Traceability tech potential for grape shipments
AND Fresh Pty Ltd has been awarded a grant to trial data logging technology across the table grape export supply chain. Minister for agriculture David Littleproud said improved...
Cleaner shipping the focus of webinars
MARITIME Industry Australia and the LNG Marine Fuel Institute have teamed up to promote discussion about cleaner energy in the context of global warming. The two organisations...
Kalmar to supply Vietnamese container terminal
KALMAR has signed an agreement through its local dealer Unico Vina JSC, to supply Saigon Newport Corporation with 25 units of the Kalmar Essential Terminal Tractor TL2. Since its...
East coast gas outlook forecasts challenges for producers
BEFORE the disastrous events of 2020, conditions in the east coast gas market had improved in 2019. According to EnergyQuest, demand grew in all the key sectors. Gas-fired power...
U-Freight adds second rail freight hub in China
WITH increasing volumes of LCL cargo being experienced on its LCL and FCL rail freight services between China and Europe, the U-Freight Group has added a second consolidation...
Lloyd’s Register makes key regional appointment
LLOYD’S Register has announced the appointment of Mike Holliday as its marine and offshore president for South Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Mr Holliday is to lead LR’s marine...
CH Robinson’s new tool to optimise container delivery
THIRD-PARTY logistics provider CH Robinson has launched a Container Prioritisation Tool, which was initially designed for international importing and has been extended to assist...
Maritime taskforce seeks to smash transnational crime
COOPERATION between Australian agencies via the Maritime Border Command is helping in the fight against maritime crime. The MBC is a joint effort entity made up from the...
New icebreaker overcomes first scrape (with video)
AUSTRALIA’S newest icebreaker RSV Nuyina has survived its first bingle. But rather than some giant ice flow in the Weddell Sea, it was a bank of the River Danube in Rumania on...
Toll opens new $25m facility in Wellington
TOLL has officially opened a new NZ$25m logistics hub in Wellington, Toll Aotea, that will service customers in Wellington and surrounding regions. Toll Aotea is double the size...
China rail freight direct to regional Britain
BRITISH logistics and supply chain business Davies Turner says its Express China rail freight service now goes direct to UK regions Head of supply chain Tony Cole said they had...
Beirut blast prompts ammonium nitrate debate
AN EXPLOSION at Beirut port, blamed upon the dangerous storage of ammonium nitrate, has prompted discussion about how this chemical is being both stored and handled in Australia....
Air cargo continues recovery in July
ACCORDING to analysis by CLIVE Data Services, the volume of global air cargo continues to show a gradual but consistent month-on-month recovery in the month of July. The growth in...
Safeguarding Australia from seedy biosecurity risks
FOLLOWING the case of unsolicited seed packets being received in the mail, the government is reminding people to be aware of biosecurity risks. Head of biosecurity operations,...
Indian Register of Shipping launches vessel for Unichart Navigation
MV ROKNOOR-32, a general cargo vessel, built under the classification of the Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass), has been launched from the Delta Shipyard in Chattogram,...
