The Victorian Transport Association (VTA) has advised members to pass on in full increases to infrastructure surcharges announced on 9 June by stevedore Patrick.
Patrick will introduce a new surcharge
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VTA celebrates project progress and industry resilience
Victorian Transport Association (VTA) CEO Peter Anderson has highlighted the major productivity challenges facing Australian freight and logistics operator in opening remarks to the VTA’s annual State
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VTA releases full speaker list for 2017 conference
With just over a week until the Victorian Transport Association’s (VTA) annual State Conference in Lorne, the peak freight industry representative body has revealed the full list of speakers that will
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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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The privatisation of the Port of Melbourne in late 2016 will have major economic and infrastructural
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Ports forging new alliances to meet challenges of shipping industry consolidation
After decades of rivalry, regional shipping ports are joining forces in an effort to make themselves more attractive to the world’s top ocean carriers.
The trend has been sparked by consolidation
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The trend has been sparked by consolidation
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Melbourne’s second port to be built – in 2055
Infrastructure Victoria has made recommendations to the Andrews government that Melbourne’s second major container port should be built near Werribee, but not for another 40 years, The Age reports.
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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Infrastructure wins in Federal Budget
Australia’s associations and industry have welcomed the major support for Australian infrastructure in the 2017–18 Federal Budget.
The Australian
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Moorebank Logistics Park launched
The launch of the Moorebank Logistics Park has been described by the Australian Logistics Council (ALC) as a “watershed moment” in the continuing transformation of Australia’s freight networks.
New facility commissioned for Port of Brisbane logistics estate
Pulp and paper manufacturer Stora Enso has pre-committed to a 5,950m2 purpose-built warehouse facility within the Port of Brisbane’s Port West logistics estate at Lytton, Brisbane.
Port of Brisbane
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Port of Brisbane
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