GeelongPort CEO Brett Winter Honoured with connectivity award
AN “OUTSTANDING contribution” to both industrial and tourism growth seen GeelongPort chief executive Brett Winter honoured with the Connectivity Award at the Future Geelong...
Victoria's offshore wind blows out, floating gas delayed
VICTORIA’s ambitious plans for offshore wind farms in the Gippsland Basin have suffered another blow, as a third consortium late last week handed back its licence. The state...
Port of Melbourne successfully sustains
THE PORT of Melbourne (PoM) is showcasing its commitment to building a sustainable port for the benefit of the Victorian communities and businesses with the release today of its...
Portland plantation gets the green light
PLANS for a new timber processing facility near the Port of Portland have been approved in a joint announcement by the Federal and Victorian state governments. Australian Forest...
Christmas cheer for SAL Victoria lunch
THE MARITIME industry gathered at the RACV Club in Melbourne for the Shipping Australia Victoria branch Christmas function. After a busy year, it was a great way to unwind and...
Inland Rail works on track in Victoria
INLAND Rail contractors have taken advantage of a 15-hour closure of the Melbourne-Albury line in the past week to perform essential construction works on Victorian sites as the...
Get ready for the West Gate Tunnel: industry webinar
TRANSPORT operators using the Port of Melbourne have an opportunity to prepare drivers and stakeholders for the opening of West Gate Tunnel (WGT) in December by attending a...
MSC Maritina V safe but detained
THE MSC Wallaby service containership MSC Maritina V, which was forced to anchor in Port Phillip Bay’s South Channel off Sorrento yesterday morning after an engine malfunction,...
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South Channel closed after ship makes precautionary anchorage
BOX ship the MSC Maritina V (IMO 9294408) has made a "precautionary anchorage" in Port Phillip Bay after reporting an engine alarm during the South Channel inbound transit. The...
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International trade partners to gather in Melbourne
MELBOURNE will later this week host the largest meeting of trade ministers and representatives in more than a decade, as the 12 member countries of the Comprehensive and...
Industry gathers for supply chain awards
A GRANDIOSE scene akin to something out of Phantom of the Opera greeted guests as they entered Melbourne Town Hall for the recent Australasian Supply Chain & Logistics Association...
Victorian government challenged over Williamstown Road curfews
A MOVE by the Victorian government to impose night-time and weekend no-truck zones in Melbourne’s inner west highlights the lack of action on upgrading important feeder routes,...
No sunshine on Victorian rail freight under government plan
A VICTORIAN Government plan to close a key rail freight link to the Port of Melbourne in Melbourne’s west is threatening the realisation of a planned warehousing and logistics hub...
Dogs sniff out cocaine from shipping container
AUTHORITIES say they have seized 65 kilos of cocaine from a shipping container in Brisbane, with detector dogs helping sniff out the illicit cargo. The joint operation by the...
Freight focus welcomed in Victoria’s 30-year strategy
THE VICTORIAN Transport Association has welcomed key recommendations in Infrastructure Victoria’s latest 30-year strategy, which outlines a more sustainable and productive future...
