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Grimaldi to launch China-Australia ro-ro service

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NAPLES-based global ro-ro, PCTC and ferry operator Grimaldi is to inaugurate a monthly China-Australia service within a fortnight. The company has allocated three ships to the new...
Grimaldi to launch China-Australia ro-ro service

Qube workers protest over pay and conditions

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TRANSPORT Workers’ Union (TWU) protests against Qube have proceeded in Melbourne, despite the Western Australian branch withdrawing from proposed industrial action. A small group...
Qube workers protest over pay and conditions

Investigation into fatal freight rail crash under way

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THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has begun an investigation into Tuesday’s Victorian rail crash that left two dead. The transport safety investigation is into a...
Investigation into fatal freight rail crash under way

Unions rally at Station Pier

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UNIONISTS have rallied at Station Pier to protest conditions of crew members working for Carnival Cruises in Australian waters. As reported this week in DCN, the Maritime Union of...
Unions rally at Station Pier

Carnival rejects MUA push

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CARNIVAL Australia has stridently dismissed a campaign by unions led by the MUA to force the cruise giant to employ local crews. The MUA has been joined its campaign — which has...
Carnival rejects MUA push

Beers and Cola at risk as Qube drivers strike

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DRIVERS for Qube Logistics in Western Australia and Victoria have planned to strike for 24 hours this week, risking major supply shortages for popular drinks ahead of the...
Beers and Cola at risk as Qube drivers strike

Australia’s newest and largest intermodal terminal commences rail freight operations

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In a significant development for both Victorian and national supply chains, the newest and largest intermodal terminal in Australia, the $400 million Melbourne Intermodal Terminal...
Australia’s newest and largest intermodal terminal commences rail freight operations

Visy greenlights Riverina Intermodal Hub

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VISY Logistics has confirmed it is investing in the former Norske Skog paper mill site north of Albury by converting a 2.8 square kilometre portion of the site into a regional...
Visy greenlights Riverina Intermodal Hub

Green power a winner for GeelongPorts

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RECYCLED asphalt roads and a host of green initiatives have paid off as GeelongPorts launched its annual sustainability report with a number one global ranking for five years in a...
Green power a winner for GeelongPorts

Port of Hastings final EES scoping requirements published

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FINAL scoping requirements for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal Environment Effects Statement (EES) have been published by the Department of Transport and Planning. The...
Port of Hastings final EES scoping requirements published

Ingestion congestion: Fouled thruster strands Spirit II

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LOCAL and social media reported “chaos” at TT Line’s Geelong terminal yesterday afternoon when Spirit of Tasmania II’s departure for Devonport was delayed for several hours by an...
Ingestion congestion: Fouled thruster strands Spirit II

First sods turned on long-awaited Melbourne intermodal precinct

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FEDERAL and state ministers have turned the first sods on the Beveridge Intermodal Precinct on Melbourne’s northern outskirts – confirming the future Melbourne terminus of the...
First sods turned on long-awaited Melbourne intermodal precinct

Port of Melbourne tests rail shuttle incentive

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THE PORT of Melbourne is testing the waters, so to speak, to assess support for a possible incentive for importers to use the Port Rail Shuttle Network to shift containers from...
Port of Melbourne tests rail shuttle incentive

Port of Hastings announces new CFO

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FORMER South East Water executive Kim Lamden has commenced her new role as Port of Hastings chief financial officer. The Port of Hastings Corporation (PoHC) announced on 10...
Port of Hastings announces new CFO

GeelongPort CEO Brett Winter Honoured with connectivity award

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AN “OUTSTANDING contribution” to both industrial and tourism growth seen GeelongPort chief executive Brett Winter honoured with the Connectivity Award at the Future Geelong...
GeelongPort CEO Brett Winter Honoured with connectivity award

Victoria's offshore wind blows out, floating gas delayed

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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...
Victoria's offshore wind blows out, floating gas delayed