Napier Port and Winstone Pulp extend partnership
NAPIER Port and long-time customer, Winstone Pulp International, have entered into an agreement for a 10-year contract renewal for exports to be handled from Napier Port. Napier...
LINX connects grain suppliers to Australia’s busiest port
LINX Cargo Care Group has created a new avenue for Australia’s grain farmers in the Central West with the recent expansion of services from its Intermodal Terminal, part of the...
Virus and fall in oil prices take toll on LNG revenues
ACCORDING to Energy Quest’s monthly Australian LNG report for September, the biggest impact of COVID-19 and the fall in oil prices on the market for liquefied natural gas has been...
New COSCO service delivers opportunities for the north
INTERNATIONAL shipping line COSCO today (19 October) begins a new fortnightly service directly linking Townsville with destinations in China, northern Australia and the South...
DHL Express ranked one of the best workplaces in the world
EXPRESS delivery service DHL Express has been recognised as the second best place to work of all examined companies around the world. In its 2020 employer ranking Great Place to...
Global parcel market exceeds 100bn for the first time
ACCORDING to the Pitney Bowes Parcel Shipping Index, Australians shipped 934m parcels in 2019, with an average of 37 parcels shipped per person. The global technology company’s...
Awards nominations deadline looms
TIME is running out to nominate for the 25th Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards, with the closing date of 30 October fast approaching. The event is proudly sponsored...
Global air cargo market takes another step to recovery
A RECORD ‘dynamic loadfactor’ and high air freight rates on the world’s premier trade lanes in September showed the global air cargo market edging towards a sustainable recovery...
New directors to play leading role in agriculture research
MINISTER for agriculture David Littleproud has appointed the next AgriFutures Australia non-executive directors for a three-year term commencing on 1 October 2020, saying they...
Veteran union figure mourned (with video)
A TRUE man of the sea is how veteran maritime worker and union organiser Charlie Gray has been remembered. Mr Gray died late last month at the age of 68. More recently from the...
Hyperloop could connect Bangalore airport to city in ten minutes
VIRGIN Hyperloop has signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangalore International Airport, operator of the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (also known as...
World Maritime Day brings call to help stranded seafarers
THE International Maritime Organization has declared that 2020's World Maritime Theme is “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet”. IMO Secretary-General, Kitack Lim, said,...
GEODIS commits air freight capacity to Asia-Europe
GLOBAL logistics provider GEODIS has confirmed a two-way schedule of flights from China to Europe and back through to early 2021, as part of its AirDirect service. GEODIS...
Ports Australia launches sustainability strategy guide [WITH VIDEO]
PORTS Australia has released a new guide that provides Australian ports with a systematic and robust approach to sustainability as they prepare their strategies or evolve the work...
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Waste collecting floating jetty launched in Norway
A GREENTECH start-up Clean Sea Solutions, and PG Flow Solutions, have launched a floating dock in Norway that automatically rinses marinas and harbours for ocean plastic, diesel...
