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Grimaldi to launch China-Australia ro-ro service
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...
Qube workers protest over pay and conditions
TRANSPORT Workers’ Union (TWU) protests against Qube have proceeded in Melbourne, despite the Western Australian branch withdrawing from proposed industrial action. A small group...
Investigation into fatal freight rail crash under way
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...
Unions rally at Station Pier
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...
Carnival rejects MUA push
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...
Beers and Cola at risk as Qube drivers strike
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...
Australia’s newest and largest intermodal terminal commences rail freight operations
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...
Visy greenlights Riverina Intermodal Hub
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...
Green power a winner for GeelongPorts
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...
Port of Hastings final EES scoping requirements published
FINAL scoping requirements for the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal Environment Effects Statement (EES) have been published by the Department of Transport and Planning. The...
Ingestion congestion: Fouled thruster strands Spirit II
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...
First sods turned on long-awaited Melbourne intermodal precinct
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...
Port of Melbourne tests rail shuttle incentive
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 Hastings announces new CFO
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...
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...
