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Tradegate to roll out PortBIS next year
Tradegate will implement a port-user information system in major container ports next year, the online services firm said yesterday.
Freight and logistics needs 'more action, less talk'
The freight and logistics industry needs better collaboration, planning and more consistent regulations, an action report by the Freight and Logistics Council of New South Wales (FALCONSW) has revealed.
Ships warned of icebergs south of New Zealand
Australian and New Zealand authorities are monitoring the progress of hundreds of icebergs which are spread over a large area around Macquarie Island and are drifting towards New Zealand.
Chinese ports return to pre-crisis throughput
Cargo throughput growth at Chinese ports has returned to volume levels reached prior the global financial crisis, according to analysts.
New freight facility to help Tasmanian food industry
A new $6.5m freezer freight facility in Tasmania was officially opened by premier David Bartlett this week.
Call for NSW to tighten chain of responsibility laws
The New South Wales Roads and Traffic Authority's (RTA) mid-month Supreme Court failure against GrainCorp has prompted assistant transport minister David Borger to call for a tightening of the state's road freight chain of responsibility laws.
John Caldon to head ARTC
John Caldon has been appointed to a three-year term as chairman and director of the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC), the Federal Government announced today.
NZ Supreme Court backs liability limit in port
New Zealand's Supreme Court has upheld the strict liability and package limitation regime for domestic carriage, law firm DLA Philips Fox has noted in a report on the case.
CMA CGM lifts Gulf of Aden transit surcharge
Container line operator CMA CGM is to increase the surcharge on containers it transports through the piracy-prone waters of the Gulf of Aden.
