Rolls-Royce acquires supplier of ship control systems
ROLLS-ROYCE has acquired Servowatch Systems, a UK-based international supplier of integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts....
New charter arrangement for SeaRoad
IN March 2021, SeaRoad Shipping will introduce a new charter vessel to provide increased capacity for freight across Bass Strait. The $80m investment over three years will see MV...
New Swire ship a sign of “export confidence”
A NEW shipping service connecting north Queensland with north Asia is a sign of confidence in the local export market, Townsville Port manager trade development Maria James says....
Working together to harmonise cattle welfare standards
THE Australian government’s Agricultural Trade and Market Access Cooperation program is supporting efforts to harmonise animal welfare standards with Vietnam. Meat and Livestock...
RightShip announces appointment of new CEO
MARITIME risk and environmental assessment organisation, RightShip, has announced the appointment of its new CEO, Steen Brodsgaard Lund. He succeeds Martin Crawford-Brunt, who...
Monster winter grain crop predicted
THE latest Australian Crop Report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics forecasts a 76% rise in Australia’s 2020-21 winter crop production to 51.5...
Heavy congestion reported around Melbourne freight precincts
CONGESTION in parts of the western Melbourne container freight precinct has been reported, particularly around empty container parks. A range of issues have been noted. These...
GEODIS welcomes new regional logistics managing director
TWENTY-FIVE year logistics veteran, Eric Herman has joined GEODIS to strengthen the supply chain operator’s growth in contract logistics throughout the Asia-Pacific. Mr Herman’s...
Awards recognise freight industry
THE Victorian Transport Association and members of the Australian freight and logistics industry honoured the winners of the 2020 Australian Freight Industry Awards during a...
John Duigan returns to King Island service
TASPORTS has announced the barge John Duigan has resumed its standard weekly shipping service to King Island, after the completion of works to replace the vessel’s propeller...
Customs broking and forwarding scholarship open
THE 2021 scholarship program of the International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia is open for applications until 15 January 2021. IFCBAA ITDF Scholarship...
Inland Rail breaks ground on Narrabri to North Star
PROGRESS on the Inland Rail project continues, with the second section of the 1700-kilometre Melbourne to Brisbane freight line between Narrabri and North Star now under...
Cameron Murphy elected to VTA executive council
MURPHY Transport Solutions chief executive Cameron Murphy has been elected to the executive council of the Victorian Transport Association. Mr Murphy was elected at the VTA’s...
Axle failure leads to coal train wagon derailment, says ATSB
RAIL infrastructure including 4,350 sleepers were damaged when the wheelset of a wagon of a loaded coal train derailed near Moss Vale in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. A...
Qube reports “sound financial performance” despite pandemic
QUBE managing director Maurice James has talked of a “sound financial performance” in the 2019-20 financial year, belying the twin miseries of pandemic and bushfires. “Of course,...
