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Inland Rail to enable modal shift

At the Future of Freight event held by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) in Melbourne on 17 July, a panel of logistics industry experts discussed the need for, and barriers to,
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FTA, APSA looking into container storage fees

The Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has reported that it continues to receive enquiries from its members about storage and ‘dehire’ (return) detention fees for import sea freight consignments targeted
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LeadWest calls for solution to empty container problem

LeadWest, the advocacy group for Melbourne’s west, has called for the Andrews Government to urgently progress development for an inland rail terminal for freight to relocate shipping container parks,
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$23m Adelaide depot for 3PL

Northline will open a new Adelaide depot, what the company says is the first intermodal cargo link in SA.
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Japanese shipping lines merge to form a sizeable carrier

Carrier consolidation is moving apace with the merger of Japanese carriers, which have been given a new name.
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A Private Port – The outlook for Australian logistics

This article first appeared in the February/March 2017 issue of Logistics & Materials Handling
The privatisation of the Port of Melbourne in late 2016 will have major economic and infrastructural
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New container system to save industry $2+ billion

A new system which treats lifting four or six empty containers as a single block using the same principles as the lifting of a six pack of beer cans has been developed to save the industry billions while
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Qube acquires freight forwarder Austrans

Qube’s port logistics division, Qube Logistics, has acquired national rail freight forwarder Austrans, along with its facilities in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane.
John Digney, Logistics Director,
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