Hyenergy export project feasibility underway
GLOBAL Energy Ventures (GEV) has provided an update on the feasibility study underway to demonstrate the technical and commercial advantages of compressed hydrogen as a preferred...
New report on the COVID headwinds hitting air freight
A NEW report by Infrastructure Partnerships Australia (IPA) shows the unparalleled disruption COVID-19 has wrought on Australia’s $125 billion air freight trade. The latest...
New intermodal container terminal to rise in Melbourne’s west
RAIL freight company Pacific National is today (13 December) unveiling plans to develop a new intermodal rail terminal at Little River, Victoria. The terminal is to connect to...
Mondiale VGL acquires Customs Agency Services
AUSTRALASIAN end-to-end supply chain company Mondiale VGL will consolidate its national presence and build further scale by acquiring South Australian-based customs and logistics...
Export container dwell times soar at main ports globally
CURRENTLY there are dozens of ships are slow steaming way off the coast of Southern California and 37 container ships are currently waiting in the immediate vicinity to unload at...
CMA CGM and Ingram Micro Commerce sign US$3bn supply-chain deal
CMA CGM Group and Ingram Micro have signed a share and asset purchase agreement for the CMA CGM Group to acquire most of Ingram Micro’s Commerce and Lifecycle Services activities...
Australia’s first Mates-to-Masters course using simulators
KOTUG has run its first simulator-based harbour towage Mates-to-Masters courses in Australia, so that mates can practice manoeuvres before progressing to on-the-water training....
National location data portal to boost freight efficiency
THE Australian government has launched the National Location Registry, a new digital tool that provides pick-up and delivery location information to truckies. The information on...
Ten new female officers of the watch in PNG
TEN young women from Papua New Guinea have graduated as officers of the watch, as part of Pacific Towing’s Women in Maritime program. The women, who were all cadets at PacTow,...
ARTC appoints Martinus as preferred proponent for Inland Rail program
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has appointed contractor Martinus as the preferred contractor for the delivery of the Rail Corridor Program for Inland Rail sections...
Aussie company Ofload raises $20m in private capital
SYDNEY-based logistics start-up Ofload has closed its Series A funding round in less than four weeks, raising $20 million in private capital as it continues its growth trajectory...
A month of milestones in November for Mid West Ports
DURING November, Mid West Ports achieved a number of records including the largest cargo export out of the Port of Geraldton – a load of 79,996 tonnes of iron ore. The iron ore...
Air cargo demand up 9.4% on pre-pandemic levels in October
DATA released by the International Air Transport Association shows that air cargo market demand continues well above pre-pandemic levels and that capacity constraints have eased...
Knee-jerk reactions to Omicron variants put supply chains at risk, international transport organisations say
“KNEE-jerk reactions” to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus are putting transport workers and the global supply chain “at greater risk of collapse”, international transport...
Group to develop first methanol-hydrogen fuel cell towboat
ABB Marine & Ports has signed an agreement with Maritime Partners, Elliott Bay Design Group and e1 Marine to develop a hydrogen-powered inland towboat for operation in the United...
