Summit highlights freight decarbonisation momentum
PRACTICAL realities of freight decarbonisation were explored at the VTA Alternative Fuel Summit 2026 in Melbourne this week, focusing on the technologies, fuels and infrastructure...
Seafarer survey highlights the need for connectivity
THE IMPORTANCE of connectivity for the mental health of seafarers when visiting Australian ports has been highlighted in new research. The Seafarer Port Welfare Survey was...
Dodgy boxes on the rise, survey finds
A REPORT published by the World Shipping Council has found more than one in ten cargo transport units inspected during 2025 had safety deficiencies. Government authorities in...
Unions seek arbitration as BHP Pilbara dispute escalates
THE LONG‑running industrial dispute at BHP’s Port Hedland operations has escalated, with unions now seeking an intractable bargaining declaration from the Fair Work Commission...
WSC calls on governments to close battery cargo safety gap
GOVERNMENTS must address a gap in international dangerous goods rules that allows containers to carry thousands of lithium batteries to be transported without carriers being...
Book sends a message of supply chain resilience
BOLSTERING supply chain resilience during a time of turbulence is a key message to come from a new book aimed at the business community. The book, Australia: A Lighthouse in the...
MIAL welcomes CEO's appointment to Freight Industry Reference Panel
MARITIME Industry Australia has congratulated its chief executive, Angela Gillham, on her appointment as chair of the Freight Industry Reference Panel – Ports and Shipping...
INSIGHT: Government legislation attacks illicit tobacco
THOSE in the supply chain are subject to extensive legislative and other regulatory controls. There is debate on the ways in which those controls are imposed and varied,...
Vopak cleared for Port Botany expansion
VOPAK Terminals Sydney has received approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for the acquisition of leasehold land for the expansion of its Botany...
Ten years on: What Hanjin taught the industry about crisis
TEN years ago, I was working carrier-side in Melbourne when the reports started coming in. Ships holding position outside ports rather than coming in. Not because of weather, not...
Unions reject BHP’s updated Pilbara port offer as dispute intensifies
BHP’S industrial dispute at Port Hedland has escalated after three unions rejected the company’s updated enterprise agreement proposal, despite the inclusion of a $25,000...
Joint rescue operation off Christmas Island shows Australia’s search and rescue capability
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has successfully coordinated a complex search and rescue operation approximately 1,000 kilometres east-south-east of Christmas...
The Tampa, 25 years on: A master's duty, a nation's response
ON 26 August 2001, the Norwegian container ship MV Tampa altered course in the Indian Ocean to answer a distress call from the Australian Rescue Coordination Centre. Its master,...
State government to shut down Infrastructure Victoria
SAVING money has been cited as the key reason for the state government of Victoria moving to axe advisory agencies Infrastructure Victoria (IV) and Economic Growth Victoria....
ALC sets six supply chain priorities for Victorian election
THE AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council (ALC) is asking every party contesting the Victorian election to commit to six practical priorities that would strengthen the state's supply...
