Port seeks import fee to bankroll rail
PORT of Melbourne has put a proposal to the government of Victoria for a charge of around $15 per TEU to apply to import containers. The money would be used to bankroll rail...
Guide aims to boost road transport safety
REDUCING road transport fatalities is the central aim of the 2019/20 edition of the Transport & Logistics Industry Guide to Workplace Safety, prepared by Pro-Visual Publishing....
Engineers talk waves, automation and climate change
PORT engineers have gathered in Sydney to talk over a host of issues including rising sea levels, automations and better breakwalls. The occasion was seminar organised by PIANC,...
Premier Hodgman to address Tassie freight forum
TASMANIAN Premier Will Hodgman is to address at the 2019 Tasmanian Freight and Logistics Forum. The forum is to be held at the Australian Maritime College Launceston campus and is...
“Challenging period” reflected in GrainCorp results
DRY bulk exporter GrainCorp has noted the impact of severe drought in its results for the half year ending 31 March. GrainCorp reported an underlying net loss after tax of $48m...
Money announced for Burnie bulk shiploader
A $40M bulk minerals shiploader has been pledged to the Burnie Port by the federal Coalition government. Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said theshiploader would secure...
ALC slams “lack of focus” on freight
POLITICAL parties are failing the nation with an inadequate focus on freight, the Australian Logistics Council says. ALC chief executive Kirk Coningham said with little more than...
Kuehne + Nagel re-elects chairman
DR JOERG Wolle has been re-elected as chairman of Kuehne + Nagel for another one-year term following the Swiss company’s annual meeting. All other board members were also...
Industry bodies welcome shipping policies
INDUSTRY bodies Ports Australia and Maritime Industry Australia have welcoming the announcement of the Australian Labor Party’s shipping policy. Ports Australia welcomed the...
Albanese launches Labor shipping policy
CREATING a strategic fleet and the establishment of a maritime skills taskforce are key planks of the Australian Labor Party’s shipping platform. Labor infrastructure spokesman...
LOGOS to develop purpose-built facility for Intertrading
LOGISTICS real estate specialist, LOGOS, is developing a new 27,000 square metre purpose built facility for Intertrading Australia. The household consumables, wholesale...
Albanese cautious about Coastal Trading Act exemptions
LABOR infrastructure spokesman Anthony Albanese has expressed caution on the subject of providing exemptions to the Coastal Trading Act for container ships. Shipping Australia...
Qube seeks to boost training
THE Qube Learning team has reported recently receiving re-registration as a registered training organisation. According to the company, this training division of Qube is...
Airline operators spread their wings
QLD minister for Infrastructure Cameron Dick has announced that Alliance Airlines will expand its Queensland operations and establish a new base in Rockhampton, with help from the...
Singapore maritime conference seeks solutions to big questions
“DEALING with tomorrow’s challenges” is the theme of the 2019 Nautical Institute Singapore Conference, hosted next week by the Singapore branch of The Nautical Institute at Suntec...
