Logistics sector supports bushfire recovery
THE Australian logistics sector has stepped up to support the bushfire recovery effort. In one recent example, Globelink International has launched a pledge to support the...
Seafarers’ group launches new safety program
THE ITF Seafarers Trust announced the launch of a new three-stage occupational safety and health education program for port workers. The Seafarers’ Trust is a UK charity...
Deal seeks to deliver air cargo expertise to Western Sydney airport
WESTERN Sydney Airport has partnered with an additional two freight companies, dnata and Toll Group, to work on the design of its freight precinct. Western Sydney Airport chief...
GAC Hub Agency appointed to support Phillips 66 marine operations
GAC Hub Agency has secured a contract with Phillips 66 to support its marine operations in the Asia Pacific as well as the Americas, Middle East and Indian Subcontinent. Phillips...
Freight movement to be aided by NSW road reclassifications
AN EXPERT Panel to help identify 15,000km of roads to be transferred to the NSW state government offers an important chance to enhance freight movement, the Australian Logistics...
Open the box for commercial vehicle safety and savings
WITH more commercial vehicles on our roads, up 16.4% in the last five years, comes higher fuel consumption, more fatalities, crashes and poor driving, with heavy vehicles...
Infrastructure Victoria chief headlines conference line-up
MICHEL MASSON will headline a line-up of infrastructure advisory bodies and authorities, to speak a the Victorian Transport Association’s state conference in March. Under Mr...
Contract signed for ship to shore container cranes in Montreal
LIEBHERR Container Cranes and Montreal Gateway Terminals Partnership have announced the signing of a contract for the supply of four ship to shore container cranes to the Cast...
ICTSI wins top ASEAN business award
THE ASEAN Business Advisory Council, a private sector initiative towards economic inclusivity in the region, awarded International Container Terminal Services the coveted Priority...
More options for US-Asia supply chain
SEKO Logistics and Air & Ground World Transport (AGWorld) have signed a strategic partnership to create new cross-border growth opportunities for shippers doing business between...
Channel widening program for Gladstone
CREATING a greater passing distance between cruising vessels and berthed ships is one of the key aims of the $80m Clinton Vessel Interaction Project. Led by Gladstone Ports...
Maritime asset investment platform announced
GERMAN businesses, ship-owning operation Schulte Group and insurer DEVK, have announced the establishment of Navigo Shipholding AG, a maritime asset investment platform for...
Kuehne + Nagel to accelerate development in Asia Pacific
LOGISTICS provider Kuehne + Nagel has set a path for further and accelerated growth in Asia Pacific. Targeting a stronger role in logistics across Asia, the company has decided to...
DPWA’s Andrew Adam hits out at union over annual leave cancellation claims
DP WORLD Australia chief operating officer Andrew Adam has hit out at the Maritime Union over claims the company has cancelled workers approved leave during the escalating...
Truck drivers bring aid to Gippsland farmers
DROUGHT and fire relief efforts in Gippsland, Victoria, have continued with hay bale donations delivered across the state. Stewart Clark and Peter Keem, both from C3 Australia,...
