Yang Ming joins the Mizzen platform
TAIWANESE shipping company Yang Ming has been announced as the latest line to sign on with Mizzen Group. Mizzen Group runs a platform for shipping lines allowing them to manage...
Seafreight boosts Kuehne + Nagel business
GLOBAL logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel has reported an increased market share in the seafreight sector during 2018. The Switzerland-based business has just released its annual...
Virtual reality training platform announced by LINX
LINX Cargo Care Group has announced the creation of a virtual reality safety training platform in collaboration with technology business Curiious and Samsung Electronics...
More research needed into heavy vehicles fatalities
IN 2018, fatalities involving all heavy trucks decreased by 20.5% compared with 2017, from 171 to 136 crashes, according to information released by the Department of...
Eyre Peninsula rail should remain in use, says Freight Council
INDUSTRY body the South Australian Freight Council says government should work with private enterprise to keep the Eyre Peninsula rail network in use. This follows Viterra’s...
LNG likely to have limited lifespan, forum hears
LIQUEFIED natural gas is likely to have a limited life as a marine fuel, Viva Energy manager marine fuels Stephen Duniam predicts. Speaking at the Australian Peak Shippers...
Brambles sells IFCO
PALLET, crate and container company Brambles announced today (25 February) that it would sell its IFCO reusable plastic containers business to Triton and Luxinva, a wholly owned...
Transfer of council-owned roads to NSW a boon for freight: ALC
THE Australian Logistics Council said the announcement that the NSW government intended to transfer up to 15,000 kilometres of council-owned roads back to the state would increase...
Make Australia a seafaring nation again, Shorten pledges
OPPOSITION leader Bill Shorten has committed Labor to “making Australia a seafaring nation again”. Speaking at the naming ceremony for new Toll ship Victorian Reliance II, Mr...
BHP looks for supply chain efficiency
BHP chief executive Andrew Mackenzie says the company will look to supply chain improvements as it seeks to maintain an edge in a competitive market. The ‘big Australian’ recently...
Diversification key to Qube growth, says Maurice James
A DIVERSIFICATION strategy has helped boost profits for logistics business Qube Holdings, managing director Maurice James believes. Qube has released its interim half yearly...
Duffy announced as new Arrow CEO
ARROW Transport and Logistics has announced the appointment of Luke Duffy as its new chief executive. Mr Duffy comes to the role having been chief executive of Containerchain...
Automated cranes a boost for Indonesian terminal
A CONTAINER terminal in Indonesia has extended the world’s first commercially operated fleet of Konecranes Automated Rubber Tyre Gantry cranes with nine new ARTGs. The expansion...
Cargotec reports “year of ups and downs”
RECORD high automation orders was a highlight for Cargotec in the 2018 calendar year, according to chief executive Mika Vehviläinen. But Mr Vehviläinen also noted profit setbacks,...
WiseTech bullish despite ASX jitters
AN INCREASE in both revenue and net profit failed to impress investors in WiseTech Global this week, the share price taking a tumble soon after the 2019 half year results were...
