Aurizon’s EBITDA crimped, Moorebank debut
AURIZON Group has notified the ASX of a downgrade in expected EBITDA for FY2025, thanks to lower coal volumes and outstanding debts. Underlying EBITDA for FY2025 is now forecast...
DHL seeks growth in Indonesia market
LOGISTICS giant DHL says it is keen to foster trade growth from Indonesia, with electric vehicles being central to its plans. According to the DHL Trade Atlas 2025, Indonesia is...
Maritime industry ripe for cyber attack
THE LOGISTICS and shipping sectors need to team up to protect themselves from what cybersecurity organisation CI-ISAC believes is an increasing risk of cyber-attack. Founder and...
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OPINION: Supply chains must be rebuilt around volatility
IT IS halfway into 2025 and like most of us, economists looked forward to the end of 2024 and towards the new year with hope and also trepidation. However much in the last six...
Queensland to pursue coal chain efficiencies
THE QUEENSLAND government says it is determined to close the gap between the state’s port export coal capacity and actual volumes, by studying bottlenecks in supply chains....
Ports welcome NSW freight paper
PORT managers have welcomed the freight paper announced last week by the NSW Freight Reform Advisory panel. The paper prepared by the panel was published last week and endorsed...
Road 2 Rail launched to foster better collaboration
AN ORGANISATION to foster better collaboration between road and freight operators has been launched. Road 2 Rail has been established as a not-for-profit organisation aiming to...
Rail the winner as Aurizon scores BHP contract
A SUBSTANTIAL share of South Australia’s mineral exports will move to port by rail after Aurizon secured contracts to provide integrated logistics for BHP’s Copper South Australia...
Inland Rail CEO quits
INLAND Rail chief executive Nick Miller has left the company to take up a new role as chief executive at John Holland Group. In a statement, the company praised Mr Miller for...
Minister visits Newcastle for logistics precinct announcement
NEW South Wales environment minister Penny Sharpe has visited Port of Newcastle to announce $115.5 million to build the Newcastle Logistics Precinct at the former BHP Steelworks...
ALC calls for productivity and workforce reform
SYSTEMS that support the Australian logistics network are in urgent need of reform, a key industry body says. The Australian Logistics Council has called on governments to bring...
Tasmanian government rules out GBE sales
AFTER losing a vote-of-confidence in the Tasmanian Parliament last Thursday [6 June] state premier Jeremy Rockliff has moved to rule out any proposed privatisation of government...
Victorian freight on track
THE VICTORIAN government has itemised the latest improvements to the state’s rail freight network while celebrating an uplift in volumes carried. Three per cent more freight was...
ALC pushes clean energy message
INDUSTRY body the Australian Logistics Council has called for investment in cheaper, cleaner energy as a means of achieving so-called net zero in carbon emissions. The ALC has...
Sadness as Don Watson Transport closes
PROMINENT Victorian trucking business, Don Watson Transport, has confirmed it is to cease trading. In a statement, managing director Lyndon Watson blamed difficult economic...
