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Freight industry welcomes Queensland support on curfews
THE Queensland government has extended laws that it introduced during COVID-19, meaning supermarkets across the state and essential businesses will be able to continue re-stocking...
Toll considers options for Bass Strait ships
TOLL Group has played a straight bat to suggestions the company is considering options for its two new ships on the Bass Strait route, the Tasmanian Achiever II and the Victorian...
New policy director for UK Chamber of Shipping
PETER Aylott has been named as UK Chamber of Shipping’s new director of policy, following David Balston’s departure after 10 years at the Chamber. He will take up his new role in...
Liability cap increase at DPWA Terminals welcomed
CONTAINER Transport Alliance Australia has welcomed an increase in the liability cap offered by DP World Australia for loss or damage to wharf carriers’ trucks or trailing...
Report finds renewables stimulus generates more jobs than fossil fuels
A REPORT completed by consultancy firm Ernst & Young has found that a stimulus package aligned with Australia’s national climate change greenhouse gas emissions goals would...
Gladstone seagrass meadows in the best condition for a decade
IN good news for local fisheries, and for hungry dugong and turtles the seagrass in Gladstone is in the best condition of the past decade. The results come from a monitoring...
Australia-India partnership to further drive trade opportunities
MINISTER for agriculture David Littleproud has applauded the Australia-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreed to on 4 June by Prime Ministers Scott Morrison of Australia...
ANL reports progress with APL England clean-up (with video)
ANL is talking up progress with cleaning up coastal areas affected by the containers that fell overboard from containership APL England on 20 May. Following the incident, ANL...
Safety message following ship elevator tragedy
THE death of a containership crew member who became trapped between an elevator cage and a bulkhead highlights safety management, an investigation from the Australian Transport...
Bollard installation completed in Melbourne
PORT of Melbourne recently finished installing new 150-tonne bollards at Swanson Dock East and West to accommodate bigger ships. This $8.5m project was engineered by AECOM and...
Industry group releases new IoT container standards
THE Digital Container Shipping Association’s standards for IoT containers have just been released, the first of their kind in the shipping industry. DCSA is a neutral, non-profit...
Supply chain improvements a focus of Port of Melbourne study
A $1m industry study aimed at informing future decisions about freight and containerised trade in Victoria has been announced by the Port of Melbourne and the state government....
Containerchain payment terms re-extended during pandemic
CONTAINERCHAIN has announced a further extension to its three-month extended payment term scheme that was due to end on 31 May. The payment extensions were announced back in March...
TAPA warns of a significant spike in cargo thefts
CARGO owners and logistics providers must prepare to protect their supply chains from a projected spike in cargo thefts as coronavirus lockdowns begin to be lifted across the...
APL England master appears in court
THE master of the APL England has appeared in Wynnum Magistrates Court, via video link, to face two charges relating to the loss of containers from the ship. ADVERTISEMENT The...
