Transport & Logistics

REVIEW: Inspired by its fleet of private jets, Qatar Airlines’ new business suites offer a high-end experience.

Qantas Group says it made $1.25 billion in profit in 2023/24, down 28 per cent from last year, but its on-time performance and customer approval levels rose.

Australians travelling to the US will be processed faster following a new agreement between the two countries.

A Western Australian transport company has been sold for $119 million to the nation’s largest logistics firm, Qube Holdings.

Strikes planned at Fremantle Ports from Sunday morning have been called off, after agreement was reached between the authority and union.

Fremantle Ports is battling bad weather, with vessels evacuated back to sea yesterday in a move which could compound the impact of strike action scheduled from Sunday morning.

Fremantle Ports remains hopeful of resolving an ongoing negotiation with vessel traffic service officers who have flagged their intent to strike for a second time this weekend.

A local shipping expert has warned of potential impacts to government projects like the Murdoch Medihotel, ahead of strike action scheduled at Fremantle Ports this week.

Work at Fremantle Ports could grind to a halt over the weekend as a result of industrial action, with a 48-hour strike planned by the Australian Maritime Officers Union from Sunday.

Virgin Australia Regional Airlines is set to get eight Embraer E190-E2 aircraft, the quietest and most fuel-efficient in its class, to serve the FIFO and regional market.

Qantas plans to claw back big incentive payments to former chief executive Alan Joyce after a governance review concluded there had been “too much deference to a long-tenured CEO”.

OPINION: Industry giants Boeing and Airbus are taking dramatically different approaches to this year’s air show.

Regional airline Rex and its subsidiaries have entered voluntary administration, with EY appointed to run through its books.

The federal government is putting contingencies in place after shares in regional carrier Rex were placed in a trading halt amid speculation about its future.

Henderson-based ship builder Austal has won a $45 million contract to build a wind-powered trimaran cargo vessel for French company Vela Transport.

The state government has signed off on a $800 million contract with the Royal Flying Doctor Service to help bolster its capacity in remote WA.

Record spodumene exports and strong demand for caustic soda and fertiliser have lifted annual trade figures in WA’s south to new highs.

CTI Logistics shares have rallied almost 8 per cent today after the company released its profit guidance for the 2024 financial year.

The state government has awarded a major $1.6 billion contract to upgrade Perth’s rail network to eventually increase train services to every three minutes.

Additional aircraft will likely enable Qantas to open new routes and re-establish old ones from Perth according to the airline’s chief executive Vanessa Hudson.

An ammonium nitrate plant north of Perth which has been gathering cobwebs for three years has been fired back up as demand grows for explosives.

Western Australia’s newest grain exporter has ambitions for port upgrades, more buyers, and critical minerals exports off the back of the new service

Shareholders in marine services company MMA Offshore have voted to approve the $1.1 billion takeover by Singaporean firm Cyan MMA Holdings.

A $1.1 billion Singaporean takeover of MMA Offshore has been waved through by the Foreign Investment Review Board.

ANALYSIS: Qantas and Perth Airport have finally cleared the runway for the long-awaited $5 billion infrastructure development.

MMA Offshore’s biggest shareholders have backed Seraya Partners’ $1 billion takeover bid of the Perth-based marine services company.

Drones capable of delivering packages of up to 60 kilograms could soon be in operation at mine sites across the Pilbara, after a company behind a regional drone hub received funding.

Cathay Pacific Airways is adding five more flights to its Perth service to Hong Kong from October 28, bringing the total to 11 a week.

A new cargo wharf under construction in Port Hedland will enable the import of wind turbines and slash cargo vessel backlogs which have blown out to more than a week.

Jodie Ransom will take the reins as full-time chief executive of Fremantle Ports, as successor to the late Michael Parker.

Bhagwan Marine is gearing up to launch its $80 million initial public offering by the end of July, which would value the Kannikoski family's stake at about $70 million.

Hour-long work stoppages at bulk liquid handler Quantem’s North Fremantle facilities will not have a significant impact on operations, according to the facility operator.