Watch list created for West Gate tunnel issues
FOLLOWING a seminar early in March a watch list has been created of the likely impacts on the container transport industry from the opening of Melbourne’s West Gate Tunnel. More...
DP World: ‘ACCC decision not final’
DP WORLD plans to continue its bid to acquire Silk Logistics in spite of concerns expressed by the ACCC yesterday. In a media statement issued on 14 March DP World acknowledged...
Victoria moving grain from road to rail
THE VICTORIAN state government wants to shift more grain movement to rail from road. It plans to get more grain moving to port and reducing the reliance on trucks on regional...
ACCC warns against DP World’s Silk takeover
CONSUMER watchdog, the ACCC is concerned that DP World Australia’s proposed acquisition of Silk Logistics has could lead to higher prices and reduced quality for Australian...
Rail returns in Alfred’s wake
IN THE WAKE of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, the first intermodal train has arrived in Brisbane. Supplies are now moving to North Queensland according to a Linkedin post on Pacific...
NPDL consolidates in Fiji
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line has placed two Fijian agency and logistics businesses under the one umbrella, bringing together Transam and Williams & Gosling PTE Limited. Effective...
Gold Valley to arc up iron ore rail
FREIGHT rail operator Arc Infrastructure will more than double its annual iron ore output from Gold Valley’s Wiluna West Iron Ore Project to the Port of Esperance in Western...
Landside services at Brisbane getting under way
WHILE flooding is causing devastation in low-lying regions of southern Queensland and northern NSW, container terminals and empty container depot at the Port of Brisbane are...
New Zealand expansion for ACFS with Coda acquisition
THE ACQUISITION by ACFS Port Logistics NZ (ACFS) of Coda Group assets will give the operation the scale, resources, and growth opportunities required to excel in an increasingly...
INSIGHT: Turning the invisible, visible
FOR the past 28 years, I’ve worked in the shipping and logistics sector and am often struck by how little people know about our work. Most people take it for granted that their...
OPINION: Building resilient supply chains
THE LAST few years have underscored the vulnerabilities of global supply chains. Once considered robust and reliable, they were exposed as fragile systems susceptible to...
TRADE LAW: Security of the supply chain
THE SUPPLY chain industry is one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy. Many potentially dangerous items pass through the supply chain and there are regular threats...
Broomehill rail projects to aid grain exports
GRAIN growing co-operative CBH has completed its Broomehill rapid rail outloading and siding project which it says will help the international competitiveness of WA grain growers....
MIAL: Another natural disaster underlines reform urgency
MARITIME Industry Australia Ltd believes it is regrettable the latest Queensland floods once again underline the need for vigorous backing for a re-birth of the national maritime...
FNQ floods hit land links, again
THE PORT of Townsville remains open but road and rail operators are scrambling to find alternative arrangements following the flooding of rail lines and the collapse of a key...
