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North-south Tasmania rail line cut for a month
Pacific National Tasmania (PNT) parent Asciano expected Tasmania's north-south rail freight line to be closed for about a month, a spokeswoman said today.
Australian navy in Somali piracy fightback
A pair of passing Australian navy frigates prevented the hijack of two commercial ships in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday.
OMC gets under-keel clearance green light for Melbourne
The Port of Melbourne Corporation was the latest ports body to take up OMC International's Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) technology, the Melbourne maritime engineering firm said yesterday.
Lines divert after Suez fee-cut efforts fail
Box lines are preparing to divert more services around the Cape of Good Hope after failing so far to persuade the Suez Canal Authority to cut transit fees.
Hong Kong sees biggest export fall in 55 years
Box volumes through Hong Kong showed a slight month-on-month recovery in April, but throughput was still down more than 20% compared with a year earlier, according to latest official figures.
ALC sees 28 women move forward to graduation
The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) celebrated 28 Queensland women graduate in Toowoomba yesterday from its second national Women Moving Forward mentoring program.
TALKING POINTS - Solving the Customs Duty and GST dilemma
It is time that the Australian import industry seriously-discusses a more workable way to deal with Customs charges, writes Jeff Harrod.
