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...
Data cable ship set to connect Victoria to the world
THE GOVERNMENT of Victoria says it has secured the state’s first major subsea fibre optic cable, shortly to connect with the world’s global communications network. Premier Jacinta...
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Searoad I launch celebrated in Germany
AFTER a troubled gestation SeaRoad Shipping’s new Bass Strait ro-ro Searoad I was launched at Germany’s Flensburger Shipyard (FSG) on Friday [7 November]. The 43,090 GT vessel, a...
More Otway drilling underway
THE PURSUIT of new offshore gas resources in continuing in the Otway Basin, with ConocoPhillips Australia employing the semi-submersible rig Transocean Equinox to drill two...
Carnival not over for Melbourne
CARNIVAL Cruise Lines has confirmed its return to cruising out of Melbourne, at the same time as spreading home-port operations to Port Adelaide and Auckland. As first announced...
Union takes aim over “sea-dumping agenda”
THE Maritime Union of Australia has staged a rally in Melbourne against CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), saying their actions legitimise research from...
Ports of Melbourne and Tanjung Pelepas sign MoU
A SHARED commitment to advancing green and sustainable practices is the focus of a memorandum of understanding signed between the ports of Melbourne and Tanjung Pelepas...
West Gate Tunnel a costly blessing
MODELLING undertaken by the Container Transport Alliance Australia has shown port of Melbourne hauliers will face 13% to 30% increase in charges when the West Gate Tunnel and...
Transhipments and empties driving Port of Melbourne container trade
TOTAL container trade at the Port of Melbourne has risen slightly for the September 2025 quarter compared to the three months to September 2024, but the biggest contributor to...
New Victorian airfreight centre open for business
AN $8 MILLION airfreight facility at Avalon Airport in Victoria opened today [27 October], promising a tenfold increase in current capacity at the airport to 100,000 tonnes and...
VTA chief slams ‘decades-long’ truck reform delay
VICTORIAN Transport Association CEO Peter Anderson repeated calls for reforms to truck driver licensing and training regimes this week, saying the road transport industry had been...
Dispute may threaten Victorian grain exports
AN ONGOING dispute between the United Workers Union and GrainCorp has the potential to disrupt grain exports from the company’s Geelong and Portland terminals. Around 100 union...
