Construction on Inland Rail section to commence
WORKS on the Inland Rail Stockinbingal to Parkes project will kick off for 2024 with construction to commence at the Daroobalgie and Wyndham Avenue sites later this month. Rail...
CMA CGM and Air France-KLM scupper air-cargo deal
CMA CGM and Air France-KLM have agreed to end their air-cargo partnership. The ocean carrier entered a partnership deal with the airline holding company in May 2022, and it came...
Newcastle international terminal taking shape
CONSTRUCTION is progressing on a new international terminal at Newcastle Airport. The federal government committed $55 million for the terminal expansion project and border...
New leadership and regional structure at Röhlig
RÖHLIG Logistics has appointed Christoph Passek as managing director for China and Hong Kong. The logistics company has also assigned four area general managers to a new regional...
Yemen's Ansar Allah threaten US ships in Gulf of Aden and Red Sea
YEMEN’S Ansar Allah group, also known as the Houthi movement, intends to expand its targets in the region to include US ships. Global media have reported Ansar Allah plans to...
Logs shift to rail in Tassie
OVER the past decade, there has been a 10-fold increase in logs transported by rail in Tasmania, according to the state government. From a base of a little more than 20,000 tonnes...
New director for Qube board
ASX-LISTED logistics company Qube has appointed a new director to its board. James Fazzino is due to join the board as director on 22 February 2024. Mr Fazzino has worked in...
MSC cargo aircraft enters operation
ATLAS Air has taken delivery of a freighter aircraft, which it will operate on behalf of MSC. The Boeing 777-200 freighter entered operation on 11 January and would complement MSC...
Outback freight road upgrade in progress
WORKS have begun on a flood-prone section of the Oodnadatta Track in South Australia’s far northwest. The works are to improve access after rain and help motorists, including...
Cyclone-damaged freight route reopening in QLD
A SECTION of an important road freight route in Far North Queensland is reopening after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper tore through the region in December. The Captain Cook Highway...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen diverts from Red Sea
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has joined the growing list of shipping firms diverting vessels from the Red Sea. On 9 January the ro-ro carrier announced its ships would instead sail around...
New faces at the top of ARTC and Inland Rail
THE AUSTRALIAN government has appointed new leaders for the Australian Rail Track Corporation and Inland Rail. Nick Miller now has the top job at Inland Rail. According to a...
Trans-Tasman service to call Port Chalmers again
PORT Otago is welcoming back ANL’s Transtaz service after a hiatus of four years. CMA CGM Semarang is due at Port Chalmers this week The Transtaz service has operated in New...
Attacks and disruptions continue in Red Sea
MAERSK has warned of “significant disruption to the global network” as it suspends all transits through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden following an attack on a Maersk ship. The...
PacNat calls for level-crossing safety reforms after fatal crash
PACIFIC National is calling for a national summit on level-crossing safety after a fatal train crash near on New Year’s Eve. A PacNat train and a truck collided at a level...
