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Scathing critique of Victorian freight policy delivered by Shadow freight minister

Scathing critique of Victorian freight policy delivered by Shadow freight minister “I’m here to lay bare the facts, and they are both frustrating and deeply...
Scathing critique of Victorian freight policy delivered by Shadow freight minister “I’m here to lay bare the facts, and they are both frustrating and deeply disappointing… the system is failing.” That was the hard and uncompromising opening by Ms Roma Britnell, Victoria’s Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight, and the Legislative Assembly member for South-West...
August 22, 2025

National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy 2025 has been released

The refreshed National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and new National Action Plan have been released. The refreshed Strategy addresses the recommendations of the 2023-24 Review...
The refreshed National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and new National Action Plan have been released. The refreshed Strategy addresses the recommendations of the 2023-24 Review and continues to set an agenda for a collaborative approach to deliver actions by governments and industry across all freight modes. The goals of the Strategy have been updated, along...
August 22, 2025

A genuine network approach in freight is needed, says Federal Transport Minister

Supply chains are essential to the economy, the ability to move freight efficiently is vital, and Australia needs to protect and grow its capacity to...
Supply chains are essential to the economy, the ability to move freight efficiently is vital, and Australia needs to protect and grow its capacity to move goods more efficiently, locally, and globally, Federal Transport Minister, the Hon Catherine King MP, has said in a speech recently. Minister King spoke at the Australian Logistics Supply Chain...
August 22, 2025

Hey you! Do you know anything about 80kg of cocaine found in a Port Botany box?

Law enforcement authorities are seeking help from the public after 80 kgs of cocaine was found in a shipping container at Port Botany. The haul...
Law enforcement authorities are seeking help from the public after 80 kgs of cocaine was found in a shipping container at Port Botany. The haul is said to have an estimated street value of  AUD$26 million. According to a statement from the Australian Border Force, on 11 August 2025, officers examined a shipping container from...
August 22, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd’s Hanseatic Global Terminals expands into Latin America

Hanseatic Global Terminals, an entity within the Hapag-Lloyd Group, has announced the launch of Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America, which is the brand’s first regional...
Hanseatic Global Terminals, an entity within the Hapag-Lloyd Group, has announced the launch of Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America, which is the brand’s first regional expansion. “This milestone represents a significant step in the company’s mission to strengthen its global terminal network and enhance service offerings worldwide,” the Group said, adding that the regional headquarters...
August 22, 2025

Two men jailed for 10 years each for smuggling drugs in bulker’s sea-chest

Two Norwegian men have been jailed for approximately 10 years each for attempting to hide drugs in the sea-chest of a bulker that had arrived...
Two Norwegian men have been jailed for approximately 10 years each for attempting to hide drugs in the sea-chest of a bulker that had arrived from Brazil which called at Newcastle. A “sea chest” is a recessed area inside  a ship’s hull that is typically below the waterline. It is used to take seawater into...
August 15, 2025

Scathing critique of Victorian freight policy delivered by Shadow freight minister

Scathing critique of Victorian freight policy delivered by Shadow freight minister “I’m here to lay bare the facts, and they are both frustrating and deeply...
Scathing critique of Victorian freight policy delivered by Shadow freight minister “I’m here to lay bare the facts, and they are both frustrating and deeply disappointing… the system is failing.” That was the hard and uncompromising opening by Ms Roma Britnell, Victoria’s Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight, and the Legislative Assembly member for South-West...
August 22, 2025

National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy 2025 has been released

The refreshed National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and new National Action Plan have been released. The refreshed Strategy addresses the recommendations of the 2023-24 Review...
The refreshed National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and new National Action Plan have been released. The refreshed Strategy addresses the recommendations of the 2023-24 Review and continues to set an agenda for a collaborative approach to deliver actions by governments and industry across all freight modes. The goals of the Strategy have been updated, along...
August 22, 2025

A genuine network approach in freight is needed, says Federal Transport Minister

Supply chains are essential to the economy, the ability to move freight efficiently is vital, and Australia needs to protect and grow its capacity to...
Supply chains are essential to the economy, the ability to move freight efficiently is vital, and Australia needs to protect and grow its capacity to move goods more efficiently, locally, and globally, Federal Transport Minister, the Hon Catherine King MP, has said in a speech recently. Minister King spoke at the Australian Logistics Supply Chain...
August 22, 2025

Hey you! Do you know anything about 80kg of cocaine found in a Port Botany box?

Law enforcement authorities are seeking help from the public after 80 kgs of cocaine was found in a shipping container at Port Botany. The haul...
Law enforcement authorities are seeking help from the public after 80 kgs of cocaine was found in a shipping container at Port Botany. The haul is said to have an estimated street value of  AUD$26 million. According to a statement from the Australian Border Force, on 11 August 2025, officers examined a shipping container from...
August 22, 2025

Hapag-Lloyd’s Hanseatic Global Terminals expands into Latin America

Hanseatic Global Terminals, an entity within the Hapag-Lloyd Group, has announced the launch of Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America, which is the brand’s first regional...
Hanseatic Global Terminals, an entity within the Hapag-Lloyd Group, has announced the launch of Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America, which is the brand’s first regional expansion. “This milestone represents a significant step in the company’s mission to strengthen its global terminal network and enhance service offerings worldwide,” the Group said, adding that the regional headquarters...
August 22, 2025

Two men jailed for 10 years each for smuggling drugs in bulker’s sea-chest

Two Norwegian men have been jailed for approximately 10 years each for attempting to hide drugs in the sea-chest of a bulker that had arrived...
Two Norwegian men have been jailed for approximately 10 years each for attempting to hide drugs in the sea-chest of a bulker that had arrived from Brazil which called at Newcastle. A “sea chest” is a recessed area inside  a ship’s hull that is typically below the waterline. It is used to take seawater into...
August 15, 2025

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