U-Freight Group attracts small business with quick logistics
AS THE small business start-up market booms, U-freight Group has developed a so-called e+ Solutions service that equips start-ups with comprehensive e-commerce logistics....
Inland Rail brings freight savings benefits, reports CSIRO
REGIONAL communities and farmers are set to be the winners from freight cost savings achieved through the Inland Rail, a new CSIRO transport cost study has revealed. CSIRO used...
Port heavy hitters set to gather in Townsville
HEAVY hitters from across the ports and maritime sector are set to travel to Townsville for the inaugural business and operational ports conference. Organised by Ports Australia,...
SEA ASIA 2019 to discuss key issues facing maritime
SEA Asia 2019, a major maritime and offshore conference and exhibition in Singapore, is set to host more than 15,000 delegates from more than 80 countries and regions this 9 – 11...
Government focus on Hobart roads welcomed by industry
A STATE government plan to fast track an investigation into Hobart traffic, revealed by Premier Will Hodgman in his State of State address, has been welcomed by industry. Premier...
Tenders sought for key Brissie bridge
TENDERS have been called for the detailed design for a new Centenary Bridge at Jindalee in western Brisbane. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the detailed design was...
Singapore maritime conference looks at future problems
More than 150 maritime industry professionals have flocked to Singapore for this week’s gathering of the Singapore branch of The Nautical Institute. The theme of the conference is...
VICT praised for extending operating hours
A DECISION by Victoria International Container Terminal to extend Webb Dock operating hours has been praised by a landside transport group. From Monday 1 April, VICT will be...
Union and truckies called for industry changes
DRIVERS and Transport Workers Union representatives have told a forum in Canberra they support federally binding legislation on a system of safe rates. The forum was convened by...
OPINION: Technology key to evolution in logistics
HERE, in Australia and New Zealand, a limited manufacturing base means our business is unique. We are predominately driven by imports, yet we still face the same challenges as the...
ICTSI upgrades Lae unit ahead of schedule
SOUTH Pacific International Container Terminal, a subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services, in Lae, Papua New Guinea, recently received three new hybrid rubber...
Ag export centres mooted for Toowoomba and Cairns
AGRICULTURAL export centres soon could be operating in the Queensland cities of Toowoomba and Cairns, with the state government seeking private sector involvement. For Toowoomba,...
Truckies welcome calls to end port charges
ROAD Freight NSW has welcomed calls from the state branch of One Nation to work on ending “unfair port charges” imposed on local truckies by stevedores. In a recent statement NSW...
Qube helps with Wooden Boat Festival
THE Qube Hobart team recently helped with the relocation of the Mistral II for the 2019 Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart. Mistral II began its journey almost a century...
Wharfies set to hit DPWA with “rolling industrial action”
WATERFRONT workers at the DPWA terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle have voted to take “rolling industrial action”. The actions, expected to begin on Friday of...
