THE World Shipping Council and its members have proposed for a Vessel Efficiency System (VES) to improve the carbon and fuel efficiency of the world’s fleets.
19/02/2010
THE NEWLY-formed Freight and Logistics Council of Western Australia has held its first meeting to discuss ways to improve the industry’s productivity and efficiency.
02/04/2009
DHL is today celebrating its 40th anniversary.
25/09/2009
INTERNATIONAL marine terminal operator DP World has signed a new 15 year, multi-million dollar lease for its operations at Port Botany.
10/07/2009
SYDNEY Ports Corporation has announced increases to the navigation service charges, container wharfage and security charges, effective 1 July 2009.
02/06/2009
A HYBRID electric “terminal tractor” to move shipping containers and cargo will be tested at a shipping terminal at the Port of Long Beach in the United States.
12/08/2009
SHIPPING Australia (SAL) has released a study of the break bulk shipping sector.
28/08/2009
A NEW $2.5 million pilot boat will be built for the Port of Newcastle.
17/09/2009
RedPrairie is the first supply chain technology company to be accepted as an Affiliate Member to the Environment Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership.
28/08/2007
THE NEW South Wales Budget will fund ongoing expansion work at Port Botany and construction of a new off-port rail hub at Enfield.
19/06/2009
EXCLUSIVE: Going “green” means committing to change, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be a painful, expensive, or lengthy process with the following 7 steps.
16/08/2007
The Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and sales process for freight and logistics is considerably more complex in today’s dynamic global business environment than it has been in the past.
27/02/2008
Today’s increasingly complex global business environment requires the sales management process in the freight forwarding industry to develop a vigorous new level of professionalism to be effective.
25/08/2008
THE time taken by custom authorities to release imported cargo has improved, according to second a report released by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.
14/12/2009
Freight forwarders are still overlooking many obvious and cost-efficient methods to reduce the industry’s carbon footprint says Cargowise.
23/04/2008
With excess demand and a highly visible queue of ships off the Newscastle coast, the capacity of the world’s largest coal chain operation is under fire.
08/08/2007
The Rudd Government’s first budget must focus on fixing our freight supply chains says Ivan Backman, Chairman of the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) on behalf of our Transport and Logistics Industry.
13/05/2008