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Maritime decarbonisation summit held in Melbourne
MARITIME stakeholders gathered at Rydges in Melbourne to the 5th Maritime Decarbonisation Summit. The event was organised by Maritime Industry Australia Ltd (MIAL) and speakers...
Infrastructure minister Catherine King talks up strategic fleet plans
FEDERAL infrastructure and transport minister Catherine King says the government is progressing towards its objective of a so-called strategic fleet. Ms King spoke at the MIAL 5th...
Industry unites in support of seafarer welfare at MtS luncheon
MORE THAN 290 industry delegates gathered at Parliament House on Friday 20 June for the annual Mission to Seafarers Sydney Parliamentary Luncheon, in support and recognition of...
IFCBAA 2025 National Conference Day 1 wrap-up
REPRESENTATIVES from Freight forwarding, customs broking, maritime and air sectors from across Australia have convened in Adelaide for the International Forwarders & Customs...
Tudehope speaks in favour of Glebe Island port retention
RELOCATING commercial port operations from Glebe Island would increase housing construction costs and disrupt industry, New South Wales opposition industrial relations spokesman...
ICHCA SA luncheon wrap-up
THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) South Australia recently held a successful industry event in Adelaide, at the Coopers Alehouse in Gepps Cross,...
Freight on Board celebrates 35th birthday
THE ELEMENT Restaurant at Revesby Workers Club, Sydney, was the setting for logistics and forwarding business Freight On Board International’s recent 35th birthday celebrations....
Decarbonisation, mode sharing key themes from VTA State Conference
QUALITY data will be crucial as the freight and logistics sectors moves towards a cleaner future, the Victorian Transport Association State Conference has heard. Executive...
INSIGHT: TPM25 - finding reliability in an unreliable world
WHILE the maritime world held its breath as world leaders tore up the existing rule book and Houthis re-established threats in the Red Sea, a group of more than 4500 logistics and...
AMPI Regional Ports & Pilotage Conference Day 2 Wrap-up
DAY two of the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute (AMPI) Regional Ports & Pilotage Conference 2025 began with a morning session with the theme Critical Incident Response and...
West Gate Tunnel a game-changer for freight, minister says
VICTORIAN freight minister Melissa Horne says the West Gate Tunnel is set to be a transformative boon for freight movement to and from the Port of Melbourne. The minister was the...
AMPI Regional Ports & Pilotage Conference Day 1 Wrap-up
INDUSTRY representatives from marine pilotage and the wider maritime sector have convened in Cairns for the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute (AMPI) Regional Ports & Pilotage...
Workshop to seek solutions to maritime skills shortage
A MARITIME Skills Workshop has expressed concerns at the ageing workforce and sought solutions to a critical shortage of maritime skills. Around 60 representatives of companies...
Minister: LNG vital but decommissioning is not a government job
FEDERAL resources minister Madeleine King has hit back at concerns raised in speeches at the Energy Exchange Australia conference in Perth about the future of LNG. She told the...
Container logistics explained at Fremantle workshop
MAKING sense of the container supply chain can be difficult. A workshop in Fremantle, Western Australia, to explain how the logistics chain works is being run by the Container...
