Brisbane port chief on the growing freight task
THE Port of Brisbane’s CEO Roy Cummins spoke at ARUP’s Brisbane Alive event on 8 August, about the future of freight movement around Brisbane. He also touched on the need to...
Silk Contract Logistics purchases Rocke Brothers
SILK Contract Logistics has announced the acquisition of Victorian-based wharf carrier Rocke Brothers that has a depot in Lara, Victoria servicing the Geelong region. SCL has...
Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region aims to boost ag exports
THE Growing Greater Whitsunday Agrifood report aims to be a roadmap to get more Queensland agricultural exports to more foreign markets. The Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region is set...
Fremantle Ports marks record rail performance
THE Western Australian government's policy to raise the container rail subsidy has resulted in a 30% increase in the amount of freight taken by rail to Fremantle Inner Harbour....
Google pledges carbon-neutral shipping by 2020
GOOGLE says it will neutralise carbon emissions from delivering consumer hardware by next year and include recycled plastic in each of its products by 2022. Anna Meegan, head of...
Toowoomba investment provides gateway to the region
CONSTRUCTION for a vital part of the Toowoomba Trade Gateway has been completed. The Steger Road Infrastructure enabling project and the Toowoomba Enterprise Hub stimulus project...
Oceania has the happiest seafarers: survey
THE Seafarers Happiness Index, conducted by the Mission to Seafarers in association with the Shipowners’ Club, exists to provide an ongoing study into how people at sea feel about...
Pacifica Shipping adding larger coastal vessel
PACIFICA Shipping announced it had acquired a 1700-TEU vessel for deployment on its premium coastal shipping service in New Zealand. MV Moana Chief will meet growing domestic and...
Industry ball raises thousands for charities
HEAVY hitters from the Western Austrlaian logistics industry recently gathered for the inaugural International Trade Ball. Nearly 200 people attended the charity ball at the...
Stink bug solutions expand into South Australia
FOLLOWING the success of recent events hosted in Fremantle, ACFS Port Logistics and Freight & Trade Alliance are expanding coverage to support the South Australian import sector...
Industry-government collaboration needed for rail projects
COMMONWEALTH, state and territory ministers attending the recent Transport and Infrastructure Council meeting in Adelaide noted several key issues regarding constraints in the...
Fatigue in focus for heavy vehicles
THE National Heavy Vehicle Regulator and the National Road Transport Association have been raising awareness of the dangers that fatigue presents to truck drivers. Between the...
Details released of offshore BMSB treatment providers
WHEN representatives of the Freight & Trade Alliance met with the Department of Agriculture recently, one of the key issues raised was the lack of availability of a list of...
Last-mile drones coming to Queensland
A DRONE delivery service is set to start up later this year in Logan, Queensland. Technology colossus Alphabet (Google’s parent company) is bringing its drone service, Wing, to...
Woolworths breaks ground on new distribution centre
RETAIL giant Woolworths’ new Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre will store and deliver fresh and chilled products to hundreds of Victorian supermarkets when it opens in late...
