its container terminals as the dispute between it and the Maritime Union over a new enterprise...
Port orders electric rubber tyre gantry cranes
MONTECON S.A. at the Port of Montevideo, Uruguay has placed an order with Liebherr for two large electric rubber tyre gantry cranes, the first RTGs in Uruguay. Stacking ten...
COMMENTARY: Stevedore industrial relations landscape - what of the future?
IN RECENT days, several CTAA Alliance companies have asked when the current protected industrial actions at DP World terminals across Australia might end, and what is the possible...
Spike in maritime robberies prompts discussion
THE Regional Co-operation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia held a virtual dialogue on 30 July with representatives of shipping associations...
