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VTA highlights fuel costs for transport operators

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FUEL volatility remains the most immediate and destabilising challenge for transport businesses, Victorian Transport Association chief executive Peter Anderson says. The VTA has...
VTA highlights fuel costs for transport operators

Fund to hasten industry decarbonisation, minister says

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AN $8 million Freight Decarbonisation Co-investment Fund will support the move towards a cleaner Victorian transport sector, state ports and freight minister Melissa Horne says....
Fund to hasten industry decarbonisation, minister says

AMSA pings illegal boat charter operator

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A MELBOURNE charter vessel operator has been fined thousands of dollars by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority after it was detected operating public services without a...
AMSA pings illegal boat charter operator

Port of Melbourne, Svitzer sign electric tugs MOU

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VISITING royalty, Their Majesties the King and Queen of Denmark, witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding at the port of Melbourne this week that explores the...
Port of Melbourne, Svitzer sign electric tugs MOU

Tall ship Alma Doepel sails for Queenscliff

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A VOYAGE to Queenscliff (Victoria) for the town’s famous maritime festival has helped raise awareness of the tall ship Alma Doepel and ongoing restoration efforts. The vessel set...
Tall ship Alma Doepel sails for Queenscliff

IV spirited away to Melbourne

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TT Line has relocated the idle Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV from Corio Bay, Geelong to a lay-up berth at the former Williamstown Dockyard in Melbourne. The vessel has...
IV spirited away to Melbourne

Salta markets pre-leases at Melbourne intermodals

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PROPERTY developer Salta has appointed commercial real estate agency Colliers to market pre-leases for its two intermodal terminals located at Dandenong South and Altona. The...
Salta markets pre-leases at Melbourne intermodals

Hastings seeks draft strategy feedback

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MANAGEMENT at Port of Hastings are seeking further feedback before finalising their Port Development Strategy 2055. A draft document has just been released for public feedback....
Hastings seeks draft strategy feedback

Patrick to waive Melbourne fees

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PATRICK Terminals has amplified the Port of Melbourne’s recent Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN) Start-up Incentive by waiving its own Exchange Transfer Charge (ETC) for a period...
Patrick to waive Melbourne fees

VICTORIA: The freight state

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Victoria's freight sector is evolving with key projects like Inland Rail and the West Gate Tunnel, addressing economic challenges and leveraging opportunities in clean energy and...
VICTORIA: The freight state

Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore

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A COMPANY has been fined $20,000 for what the federal government said was a case of “hiding e-waste in a container exported to Singapore”. The container, shipped by...
Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore

Risky business: Melbourne tech firm targets freight’s blind spots

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MELBOURNE-based technology company Argocore Pty Ltd has opened registrations for user acceptance testing of its new AI platform, Cargonautix, aimed at freight forwarders and...
Risky business: Melbourne tech firm targets freight’s blind spots

New logistics precinct greenlighted for Melbourne

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A NEW industrial and logistics precinct in Melbourne's inner west has been given the green light as property investment group Charter Hall enters a joint venture (JV) with...
New logistics precinct greenlighted for Melbourne

Industry welcomes heavy vehicle permit system

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INTRODUCTION of the Heavy Vehicle Structural Assessment Permit System in Victoria has been welcomed by industry. The Victorian Transport Association said the HVSAPS, announced by...
Industry welcomes heavy vehicle permit system

Industry gathering discusses rail and truck movements

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WEST Gate tunnel operations, the vehicle booking system at West Swanson and the Port Rail Shuttle were some of the topics discussed at an industry function at the Yarraville Club...
Industry gathering discusses rail and truck movements