$1.67-billion Moorebank sale finalised
LOGISTICS company LOGOS and its partners have signed a binding agreement to buy the warehousing and property components of the Moorebank Logistics Park for $1.67 billion from...
LINX’s Autocare Services exits voluntary administration
THE voluntary administration process for Autocare Servicers has been completed and control of the business has returned to LINX Cargo Care Group. The process came to an end on 1...
DP World acquires supply chain company for US$1.2 billion
DP WORLD has acquired 100% of syncreon for an enterprise value of US$1.2 billion. This transaction is subject to customary completion conditions and is expected to close in the...
Nominations open for Australian Freight Industry Awards
THE Victorian Transport Association has opened nominations for the 2021 Australian Freight Industry Awards, sponsored this year by TWUSUPER and Viva Energy Australia. VTA chief...
New handbook for hydrogen-fuelled vessels
AS investment in the development of hydrogen as a ship fuel heats up around the world, classification society DNV, along with 26 other companies and associations, has published a...
General manager for Poseidon Sea Pilots announced
CAPTAIN Robert Buck has been at the helm of Poseidon Sea Pilots since 1 July as the general manager. PSP’s new general manager has more than 45 years of experience in the...
Patrick and MUA still at loggerheads
PATRICK Terminals and the Maritime Union of Australia are still locked in negotiations, with the union still carrying out protected industrial action. The stevedore has said the...
Ports Australia joins Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds
PORTS Australia has joined Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds as members to continue the promotion of mental health and wellbeing of transport and logistics workers. Healthy Heads in...
ACFS acquires IPS Logistics Group's Port of Brisbane operation
CONTAINER logistics operator ACFS Port Logistics has acquired IPS Logistics Group’s Port of Brisbane operation. The acquisition includes 54,000 square metres of warehousing,...
ABF uncovers attempted import of ice from the US
ORGANISED Crime Squad detectives have charged two people after seizing nearly 10 kilos of the illicit drug ice following an investigation into the alleged importation of...
FIATA and ICHCA strengthen collaboration
THE International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations and the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association have renewed their memorandum of understanding to...
Kuehne+Nagel and IAG Cargo complete the first net zero carbon charter chain
KUEHNE+Nagel and IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group, completed a chain of 16 charter flights from Stuttgart to Atlanta fully carbon neutral after...
AMSA’s agreement with the US to create greater security
AUSTRALIA will have a greater level of search and rescue and maritime safety capability following a new agreement with the United States Department of Transport to access the...
Industrial action reduces Patrick rail capacity at Sydney by 25%
PATRICK Terminals' rail capacity at its Sydney AutoStrad has been reduced by 25% at Sydney due to increasing and ongoing industrial action. The Maritime Union of Australia’s...
Freight train wagon failure due to fatigue crack
A FREIGHT train wagon with two containers carrying zinc concentrate broke while the 977-metre-long train travelled through central New South Wales in January. The structural...
