AMSA claims “complete success” in YM Efficiency container recovery
“A COMPLETE success” is how the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has deemed the recovery effort for containers lost overboard from the YM Efficiency almost two years ago. On...
Additional ECP capacity welcomed
A NEW empty container park at Port Botany should help ease truck processing congestion, the Container Transport Alliance of Australia believes. The new park, announced this week,...
Tamworth intermodal rail line set to boost exporters
WORK has begun on a rail line that is expected to speed up getting commodities from country New South Wales to the great box ships calling at Port Botany. The project in question...
Containers form the basis of Tasmania’s “efficient housing” solution
SHIPPING containers have formed the basis of a temporary housing solution in Tasmania, with the state government there calling on other states to consider the same option. The...
Coles and Charter Hall extend leases for logistics operations
CHARTER Hall Group has announced an extension of its relationship with Coles Group via long-term “pre-lease” commitments for two new “high-tech” distribution centres in Sydney and...
New ECP announced for Port Botany
A NEW empty container park at Port Botany will support growth and new supply chain efficiencies, NSW Ports chief executive Marika Calfas says. NSW Ports has announced a new...
Steel beams discovered in YM Efficiency containers
RECOVERY work on Yang Ming Efficiency containers resumed on Tuesday night, with bad weather having forced a halt last week. According to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority,...
COVID-19 “emergency Space Register” established
PROVIDING additional warehousing space and the ability to store full and empty containers during the pandemic is the aim of the COVID-19 Emergency Space Register established by...
Toll hit by second cyber attack
TOLL Group has confirmed it has come under ransomware attack, the second cyber assault on the company this calendar year. In a statement sent to Daily Cargo News, Toll reported...
Maurice James pleased with investor interest in Qube
QUBE managing director Maurice James has taken heart from investors’ “strong support” for the company’s recent institutional entitlement offer. According to a statement to the...
VIDEO: Recovery footage from YM Efficiency released
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has released footage collected from the YM Efficiency recovery operation. The footage shows sub-sea robotic equipment working to separate...
New board member for ICHCA Australia
JAMIE Bradford has been appointed to the board of the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (Australia), replacing David Bendall who retired late last year. Mr...
Retrofits can improve live-feed visibility of cranes
KONECRANES Port Solutions is seeking to change the world of container handling by giving container terminal operators the ability to retrofit powerful intelligence on existing...
Leadership changes at SCT
INTEGRATED rail and logistics provider, SCT Logistics, has announced its owner and founder, Peter Smith is stepping down as chairman and will remain on the board as a...
Townsville welcomes easing of berthing restrictions
PORT of Townsville has welcomed an easing of berthing and cargo unloading restrictions. According to Maritime Safety Queensland general manager Angus Mitchell, from Friday morning...
