Government says it would consider Section 11 exemption for Kimberley
A SPOKESPERSON for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts told DCN the government is aware of and monitoring the flooding...
Regional logistics centre opens at Cairns Airport
A NEW logistics centre has opened at Cairns Airport. The 2400-square-metre facility houses large cold and freezer rooms, temperature-controlled spaces and ambient transit areas,...
Call for coastal shipping to aid flood-stricken Kimberley
“I’M calling on Minister King to urgently lodge a Section 11 exemption of the Coastal Trading Act 2012 to allow international carriers, who are at the ready, to bring in the...
Air-cargo demand declines in January
GLOBAL demand for air cargo fell 14.9% (measured in cargo tonne-kilometres) in January compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data from the International...
Pac Nat says it will step after demise of Scott’s
AFTER Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics went into liquidation, rail freight operator Pacific National said it was working to maintain the links in the national cold chain. Pacific...
Commercial hydrogen exports from Vic a step closer to reality
AN AUSTRALIAN joint venture between Japanese organisations J-Power and Sumitomo Corporation (JPSC JV) has been selected as the preferred hydrogen provider to Japan Suiso Energy...
Inland Rail supporting local communities
THE Australian Rail Track Corporation has announced the 16th round of the Inland Rail Community Sponsorships and Donations Program. Twenty-four community groups and associations...
Live sheep export phase-out consultation underway
THE PHASE-out process of the live export of sheep from Australia is underway as an independent panel is leading the consultation process. The panel is chaired by former chief...
Steel-cutting ceremony for new MPV
A TRADITIONAL steel-cutting ceremony took place on Wednesday (1 March) at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou China. The ceremony was celebrating the construction of...
Arrest follows air freight drug detection
A MELBOURNE man was in court on Thursday (2 March) after allegedly importing 24 kilograms of cocaine in an airfreight consignment of water pumps. The St Kilda man, 31, was...
Qantas to beef up freight fleet
QANTAS Group is hiring more than 8500 people over the next decade and growing its fleet of aeroplanes, including freighters. The company said the new roles include pilots,...
Keel laid for new SeaRoad vessel
TASMANIAN shipping and logistics company SeaRoad will name its new ro-ro vessel SeaRoad I. The announcement coincided with the traditional keel-laying ceremony in Flensburg at the...
100 cruise calls at BICT
THE BRISBANE International Cruise Terminal welcomed its 100th cruise vessel on 26 February, nine months after opening for business. Since the terminal’s official opening on 2 June...
Austal posts revenue growth and earnings loss
AUSTAL has posted revenue growth for the first half of the 2023 financial year, but a “disappointing” earnings loss. The Australian shipbuilder’s revenue increased by 7% in the...
AMSA detains Hoegh Trooper after Melbourne fire
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has detained Hoegh Trooper, which caught fire at Port of Melbourne on the weekend. Norwegian-flagged ro-ro carrier Hoegh Trooper...
