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Tall ship Alma Doepel sails for Queenscliff

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A VOYAGE to Queenscliff (Victoria) for the town’s famous maritime festival has helped raise awareness of the tall ship Alma Doepel and ongoing restoration efforts. The vessel set...
Tall ship Alma Doepel sails for Queenscliff

IV spirited away to Melbourne

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TT Line has relocated the idle Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV from Corio Bay, Geelong to a lay-up berth at the former Williamstown Dockyard in Melbourne. The vessel has...
IV spirited away to Melbourne

Salta markets pre-leases at Melbourne intermodals

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PROPERTY developer Salta has appointed commercial real estate agency Colliers to market pre-leases for its two intermodal terminals located at Dandenong South and Altona. The...
Salta markets pre-leases at Melbourne intermodals

Hastings seeks draft strategy feedback

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MANAGEMENT at Port of Hastings are seeking further feedback before finalising their Port Development Strategy 2055. A draft document has just been released for public feedback....
Hastings seeks draft strategy feedback

Patrick to waive Melbourne fees

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PATRICK Terminals has amplified the Port of Melbourne’s recent Port Rail Shuttle Network (PRSN) Start-up Incentive by waiving its own Exchange Transfer Charge (ETC) for a period...
Patrick to waive Melbourne fees

VICTORIA: The freight state

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Victoria's freight sector is evolving with key projects like Inland Rail and the West Gate Tunnel, addressing economic challenges and leveraging opportunities in clean energy and...
VICTORIA: The freight state

Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore

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A COMPANY has been fined $20,000 for what the federal government said was a case of “hiding e-waste in a container exported to Singapore”. The container, shipped by...
Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore

Risky business: Melbourne tech firm targets freight’s blind spots

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MELBOURNE-based technology company Argocore Pty Ltd has opened registrations for user acceptance testing of its new AI platform, Cargonautix, aimed at freight forwarders and...
Risky business: Melbourne tech firm targets freight’s blind spots

New logistics precinct greenlighted for Melbourne

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A NEW industrial and logistics precinct in Melbourne's inner west has been given the green light as property investment group Charter Hall enters a joint venture (JV) with...
New logistics precinct greenlighted for Melbourne

Industry welcomes heavy vehicle permit system

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INTRODUCTION of the Heavy Vehicle Structural Assessment Permit System in Victoria has been welcomed by industry. The Victorian Transport Association said the HVSAPS, announced by...
Industry welcomes heavy vehicle permit system

Industry gathering discusses rail and truck movements

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WEST Gate tunnel operations, the vehicle booking system at West Swanson and the Port Rail Shuttle were some of the topics discussed at an industry function at the Yarraville Club...
Industry gathering discusses rail and truck movements

Senator to speak at transport conference

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PROMINENT freight sector advocate and ALP politician Glenn Sterle is to speak at the 2026 VTA State Conference in March. Before entering parliament, Senator Sterle worked in road...
Senator to speak at transport conference

VICT set for another quarter-century

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VICTORIA International Container Terminal has extended the lease of its Webb Dock East automated facility from the Port of Melbourne for a further 26 years, taking its occupancy...
VICT set for another quarter-century

Dairy supply chain money to help keep freight mooving

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SOME $37.7m in government money for the Dairy Supply Chain Road Upgrades is set to boost productivity and freight network sustainability, the Victorian Transport Association says....
Dairy supply chain money to help keep freight mooving

Spirit Geelong stay costing almost a million a month

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TT LINE is negotiating to have Spirit of Tasmania V join sister Spirit of Tasmania IV ‘in storage’ at Geelong, the company’s chairman has revealed. Ken Kanofski also disclosed...
Spirit Geelong stay costing almost a million a month