Hull of a win for Sydney robots
HULLBOT, the Sydney-founded developer of autonomous underwater robots that proactively clean and inspect ship hulls, has raised $16 million to expand production and international...
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Barrington & Nobbys named in Newcastle
SVITZER’S two new TRAnsverse tugs have been officially named and blessed at a ceremony in Newcastle. This followed their arrival in the Hunter earlier this year. The event was...
Local company Birdon wins contract for new Daintree River ferry
AUSTRALIAN maritime engineering company Birdon has signed a 20-year contract with Douglas Shire Council to provide a new and comprehensive ferry service for the Daintree River...
AFP and ASIC raid WiseTech's Sydney office
AUSTRALIAN Federal Police and officers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have this week staged a raid on the premises of Sydney-based freight software...
First jet lands at Western Sydney Airport
THE FIRST jet has landed at Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton), in what has been billed as a major milestone in the airport’s journey. The aircraft was the RFS Marie...
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...
