Global air cargo demand improves in July
GLOBAL air cargo demand in July this year dropped slightly compared with the same month in 2022, but it has improved in recent months, the International Air Transport Association...
Four weeks left to nominate for 2023 DCN awards
Daily Cargo News is gearing up for another great awards night this year to celebrate the achievements of Australia's maritime and logistics industry. The 2023 DCN Australian...
Inland Rail concludes two-year spatial survey
INLAND RAIL has finished a survey and modelling of nearly 233,000 hectares of land to upgrade a digital representation of the route in Queensland. The upgrade of Queensland’s...
Chevron LNG workers escalate strike action
UNIONS representing workers at Chevron’s Wheatstone and Gorgon facilities have escalated industrial action with plans for an additional two weeks of work stoppages. The Chevron...
Fugitive arrested over maritime drug-smuggling plot
AUTHORITIES have arrested a man who disappeared five years ago while he was on trial over a plot to import 186 kilograms of cocaine into Australia by sea. The Victorian man is...
GeelongPort strengthens urea import processes
GEELONGPORT said its role in the urea supply chain is helping Australian farmers fertilise this year’s wheat and canola crops. GeelongPort facilitated the import of around 1.7...
WA missions to promote trade and green energy
THE WESTERN Australian premier has embarked on a trade mission to Indonesia while the state’s training minister gears up for a green energy mission to the UK. Premier Roger Cook...
Wiseway sees turnaround in second half of FY23
ASX-listed freight and logistics operator Wiseway saw a turnaround in profits in the second half of the 2022-23 financial year. The company reported a net loss of $3.7 million in...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 63
In the news this week, Incat Tasmania is building what it says is the world’s largest lightweight battery electric ship....
Intermodal Terminal Company appoints inaugural chair
INTERMODAL Terminal Company has appointed John Fullerton, the former CEO and managing director of the Australian Rail Track Corporation, as its first chair. ITC, established in...
IFCBAA Women in Logistics Breakfast 2023
ON THE first day of Spring women from across Sydney’s logistics community met for the IFCBAA Women in Logistics Breakfast. A sumptuous breakfast and lots of coffee were served at...
B Dynamic opens warehouse in QLD
THIRD-party logistics services provider B Dynamic Logistics has opened a new warehouse and logistics facility in Brisbane. The facility is located in the Richlands Industrial...
Aurizon inks deal to move magnetite to Darwin
RAIL freight company Aurizon signed a deal to transport some 1.2 million tonnes per year of magnetite for miner Northern Iron. The deal will see Aurizon move the mineral from...
Move Logistics revenue drops with "disappointing" freight results
MOVE Logistics has reported lower earnings and revenue in the 2023 financial year, attributed to “disappointing” results in the freight division. The Kiwi transport and logistics...
DP World to expand warehousing capacity at Yennora
DP World is investing in Stockland’s Yennora Distribution Centre in Western Sydney. The company said it would “almost double” warehousing capacity at the intermodal facility by...
