Works underway at west Melbourne rail freight facility
MAJOR works are underway at the SCT Logistics Interstate Freight Facility in Melbourne’s west. The new facility, located in Altona, is a part of Victoria’s Port Rail Shuttle...
R U OK? New initiative drives conversations in road transport sector
HEALTHY Heads in Trucks & Sheds has today launched an initiative to ensure workers in road transport, warehousing and logistics industries know when and how to have conversations...
NHVR to regulate heavy vehicles in NSW
IN AUGUST this year, responsibility for the regulation of heavy vehicles in New South Wales will transition from Transport for NSW to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator....
IMO adopts guidelines against wildlife smuggling
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has reportedly adopted new guidelines to combat criminal networks exploiting maritime supply chains to traffic wildlife. According to...
Swire Shipping joins World Shipping Council
SINGAPORE-based carrier Swire Shipping has joined the World Shipping Council and the company’s CEO, Jeremy Sutton, was elected as a representative to the council’s board. WSC...
Australia among the worst countries for crew change and shore leave, ICS says
A REPORT from the International Chamber of Shipping has identified Australia as responsible for some of the worst treatment of seafarers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Perfect...
Likely source of Singapore contaminated bunkers found
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has traced the likely source of contaminated fuel, which was delivered to upwards of 200 ships at Singapore, to fuel onboard a tanker...
$10.7 million committed to Southern Ports projects
PORTS of Bunbury and Esperance will together receive $10.7 million in funding across three new infrastructure and equipment projects. The investment was committed as part of the...
DHL says it has decarbonised its LCL ocean freight shipments
DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, claimed it has “neutralised” carbon emissions for all its less-than-container load ocean...
Maersk continues withdrawal from Russia; EU proposes Russian oil ban
MAERSK has announced further reductions of operations in Russia and Belarus as the European Commission proposed a ban on Russian oil imports. In a customer advisory published...
Men charged following failed attempt to smuggle cocaine on containerships
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has charged two Sydney men over a conspiracy to smuggle cocaine into Australia via containerships. The men, aged 43 and 47, had allegedly planned to...
King Island shipping service changes are successful: TasPorts
THE Bass Island Line vessel John Duigan has doubled the average number of containers carried per voyage since a new model of service was introduced, according to the vessel’s...
Employer group welcomes Vic budget infrastructure spend
THE AUSTRALIAN Industry Group, a peak employer association, has welcomed the infrastructure funds announced in Victoria’s state budget this week. AI Group Victorian head Tim Piper...
Maersk reports colossal profits for Q1 2022
“THE BEST earnings quarter ever” is how A.P. Moller - Maersk CEO Søren Skou described his company’s first-quarter 2022 financial results. The company reported record results for...
Funding secured to build grain export facility at Port Spencer
CONSTRUCTION on a $250-million grain export facility at Port Spencer on the Eyre Peninsula is slated to begin next month after Peninsula Ports secured funding for the development....
