VIDEO: Tugs in action
SOME of the challenges involved with manoeuvring big ships into Port Botany are shown on video. In the clip tugboat skipper Luke McAlpine demonstrates just what goes into moving...
Speed of change central to SA freight conference
RAPID changes in the world of transport and logistics are central to the ‘Freight 2030’ theme for the South Australian Freight Council 2019 conference. SAFC executive officer Evan...
Committee recommends creation of biosecurity advisory council
A COMMITTEE examining the merits of the so-called biosecurity levy has recommended the creation of a biosecurity advisory council. A report into the controversial levy on imports...
ANL adds Townsville to Asia – PNG service
ANL has confirmed it is adding the North Queensland port of Townsville to its Asia – PNG calling points. “ANL is pleased to confirm our commitment to North Queensland / Papua New...
Lyttelton and the road to recovery
RECOVERY or new development was a key question for kiwi authorities as they came to grips with the massive task of dealing with a severely damage Port of Lyttelton following the...
ICTSI port earns recognition far afield
A PORT operated by terminal giant ICTSI has been recognised as a great place to work. Operadora Portuaria Centroamericana, the Honduran subsidiary of ICTSI, was recently...
Japan concerned over shipping levy: media reports
JAPAN has reportedly written to the Australian government that a proposed biosecurity levy could violate the spirit of a free trade agreement between the two nations, according to...
Get in your nominations for the 2019 DCN Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards!
NOMINATIONS are still open for the 2019 DCN Shipping and Maritime Industry Awards. Always an industry highlight, this year’s function will be held at the Plaza Ballroom in...
Work starts on Port Botany rail capacity project
NEW South Wales Ports chief executive Marika Calfas and Patrick Terminals CEO have turned the first sod on the Port Botany rail capacity project. The $190m project aims to double...
Questions posed over Newcastle container terminal
LABOR MP Tim Crakanthorp has used New South Wales Parliament to pose a series of questions to the state government about a court case relating to a proposed container terminal in...
Improved access for heavy vehicles at Port Botany
PEAK body Road Freight NSW has worked with Transport for NSW to develop a Notice allowing increased mass for container related vehicles moving to and from Port Botany. The draft...
WORKPLACE LAW: Fair Work Act payments for foreign crews
THE Federal Court of Australia recently dismissed the case of Fair Work Ombudsman v Transpetrol, an application by the Fair Work Ombudsman for civil pecuniary penalties regarding...
CMA CGM to present reefer expertise at trade fair
FRENCH shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM Group has signed up as an exhibitor at the VietFish trade fair, set for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from August 29-31. CMA CGM is to...
Impending stink bug season prompts warning
TRANSPORT operators are reviewing their cost and container detention liabilities ahead of the brown marmorated stink bug season (officially starting 1 September). Container...
Industrial action at HPH Sydney
HUTCHISON Port Holdings has confirmed a strike at its Port Botany operation on Thursday as the Maritime Union (part of the CFMMEU) advances its claims regarding an enterprise...
