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Containerchain changes announced

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CONTAINERCHAIN has confirmed it will be launching its redesigned and rebuilt Notification application across Australia on 1 August 2019. The Containerchain Notification system is...

Kalmar supplies container handlers to Chinese business

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EIGHT new empty container handlers from Kalmar are to be added to China Merchants Port Group’s mobile equipment fleet. The group has established a large port network covering...
Kalmar supplies container handlers to Chinese business

Wharfies rally at West Swanson

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WATERFRONT workers and their supporters have braved miserable weather to stage a rally outside DPWA’s West Swanson Dock facility. The rally occurred about half-way through a four...
Wharfies rally at West Swanson

Wharfies plan barbecue rally in campaign against DPWA

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WATERFRONT workers are set to hold a rally in Melbourne on Friday morning as their dispute with stevedoring company DPWA drags on. While stoppages have occurred around the...
Wharfies plan barbecue rally in campaign against DPWA

New CEO confirmed for Darwin Port

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A NEW chief executive has been confirmed for Darwin Port, with leaseholder Landbridge Australia announcing the appointment of Darren Lambourn. He replaces Terry O’Connor who...
New CEO confirmed for Darwin Port

LOGOS partners with AustralianSuper on kiwi logistics estate

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LOGOS and AustralianSuper have joined forces to develop the Wiri Logistics Estate in Auckland, starting with a 10-hectare site acquired by LOGOS in July 2018. As part of this new...
LOGOS partners with AustralianSuper on kiwi logistics estate

Government money to boost Queensland exports

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MORE Queensland food products are set to find their way to world markets thanks to a $1.3m export grants program. The Growing Queensland’s Food Exports Program aims to boost...

Heavy Vehicle hotline has made a difference, proponents say

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THE National Heavy Vehicle Confidential Reporting Line has received almost 1500 calls in its first year of operation, operators say. NHVR National Intelligence Coordinator Aarron...

Truckies and residents do a deal

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THE Victorian Transport Association and Maribyrnong Truck Action Group have welcomed progress towards incentivising freight operators to use lower emissions trucks in return for...
Truckies and residents do a deal

Parkes a gateway to key ports, breakfast hears

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KEY players from shipping lines, freight forwarders and fast moving consumer goods’ businesses have gathered in Sydney for a breakfast to highlight the freight potential of the...
Parkes a gateway to key ports, breakfast hears

AI-enabled freight platform launched in Asia Pacific

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A NEW system from Kuehne + Nagel that uses artificial intelligence to match shippers’ requirements with carrier availability, has been launched in Thailand, with Australia among...
AI-enabled freight platform launched in Asia Pacific

Brookfield to acquire Genesee & Wyoming

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BROOKFIELD Infrastructure is to acquire Genesee & Wyoming as part of a US$8.4bn deal, it has been announced. The transaction is set to result in G&W becoming a privately held...

Shipping lines urged to provide detention relief

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SHIPPING lines have been urged to waive detention and related charges caused by the escalation of industrial action at DP World Australia terminals this week. The Maritime Union...
Shipping lines urged to provide detention relief

Further IR action planned at DPWA terminals

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CONTAINER terminals run by DPWA are this week set to be hit with protected industrial action by the Maritime Union division of the CFMMEU. The stevedore has argued successfully in...

Strikes at DPWA, with company and union at loggerheads

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A MAJOR escalation of industrial action is about sending stevedore DPWA a clear message, Maritime Union assistant national secretary Warren Smith says. Wharfies are this week...