Qube acquires 12 locos for new interstate service
QUBE has acquired 12 new locomotives from Progress Rail, one of the largest providers of rolling stock and infrastructure for the global rail industry. The 12 locomotives are all...
Man jailed for shipping container cigarette haul
A MAN who orchestrated the import of three million cigarettes into Melbourne in a shipping container has been sentenced to jail. The Australian Border Force launched an...
TOP STORIES OF 2022: Toll Shipping becomes Strait Link
IN early September, Toll Shipping announced it would become an independent shipping company in Tasmania under a new name: Strait Link. Toll Shipping was part of the Toll Global...
Derailment in Blue Mountain impacts freight
A FREIGHT train derailment in the Blue Mountains has put a freight line out of action. The train derailed on Wednesday last week (14 December) between Lawson and Linden. Repair...
First grain load received at new SA port facility
SOUTH Australian port infrastructure company T-Ports has received its first load of grain at the new Wallaroo transhipment port facility. T-Ports announced the milestone along...
UNCTAD forecasts global trade record and a tough year ahead
THE UNITED Nations Conference on Trade and Development forecasts a record $32 trillion for global trade value in 2022, but the upwards trend has taken a turn. UNCTAD’s latest...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 28
TWO big reports made the news this week, one of them being the Australian Transport Safety Bureau's final report on the APL England incident....
Cathay Pacific cargo volumes down in November
CATHAY Pacific’s cargo volumes last month declined compared with the previous month despite it being the start of the traditional Christmas period, according to the airline’s...
CargoWise connects with air cargo business
THE CARGO division of International Airlines Group (IAG Cargo) is now integrated with CargoWise. IAG Cargo uses the freight capacity of International Airlines Group passenger...
Inland Rail support for community groups tops $1 million
THE LATEST round of funding for regional communities on the Inland Rail network has pushed total funding since its establishment above $1 million. The Australian Rail Track...
Søren Skou to retire
THE NEW year will see a new CEO at the head of the world’s second-largest ocean freight carrier. Søren Skou will step down as A.P. Møller - Maersk CEO. The current CEO of the...
Aurizon's new mobile harbour crane officially named
RAIL freight company Aurizon has announced the name of a new crane headed for Port of Gladstone, and the local student who secured the naming rights. Aurizon said its $10-million...
Authorities have intercepted more than 700 drug hauls this year
AUSTRALIAN authorities have announced they intercepted and seized more than 700 drug consignments sent in air and sea freight this year. The Australian Border Force and Australian...
The ACCC stevedoring report: a response
SHIPPING Australia said it welcomed most of the positions in the ACCC’s Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report 2021-22, which was released on 12 December. The report recommended...
New report rejects PC maritime logistics inquiry findings
THE PRODUCTIVITY Commission’s maritime logistics draft report was “ideologically motivated” and missed the mark on port productivity, according to an assessment by the Australia...
