Melbourne container trade dips in June
PORT of Melbourne’s June was busier than the same month last year for container throughput, but the port handled fewer containers than the month of May. According to the latest...
Rail operator calls for end to access charges for freight
PACIFIC National CEO Dean Dalla Valle said less than 1% of 20 million tonnes of palletised and containerised freight transported between Melbourne and Sydney is now hauled by...
1-Stop joins Mizzen container project together with UTS
DYNAMIC pricing and rates provider Mizzen Group has announced 1-Stop Connections has joined its Container Visibility Project. The aim of the project, being delivered with the...
Environment and safety focal points for Toll’s Bass Strait business
INNOVATIONS in safety and environmental management are key to business operations on Bass Strait, executive general manager of Toll Tasmania/Toll Shipping Steven Borg believes....
K + N reports sea freight volume increase
INTERNATIONAL logistics business Kuehne + Nagel has reported an increase in sea freight volumes for the first half year of 2019. According to results released to the market, sea...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Women testing the water
2019 is such an exciting year for women in maritime. With so many activities happening around Australia, and around the world, we have a chance to think globally and act locally....
Union and stevedore in knots over ropes
WIRE ropes on a ship-to-shore crane at Port Botany are at the centre of a row between stevedore DPWA and the MUA/CFMMEU. On July 17, wire crane ropes slipped with the union...
Exports boost container throughput in Adelaide
Port of Adelaide experienced its highest level of container throughput since January this year, according to the latest trade statistics available from Flinders Ports. Port of...
Wharfies urged to “embrace progress”
STRIKING wharfies and their union have been urged to “embrace progress” as their dispute with stevedore DPWA. The stevedore has announced another 200 redundancies across Sydney...
Low industrial land vacancies boost case for Moorebank, report argues
LOW vacancy levels for industrial land in south-west Sydney boost the case for Moorebank, a report from consultancy UBS says. The report, Moorebank – long term dream or near term...
Safe cargo management a feature of heavy vehicle funding
MONEY to address unsafe loading and cargo restraint in international shipping containers has been welcomed by industry groups. Funding from the Commonwealth was announced by...
VIDEO: Box ship slams into Indonesian pier
FOOTAGE of boxship Soul of Luck slamming into a pier at Indonesia’s Semarang Port has gone viral. The video footage shows the aging vessel not only hitting the pier but bringing...
ONE announces delivery of seventh 14,000TEU boxship
OCEAN Network Express has announced the delivery of 14,000 TEU containership ONE Cygnus at Japan Marine United Corporation’s Kure shipyard in Hiroshima. This is ONE’s third...
Wharfies to down tools at Port Botany
MORE than 600 Sydney waterfront workers are to walk off the job on Thursday morning as the Maritime Union maintains its campaign against stevedore DP World Australia. The 48-hour...
Containerchain changes announced
CONTAINERCHAIN has confirmed it will be launching its redesigned and rebuilt Notification application across Australia on 1 August 2019. The Containerchain Notification system is...
