Retired air marshal to Co-chair freight assistance body during pandemic
AIR Vice Marshal (Retired) Margaret Staib has been appointed to co-chair the International Freight Assistance Mechanism, a fund set up by the federal government to help the...
Staff changes at VICT as pandemic bites
VICTORIA International Container Terminal has announced a series of changes to its business in light of “challenging business prospects” for the 2020 third quarter. Roles that...
New partnership between BluJay and Uber Freight
BY integrating directly with BluJay’s Transportation Management via API, shippers can instantly access Uber Freight’s real-time pricing and tendering capabilities, with reliable...
Pandemic impacts on logistics highlighted
BUSINESSESS should explore new solutions to ensure their supply chains remain safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, third party logistics provider C.H. Robinson says. C.H. Robinson...
Flag state cooperation urged over crew changes
FURTHER efforts have been urged to recognise seafarers as ‘key workers’ and allow for crew exchanges at important international ports during the pandemic. The Liberian Registry,...
Qube announces trading halt
STOCKS of Qube Holdings have been placed in a trading halt at the request of QUB, pending its releasing of an announcement regarding a capital raising. “Unless ASX decides...
Input sought on panel for inland rail flood modelling
THE federal and Queensland governments are calling for public consultation on the draft terms of reference for an independent panel of expert hydrologists and engineers to inform...
Industry groups buoyant about COVID-19 recovery
A STUDY of Victorian Transport Association and Victorian Waste Management Association members has suggested the transport, waste and recycling sectors are reasonably upbeat about...
University partners for world-first logistics emissions transparency
THE transport and logistics supply chain will be the focus of a new partnership between Melbourne start-up Scope3 and Swinburne University of Technology. The goal is to develop a...
Truckie mental and physical health in TV focus
A NEW video series by Whiteline Television aimed at truck drivers covers topics such as mental health, nutrition and exercise. Road safety and freight transport assistant minister...
Deb's four decades of port service celebrated
“THIS too shall pass” is Debbie McDonald’s stoic attitude to the challenges thrown at the ports sector by the COVID-19 pandemic. Debbie recently clocked up forty years of service...
K-Line signs up to global “good citizen” compact
KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha (K-Line) has announced it has signed onto the UN Global Compact, whereby companies and organisations agree to act as “good corporate citizens”. The Compact...
DHL ships 1.3m COVID-19 test kits from South Korea
DHL Global Forwarding South Korea has air freighted more than 1.3m COVID-19 test kits in the first three weeks of April, to Brazil, Ecuador, India, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia....
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Box ship grounds off Houston
BOX ship CMA CGM Dalila grounded this week apparently after it departed from the vessel channel approaching Houston Port, US. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UHQMtWOe-E CMA CGM...
Minister disappointed by higher stevedore fees
FREIGHT minister of Victoria Melissa Horne has expressed her disappointment at a recent rise in infrastructure surcharges by stevedore DP World Australia. Responding to an email...
