OPINION: Container detention in Australia - time for fair play, not revenue games
CONTAINER detention in Australia has drifted a long way from its original purpose. What was once a practical tool to incentivise the timely return of equipment has increasingly...
Business confidence rallies amid uncertainty, DP World says
BUSINESS confidence has remained robust despite a ‘fragile’ global trade outlook, logistics giant DP World says. The core finding was published in the company’s new Global Trade...
OPINION: The potential shape of the future of supply chain
GLOBAL supply chains continue to evolve in response to growing demands for efficiency, scale, and resilience. This evolution is taking the form of consolidation across physical...
Japanese complete investment in Australian rail services provider
ALL regulatory and financial hurdles have been crossed in the transformation of UGL Transport into a joint venture between previous owner CIMIC Group and new investor Sojitz...
Beers and Cola at risk as Qube drivers strike
DRIVERS for Qube Logistics in Western Australia and Victoria have planned to strike for 24 hours this week, risking major supply shortages for popular drinks ahead of the...
Recovery works progress across QR’s regional network
QUEENSLAND Rail says it is meeting with freight operators to support load management after flooding brought about by ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji. The rail operator says it has...
Toll Group launches enhanced iCON platform
SMARTER, faster and more sustainable freight management solutions are the stated benefits of digital platform iCON, launched this week by logistics giant Toll Group. The name iCON...
Sea Swift ships key supplies to cyclone-hit Cairns
SEA SWIFT cargo ship Newcastle Bay is en route to Cairns from Brisbane with food supplies for communities affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji in Far North Queensland. The journey...
Logistics sector set to have its say on productivity
PROTECTION of industrial land and contentious terminal access charges are just some of the topics likely to be raised by the logistics and ports sectors as part of the Senate...
East-West rail reopened
RAIL services have been restored between Sydney and Perth, Melbourne to Perth and Adeliade to Darwin. The Australian Rail Track Corporation has reopened the East West rail...
Coles, Woolworths call in trucks to ease train derailment pressure
WEST Australian branches of supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths have shifted to additional trucking capacity to maintain WA supply as work on the east-west railway continues...
SpecTec looks to APAC growth with Singapore appointments
MARITIME technology provider SpecTec has strengthened its Asia-Pacific operations from its Singapore hub, appointing two senior executives as it expands support for shipowners and...
WA government hints at Freo bridge freight restrictions
THE FREIGHT and transport industry has been warned that if it doesn’t take steps to minimise congestion to and from the Port of Fremantle during the Fremantle Traffic Bridge...
OPINION: Where we are now and where we are heading?
AS I watched the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race tracker update the positions for boats sailing into 35 knots, hard on the wind off the NSW coast, the parallel to global supply...
Derailment cuts off east to west rail freight
RAIL freight routes affecting Sydney–Perth, Melbourne–Perth, and Adelaide–Darwin have been suspended following a partial derailment north of Port Pirie on Tuesday afternoon. Rail...
