'Single voice' entity for customs brokers and forwarders takes effect
A NEW entity to be known as the International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) – the merger of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of...
Call for nominations ahead of 25th Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry awards
THE call is out for nominations ahead of the 25th annual Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards on 12 November. The event is to be held at the swanky Four Seasons Hotel in...
VICT announces increase in infrastructure surcharge
STEVEDORE Victoria International Container Terminal has announced an infrastructure surcharge increase in what it says is a necessary move to cover the 2020 lease increases. From...
Freight panel to help implement National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy
A NEW Freight Industry Reference Panel has been created to help implement the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy. The panel is to provide feedback and advice on annual...
Tough road ahead for forestry and wood processing sectors
ACCORDING to a report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, an easing in residential construction and increased export uncertainty loom as major...
Registry welcomes Liberian Business Corporation Act changes
CHANGES to the Republic of Liberia’s Business Corporation Act have been welcomed by the Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry. The changes to the Business Corporation...
Missing containers to drift south-east, says AMSA
THREE containers that fell from box ship Navios Unite (IMO 9302619) last week are likely to have drifted south-east and away from land, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority...
Richard White to sell (some) WiseTech shares
WISETECH Global CEO and founder Richard White has sold a tranche of shares in the company via his own RealWise Holdings Pty Ltd. However the sale of 2,445,653 shares represents...
NHVR launches heavy vehicle technology blueprint
A BLUEPRINT released by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator will support manufacturers and operators to incorporate the latest safety technology into new and existing heavy...
ACCC set to appeal Pacific National acquisition in the High Court
A FEDERAL Court ruling that Pacific National’s acquisition of the Acacia Ridge terminal from Aurizon was unlikely to substantially lessen competition may be appealed in the High...
10 year first as frozen beef exported to Japan
A SHIPMENT of frozen beef left Townsville on 29 June, the first such shipment in more than a decade onboard ANL’s Hansa Regensburg. The shipment will be sent directly to Japan as...
Report released into SCT Logistics freight train derailment
THERMAL damage to a wheel contributed to the derailment of an SCT Logistics freight train near Cook, South Australia, in January of last year. That was the verdict of a report...
VTA applauds clearway plans
THE Victorian Transport Association has welcomed new Victorian Roads and Road Safety Minister Ben Carroll’s announcement of a $340m package to keep Victorian roads moving,...
Former Toll Group executive joins TM Insight
A FORMER executive from Toll Group, Marcus Carmont, has taken up the newly created role of executive director of business development at TM Insight, a supply chain and industrial...
Containers in the drink as AMSA deploys air assets
ROUGH seas are believed to have contributed to an incident where three containers fell overboard from the Liberian ship Navios Unite (IMO 9302619) on Thursday night. The incident...
