Freelancer acquires digital freight marketplace Loadshift
ASX-LISTED Freelancer Limited, a freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, has acquired Australia’s digital freight service Loadshift. Launched in 2007, Loadshift has received...
Call for input into new data hub for regional decision-making
THE Australian government committed $13.7m to the Better Data Use to Support Delivery for Regional Australians program over four years from 2020-21. As part of that program, the...
Queensland port gets high-tech safety review
MARITIME Safety Queensland and Gladstone Ports Corporation will use advanced computer modelling to support enhanced risk management at Port Alma. MSQ general manager Angus...
New project to assess potential of zero carbon fuels
INDUSTRY partners have joined forces to assess the technical, financial and environmental potential of converting existing vessels to zero carbon fuels and technology as part of...
BUDGET: Lots for infrastructure, but naught for the blue highway
THE Federal Budget for 2021-22 is tightly focused on driving growth and rebuilding the economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. There is much to laud, including the commitment of...
1-Stop delivers new mobile-based app
1-STOP Connections has launched 1-Stop Deliver, designed to improve key interactions between the truck drivers, their employers and the empty park. 1-Stop Deliver is a...
Government investment welcomed in Central Queensland
AS part of the Australian government’s $100m Regional Recovery Partnerships program, to be delivered over two years, it has announced funding of $10m for the Gladstone region. The...
New guide to boost consumer confidence in food supply chains
A NEW guide that helps Australian agrifood businesses comprehensively track and trace food products from the farm gate to the dinner plate will be launched today (Thursday) by...
MSC introduces new electronic bill of lading
MSC is officially introducing the electronic bill of lading (eBL) for its customers around the world, following a successful pilot phase, using a solution on an independent...
PayCargo tailors its platform for Air Cargo Netherlands
FINANCIAL platform PayCargo has teamed up with Air Cargo Netherlands to help simplify the payment and collection of the association’s membership and delegate transactions....
IRClass gets approval for remote surveys for Panama
FLAG administration, Panama Maritime Authority has authorised the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) to conduct specific surveys through remote inspection techniques. In...
New Inmarsat report captures role of Singapore start-ups
A NEW study sponsored by satellite communications company Inmarsat, offers a comprehensive overview ever of Singapore’s vibrant maritime start-up sector. The Trade 2.0 Singapore...
Rotors sails a step closer to commercialisation
SUPPLIER of wind propulsion systems Norsepower has signed a framework agreement with Offshore Technology Development, Keppel Offshore & Marine’s technology arm specialising in the...
Singapore boosting maritime innovation and digitalisation initiatives
SINGAPORE’S senior minister of state for foreign Affairs and transport Chee Hong Tat announced two initiatives at the fifth Singapore Maritime Technology Conference. The first...
UNCTAD urges move toward more liner transparency
THE UNITED Conference on Trade and Development called for more transparency and called for authorities to monitor freight rates and market behaviour. In its Policy Brief 84,...
