What happened the last time freight left Glebe Island
WAITING at Sydney Airport for a Monday morning flight to Canberra, Peter Sturrock picked up a copy of the Australian Financial Review. The year was 2005 and the then-CEO of the...
NSW wants feedback on port regulation changes
THE NSW Government has launched a six-week public consultation period on proposed changes to state port regulation and Port Botany’s landside performance. The update to the...
Closures coming for Hunter and North Coast rail
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation will carry out essential maintenance and improvement works on the Hunter Valley and North Coast rail corridors this coming weekend,...
ACCC seeks leave to appear in Mayfield High Court case
REGULATORY body the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has confirmed it has sought leave to intervene in the High Court case of Mayfield Development Corporation...
Glebe Island: The plan to save Sydney’s last working port
THE BEACON is DCN’s new series of articles that take a closer look at key topics and themes for maritime logistics, both in Australia and further afield. In the first article of...
Patrick Terminals invests in 14 new Kalmar AutoStrads
STEVEDORE Patrick Terminals says it has placed an order with Kalmar for 14 new hybrid Kalmar AutoStrad machines to be deployed at Patrick Terminals - Sydney AutoStrad terminal....
Newcastle maintains 5-star sustainability rating
A “TESTAMENT to the efforts of the Port of Newcastle team” is how chief executive Craig Carmody has described the port scoring 100% in the Global Real Estate Sustainability...
Throw the switch and get it from Jakarta to Sydney
TAKE AN 11-ton electrical switchboard on a time-sensitive deadline and get it from Jakarta to Sydney. That was the brief for global air charter group Chapman Freeborn, a member of...
Lunch for logistics women
WOMEN working in logistics often lack a dedicated space to connect and share experiences, so a group of West Australian women have taken to organising a ‘no agenda’ ladies’ lunch....
GrainCorp walkout signals national flashpoint in grain exports
AUSTRALIA’S grain export infrastructure is facing mounting industrial unrest, with union-led stoppages at GrainCorp’s Port of Newcastle and CBH’s Kwinana Grain Terminal revealing...
Investigation following forklift fatality
A MAN has died in a workplace incident involving a forklift in the Sydney suburb of Matraville. According to New South Wales Police, about 5.30am on Monday (22 September),...
MEDLOGs on at Minto
MSC’s landside transport and logistics subsidiary MEDLOG will launch its own Sydney intermodal facility and empty container park at the end of this month, promising door-to-door...
More insiders outed by AFP
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police and NSW Police Force have arrested and charged two more ‘trusted insiders’ as part of the Multi Agency Strike Team investigation into the alleged...
Australian Food & Fibre (AFF) partners with Rail First
ROLLING stock solutions provider Rail First and Australian Food & Fibre have signed a deal to haul containerised agricultural commodities to Port Botany. AFF managing director Joe...
Squalls, batteries and safe moorings top topics at Safe & Efficient Ports Forum
MARTITIME safety and port resilience were the focus at today's (Friday) Safe & Efficient Ports Forum, held at the Overseas Passenger Terminal in Sydney, and facilitated by the...
