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Selling a 99-Year Lease to Port Botany Container Terminal for $2 Billion Is Bad Economics

Feb 27, 2013

Photo courtesy of Sydney Ports Corporation. Opinion – Greg Cameron Selling a 99-year lease to Port Botany Container Terminal for $2 billion is bad economics. The deal requires Australian taxpayers to pay $4 billion for upgrading ...

Tags: Port Botany Container Terminal, Australia, Sydney Freight Corridor

TDA Announced Three Free Seminars in March to Recycle More Waste Wood Pallets

Feb 27, 2013

The Timber Development Association (TDA) has announced three free seminars in March to assist NSW business recycle more waste wood pallets and offcuts. “The seminars will assist managers of companies that generate a lot of waste ...

Tags: imber Development Association, waste wood pallets, waste timber

Supply Chain School Kicks off on 12 and 13 March

Feb 27, 2013

Supply Chain School, a division of the Logistics Bureau Group, kicks off on 12 and 13 March. The school, based in Parramatta, is now being offered to LAA members as part of the LAA ‘suite’ of training-related services. Group ...

Tags: Supply Chain School, Logistics Bureau Group, LAA

Victoria's $1.6 Billion Port Capacity Project Has Been Given

Feb 27, 2013

Victoria’s $1.6 billion Port Capacity Project has been given the go-ahead following a decision by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to provide the planning approval for works to commence at Melbourne’s Webb Dock. The planning ...

Tags: Victoria, Port Capacity Project, Webb Dock

The C-Scope System for NCA Will Build Upon The VTS System in Singapore

Feb 22, 2013

Marked the beginning of a 5-year collaboration between the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) and Kongsberg Norcontrol IT (KNC) to develop and establish a new national Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) system. The contract covers replacement ...

Tags: Vessel Traffic Service, VTS, VTS system

25% of Part-Time Workers Want More Hours

Feb 22, 2013

The Australian Bureau of Statistics has found that 25% of part-time workers want more hours, against an agency finding that promotes part-time work. According to an Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) report, over a quarter of part-time ...

Tags: Australian Bureau of Statistics, part-time work, employment

QTA Ltd Will Celebrate Women's Day with a 'Women in Road Transport' Breakfast

Feb 22, 2013

Tracie Dickenson receiving her QTA Trucking Industry Woman of the Year Award in 2012. The Queensland Trucking Association Ltd (QTA Ltd) will celebrate International Women’s Day with a ‘Women in Road Transport’ breakfast ...

Tags: QTA Trucking Industry Woman of the Year Award, Road Freight Industry

NTC Welcomed The Announcement of The Establishment of a New CRC

Feb 22, 2013

The National Transport Commission (NTC) has welcomed the federal government announcement of the establishment of a new Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Alertness, Safety and Productivity. The new CRC will build on Australia’s ...

Tags: National Transport Commission, expert knowledge, workplace safety

CHEP Australia Launched a New-Look Beverage Tray

Feb 19, 2013

CHEP Australia has launched a new-look beverage tray, opening up a reusable retail-ready packaging to the beverage supply chain. The new retail beverage tray has been designed to hold all variants of soft drink bottles, 1.25L, 1.5L, ...

Tags: CHEP Australia, Beverage Tray, retail beverage tray

A New Container Design Plans to Change The Economics of Shipping Palletised Cargo

Feb 19, 2013

A new container design is set to change the economics of shipping palletised cargo, allowing cargo owners and consolidators to increase significantly the volume of cargo shipped at any one time. UK-based container design company Container ...

Tags: Shipping Container

The Existing Contract for "Polar Duchess" Has Been Extended by 2 Years

Feb 19, 2013

GC Rieber Shipping contracts a new build and enters into long-term time charter agreements Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 GC Rieber Shipping has entered into an agreement with Kleven Verft ("Kleven") to build a new 22 streamer 3D seismic vessel ...

Tags: GC Rieber Shipping, Kleven Verft, company news

A Global Forklift Company Was Borne From The The World's Largest Forklift Manufacturers

Feb 16, 2013

A new major global forklift company has been borne from the merger of two of the world’s largest forklift manufacturers. UniCarriers Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, has completed the transfer of all issued shares of TCM ...

Tags: TCM, Nissan Forklift, Forklift Powerhouse

GS1 Is Seeking to Conduct a Pilot Project in The Australian Transport and Logistics

Feb 16, 2013

GS1 Australia is seeking to conduct a pilot project in the Australian transport and logistics sector to unlock the gateway to efficiency improvements between consignors and their logistics service providers. GS1 standards in the transport ...

Tags: Australia, Australian transport, logistics

It's Time to Find out When The 2013 Global Challenge Kicks off in Sydney

Feb 16, 2013

It’s time to find out when the 2013 Global Challenge of The Fresh Connection kicks off in Sydney on 27 February Between February and April, supply chain professionals from Australia and New Zealand will have the opportunity to ...

Tags: 2013 Global Challenge of The Fresh Connection, learning challenge

The TruckSafe Industry Welcomed Formula Chemicals as Its Newest Accredited Member

Feb 16, 2013

The TruckSafe industry safety accreditation program has welcomed Formula Chemicals (NSW) as its newest accredited member. Formula Chemicals is one of Australia’s largest, privately owned chemical companies. Founded in 1973, Formula ...

Tags: TruckSafe industry safety accreditation program, Australia, logistics

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