East-West rail reopened
RAIL services have been restored between Sydney and Perth, Melbourne to Perth and Adeliade to Darwin. The Australian Rail Track Corporation has reopened the East West rail...
Coles, Woolworths call in trucks to ease train derailment pressure
WEST Australian branches of supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths have shifted to additional trucking capacity to maintain WA supply as work on the east-west railway continues...
SpecTec looks to APAC growth with Singapore appointments
MARITIME technology provider SpecTec has strengthened its Asia-Pacific operations from its Singapore hub, appointing two senior executives as it expands support for shipowners and...
WA government hints at Freo bridge freight restrictions
THE FREIGHT and transport industry has been warned that if it doesn’t take steps to minimise congestion to and from the Port of Fremantle during the Fremantle Traffic Bridge...
OPINION: Where we are now and where we are heading?
AS I watched the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race tracker update the positions for boats sailing into 35 knots, hard on the wind off the NSW coast, the parallel to global supply...
Derailment cuts off east to west rail freight
RAIL freight routes affecting Sydney–Perth, Melbourne–Perth, and Adelaide–Darwin have been suspended following a partial derailment north of Port Pirie on Tuesday afternoon. Rail...
WiseTech and Elm collaborate to drive Saudi logistics
WISETECH Global and digital solutions provider Elm Company have announced a non-binding memorandum of understanding to enhance collaboration in the logistics sector of Saudi...
MEDLOG buys Seaway’s Intermodal Division
WHAT seems to have been one of the industry’s worst-kept acquisition secrets has been confirmed this morning by both buyer and seller. Fulfilling rumours that first emerged in...
Reddy ready for new challenge
THE EXECUTIVE director of Freight Victoria, Praveen Reddy, has resigned to take up a position focusing on providing services and opportunities for new arrivals in the country. It...
Supply chains under pressure, as flooding hits the north
A TROPICAL low bringing torrential rain to North and Far North Queensland has affected supply chains to the Port of Townsville. The ABC reported yesterday about widespread stock...
OPINION: ACCC has confirmed landside charges failure – now the government must act
ANOTHER ROUND of increases to Terminal Access Charges (TACs) takes effect from 1 January 2026, reinforcing a pricing model that has become entrenched across Australia’s major...
TRADE LAW: Organised crime and the supply chain
Looking at serious and organised crime in Australia and its impact on the supply chain THERE has been significant media coverage of the existence of serious and organised crime...
OPINION: Stepping up
With the Australian Peak Shippers Association being appointed Vice Chair of the Asian Shippers’ Alliance, Australia steps into a bigger arena AUSTRALIA has just taken a major step...
Chair and deputy chair of ARTC reappointed
THE AUSTRALIAN government has appointed Peter Duncan AM as chair and Collette Burke as deputy chair of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) Board, each for further...
Australia’s newest and largest intermodal terminal commences rail freight operations
In a significant development for both Victorian and national supply chains, the newest and largest intermodal terminal in Australia, the $400 million Melbourne Intermodal Terminal...
