Inland Rail to pause at Parkes, federal government says
FEDERAL infrastructure minister Catherine King has cited whopping cost blowouts on Inland Rail for the decision to pause the project at Parkes in central New South Wales. In a...
Money for renewable energy at Port of Hastings
THE GOVERNMENT of Victoria has announced $124.5 million to progress the Victorian Renewable Energy Terminal at the Port of Hastings as part of the state budget for 2026-27. The...
SAL Victoria lines up birdies
ENTRIES close this Thursday for the Shipping Australia Victoria 10th Annual Phil Kelly OAM Perpetual Golf Challenge, to be held at the Latrobe Golf Club the following Thursday, 14...
Number five is alive: newest Spirit arriVes in Melbourne
HAVING reached Geelong on Saturday and undertaken berthing trials at the TT Line terminal yesterday, the second of the new Bass Strait ro-paxes is now safely alongside Station...
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Melbourne man jailed over failed 98kg meth import
AN ATTEMPT to import 98 kilos of methamphetamine via a shipping container full of wheat threshers has seen a man from Croydon Hills in Melbourne jailed for 10 years and eight...
MSC lines up new rail options
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company is riding the rails via a new inland network assembled during the last six months. The carrier claims it can deliver a faster, simpler, and more...
MtS Melbourne lunching in the Paddy Field
THE MISSION to Seafarers in Melbourne is holding its inaugural Seafarer Session on 28 May, the first in what will be a series of periodic lunches, featuring guest speakers and...
Crew member lost from tanker in Port Phillip
UPDATE: Victorian Water Police located the body of the missing crewmember in waters off Frankston at around 1430 this afternoon. VicPol says the male is yet to be formally...
Boxboat under tow back to Melbourne
THE 4,308 TEU container ship MSC Acapulco IV is due to arrive back in Port Philip this afternoon, after suffering engine problems off Cape Otway during a scheduled voyage from...
Swinburne takes road freight temperature
MELBOURNE’s Swinburne University of Technology has embarked on a landmark national study to determine the plight of Australia’s road freight sector. Swinburne, in partnership with...
Inland Rail hails spending with local companies
NEW figures from Inland Rail show total spending with “local companies” on the project topped $660 million at the end of December. Some $130 million was spent during 2025, with...
Container hardstand storage running out for operators
THE PRESSURE is on to find land for container-rated hardstands in the east coast's major cities, with the availability of industrial-zoned land in Sydney now under 8%. With...
Refinery fire highlights fuel vulnerability, transport figures say
A FIRE at the Corio oil refinery near Geelong highlights Australia’s fuel vulnerability, industry figures say. The refinery, run by Viva Energy Group, is one of just two remaining...
Industry welcomes “urgent action” by FWC
A DRAFT emergency order aimed at addressing escalating fuel costs in road transport has been welcomed by the Victorian Transport Association. The order followed a joint emergency...
Electric trucks gain momentum as freight SMEs seek funding
CONTAINER transport operators have gathered at Yarraville, Melbourne, for a practical workshop on applying for government funding towards fleet decarbonisation. The Victorian...
