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Peak pricing to improve efficiency, not revenue: Sydney Ports
Sydney Ports Corporation has assured road carriers that tens of millions of dollars expected to be generated by new peak pricing at Port Botany will be re-invested into landside improvements.
Transport and logistics salaries stay solid
Transport and logistics salaries are expected to continue showing resilience despite the economic downturn, according to the results of two newly released salary surveys.
Liner shipping can't survive at current rates, says Kuehne+Nagel
Prospects for a liner shipping recovery remain gloomy with one of the world’s largest sea freight forwarders estimating a double-digit tumble in global container volumes this year.
More idle ships being brought back into service
Carriers have brought a number of anchored ships back into service over the past few weeks as suspended services are reactivated ahead of summer peaks.
CRT Group lands sweet transport deal
CRT Group, a unit of Queensland Rail Ltd, has secured a contract to supply bulk transport and logistics services to Sugar Australia.
Newcastle coal exports on the rise
Coal exports from the port of Newcastle continue to rise while the number of ships waiting to load coal has also increased.
Ineffective lookouts contributed to boxship collision
An independent investigation into the collision last year of the Australian fishing vessel Allena and the container ship Northern Fortune, found that the lookouts on board both vessels were "ineffective."
Bass Strait drilling rig in Geelong for maintenance
The Maersk Drilling-operated Kan Tan IV rig arrived in the port of Geelong yesterday for a six-week repair and refurbishment program.
China's container decline may have bottomed
The decline in container throughput at China and Hong Kong's eight major port centres bottomed out in May according to the sector's largest operator.
