Man charged over meth imported through Melbourne
A MAN has been charged over the importation of 112 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a container that arrived at the Port of Melbourne this month. Australian Federal Police...
Maersk opens new air cargo hub
MAERSK has inaugurated a new strategic air cargo hub in the United States, expanding the company’s air freight services. The new freight gateway in Atlanta is intended as a...
New container storage facility opens at Port of Brisbane
AUSTRALIAN logistics company Malec has moved into a new container storage and logistics facility at the Port of Brisbane, under a 10-year lease agreement with the port. The newly...
Australasian Supply Chain Institute appoints new directors
THE AUSTRALASIAN Supply Chain Institute has appointed Abdul Jaafar and Leesa Chen directors. ASCI Board chair Dr Tom Janoshalmi said Mr Jaafar and Ms Chen’s expertise and divers...
Forecast indicates continued rate corrosion for shipping industry
NEW data from Container xChange suggests the shipping industry is entering the third quarter with continued rate corrosion as negative market sentiment persists ahead of an...
OPINION: Rail share in the Port of Melbourne is going nowhere
A REPORT by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) queries how the Victorian government, the Department of Transport and Planning and V/Line in particular, are going to...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 56
THE FEDERAL government officially declared an offshore wind zone off the Hunter coast this past week, during a visit to Newcastle....
WA govt and lithium producer investigate reopening freight line to Bunbury
THE WESTERN Australian government is looking at recommissioning a freight line that would connect a lithium mine with Bunbury Port. The government has allocated $3.3 million for a...
Man charged over meth shipment in gas heaters
A MAN has been charged over a shipment of methamphetamine sent from Malaysia to Australia hidden in gas heaters. The Victorian man, 31, is the second man charged as a result of an...
New company and board to govern Inland Rail project
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation is establishing a new subsidiary company with its own board to govern the delivery of the Inland Rail. The creation of the new company,...
Construction begins on Melbourne intermodal terminal
CONSTRUCTION has started on the $400-million Somerton Intermodal Terminal – a key hub in Melbourne’s Port Rail Shuttle Network. The Intermodal Terminal Company (ITC) is building...
DHL Supply Chain welcomes CFO for Australia and NZ
DHL Supply Chain has appointed Brindha Pillay as chief financial officer for Australia and New Zealand. Ms Pillay will succeed Craig Roberts, who is relocating to a new DHL role...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 55
IN THE news this week, a new chair and board members were appointed to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board....
Four arrested over plot to smuggle 230 kilos of drugs
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police have arrested three Sydney men and a boy, 17, for allegedly attempting to possess about 230 kilograms of methamphetamine concealed in an...
New global sea freight director at logistics company
RÖHLIG Logistics has appointed Simon Albrecht as global sea freight director. Mr Albrecht stepped into the role on 1 July and reports to Hylton Gray, CEO of sea freight, air...
