Systems bugs bug new Spirits
A REPORTED fault in the vessel’s navigation or steering systems delayed the arrival of Spirit of Tasmania IV in Geelong this morning [5 November] just as the Australian Transport...
PPSP's Werges ships out
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots’ (PPSP) first chief executive, Thorsten Werges, will leave the company this weekend after the board decided not to renew his contract. In correspondence...
Stella Maris looking to ‘raise the roof’
SEAFARER support group Stella Maris has put out the call for donations to help restore the roof on its Melbourne facility. Stella Maris Melbourne manager Lee Anne Diano said the...
Strike at Coode Island as dispute escalates
A STRIKE is underway at the Coode Island Bulk Liquids facility as an industrial dispute has escalated between the company, Quantem and the United Workers Union. The workers downed...
Outer Metropolitan Ring Road must be priority, says VTA
FAILURE to build an Outer Metropolitan Ring Road (OMR) will constrain economic growth and undermine freight efficiency, the Victorian Transport Association says. Ahead of next...
Faster freight hailed after Sydney-Melbourne rail works
A MAJOR maintenance and upgrade blitz on the Sydney-Melbourne rail line is expected to bring benefits for the movement of freight. More than 1000 rail workers completed works...
OPINION: Port of Melbourne rail freight - where is the missing link?
THE VICTORIAN government recently released the Victorian Rail Freight Plan 2026-2036 as well as the latest Container Logistics Chain Study Refresh (CLCS). The freight plan...
Three charged following alleged 120kg cocaine import into Melbourne
THREE people have been charged over the alleged importation of 120 kilograms of cocaine into Melbourne, after Australian Border Force officers detected suspected drugs concealed...
Shanghai and Melbourne push green shipping corridor
AN IMPLEMENTATION plan for a Green Shipping Corridor has been announced by the ports of Shanghai and Melbourne, backed by non-government organisation C40 Cities. The move is part...
VTA calls for infrastructure, workforce and regulatory reform
URGENT action on infrastructure investment is needed to ensure Australia’s freight and logistics sectors can meet growing demand and remain globally competitive, the Victorian...
Let’s love our trucks, says Australian Logistics Council
POLITICAL language that treats heavy vehicles as a problem is to be avoided, the Australian Logistics Council says. The Victorian government’s new Better Freight Outcomes Fund is...
AAL completes North East Link bridge cargo deliveries
AAL SHIPPING has completed delivery of 188 steel bridge segments for Melbourne’s North East Link, moving 60,500 revenue tonnes of prefabricated cargo across nine consecutive...
OOCL expands customer proximity push
OOCL’s Melbourne customers now have the option of moving boxes to/from the Melbourne Intermodal Terminal at Somerton under the carrier’s bills of lading. The line’s regional sales...
Melbourne takes cruising Crown
PRINCESS Cruises will return to basing one of its seasonal Oceania market ships in Melbourne in 2028-29, after an absence of some years. The Carnival Group company joined forces...
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Presentations focus on Melbourne’s maritime journey
A PUBLIC discussion organised by the Association for Waterborne Infrastructure (PIANC) has heard about the origins of the Port of Melbourne and the changing roles of marine pilots...
