NATIONAL NEWS

Delta’s Sydney air strike

DELTA Cargo, a division of the world’s largest carrier Delta Air Lines, has identified a number of business opportunities that it hopes will boost the volume of cargo handled on its Sydney-Los Angeles route.

SAL opposes Gillard coastal shipping work laws move

SHIPPING Australia (SAL) has rejected federal workplace relations minister Julia Gillard’s push to bring coastal permit ships under Australian industrial law.

Trouble brews as opponents of infrastructure sell-off mobilise

PORT charges would face upward pressure once ownership of the port of Brisbane changed to private hands, Australia’s peak shipping line representative has warned.

Delta threat to make its mark in air cargo

SYDNEY is a “strategic” market for Delta Cargo, vice president Neel Shah told Lloyd’s List DCN.

Pacific Adventurer saga: taking it to the Swire

CONCERN in international shipping circles has begun turning to the regulatory outlook following yesterday’s expected meeting between Swire Shipping and Queensland premier Anna Bligh over Pacific Adventurer clean-up costs.

Townsville port likes new-look housing block

PORT of Townsville has welcomed plans to relocate a planned residential waterfront complex near the port to at least 1 km from its seaward mineral loading berths.

Importers face more rate rises

HOT on the heels of a rate recovery program on North and East Asia-Australia routes, carrier groups have announced imminent increases in two other inbound trades.

WWL Oceania celebrates first 10 years

WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) celebrated its 10th anniversary this month, expressing confidence that it would ride out the current economic downturn.

Break up of Allco fleet is underway

THE ICE started to break in Allco fleet sale saga last week, with Tufton Oceanic buying 50% of Allocean Charters (Singapore) from receiver Ferrier Hodgson.

TT-Line strategy gets thumbs up

National Sea Highway Group (NSHG). The lobby group was responding to Tasmanian media comments by TT-Line chief executive Charles Griplas that the ferry firm had chosen a more proactive approach in the face of the global financial crisis.

Marine forwarder’s sails trimmed for choppy seas

TOUGH times have seen forwarders with limited knowledge and experience trying to enter the marine logistics market, Peters & May Australia managing director Dean Sharples has warned.

Opposition blasts lack of progress on port of Melbourne land plot

THE PORT of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) has defended the remediation process on port land in Yarraville after an attack by Victorian opposition leader and ports spokesman Denis Napthine.

Rail firms in loco, parts deal

UNITED Group (UGL) and GE Transportation have signed a series of 10-year agreements for the sale and distribution of locomotives and associated technology and services in Australia, UGL said last Friday.