Australia
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: Strikes intensify as Australia braces for more longshoreman unrest
Waterfront tensions are increasing as the Maritime Union of Australia declares more wharfside strikes around the country.
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Suicide caused shutdown of Patrick ocean container terminal
Patrick Terminals in Sydney, Australia, shut down for about 19 hours over Monday, July 8 and Tuesday, July 9 after…
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DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: massive multi-vehicle truck crash leaves two dead
Elderly driver charged following fatal truck collision and car explosion left two dead; competition law woes in hostile takeover; heavy…
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Australia
DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: drug-driving kills truckers; court orders re-hire of dodgy truck loader; speeding trucker wins US$12k compensation
Smoking crystal meth directly led to a fatal crash that killed two truckers; meanwhile, dead kangaroos, speeding, and dodgy crane…
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Down Under Trucking: Oops! Bayswater Bridge claims another victim
Notorious bridge claims victim; freight road upgrades; truck company director fined after trucker deaths; horror crashes in good driving conditions…
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Asia-Pacific
Government Minister wants to shift cargo from trucks to rail
Trade growth, demography and land use changes in the city of Melbourne, Australia, have made necessary a shift of freight…
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Australia
DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: murder-suicide probe into deadly head-on truck/car crash
Deadly crash treated as a potential murder/suicide; Mainfreight reports US$1.93 billion of revenues; druggy truckie gets 14 months; freight costs…
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Airfreight
Freight forwarders reach over one million potential new employees
A looming workforce supply gap in the freight forwarding sector has caused the industry to reach out to over one…
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Asia-Pacific
Port Report: A solid first quarter… but forwarders fear Australia’s freight future
Australian ports recorded in excess of 1.94 million twenty foot equivalent (TEU) container movements during the first quarter of 2019.…
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Australia
Down Under Trucking: hostile takeover; dangerous chem-tanks; liquid fuel security
It’s been busy in Australian trucking. A hostile takeover bid has succeeded, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals. An innovative…
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