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VTA, SAL to cooperate on empty container parks
The Victorian Transport Association and Shipping Australia agreed yesterday to form two working groups to tackle Melbourne's empty container crisis.
Maersk denies FPSO safety culture is poor
While admitting shortcomings, Maersk FPSO has rejected the Danish Maritime Authority's adverse finding on safety culture aboard one of its floating production, storage and offloading vessels.
End in sight for boxship oversupply
Surplus containership capacity could be eradicated within 15 months, earlier than many had anticipated when owners and operators first started to put ships into lay-up at the start of the industry's collapse.
QR shakes up Seafreighter services
QR has further rejigged its Seafreighter rail services to the port of Brisbane, with the changes benefiting Gladstone and Bundaberg.
Geelong has eyes on national rail freight link
Geelong's local government authority is pushing for new rail access between the city and areas to the north and west of Australia.
Firms talk on empty container park IT solution
Two leading freight-related information technology firms are looking to cooperate to find a platform and software solution for empty container parks.
More space for empty boxes in Melbourne
Melbourne will see empty container park capacity rise over the next 10 years, according to the Port of Melbourne Corporation
Chinese demand further fuels Port Hedland growth
China’s appetite for iron ore lifted the overall volume of iron ore exported from Port Hedland by almost 7% in February.
Tauranga faces opposition to dredging plan
Eighty submissions have opposed Port of Tauranga's proposal to dredge the existing shipping channels in the city's harbour to accommodate the next generation of ships.
Earnings flat despite record iron ore, coal exports
Australia exported record volumes of iron ore and coal in the last three months of 2009 on the back of robust demand from Japan, South Korea and China.
