The Logistics Association of Australia (LAA) has joined with international supply chain and logistics management consultant, Logistics Bureau to conduct a report on the state of the logistics and supply chain industry in Australia.

Australia's role in Africa's mining sector will be showcased at Mining Indaba 2008, one of the world's largest mining conferences, held in Cape Town this week

The third stage of Australia's largest wind farm development at Portland, Victoria, has been given the go-ahead by the state government.

Australia has been given a low global ranking for environmental performance, mainly because of its assessment as a climate change laggard.

Rio Tinto has unveiled details of its automated mine-to-port iron ore operations in WA's Pilbara region, which are currently being commissioned.

Uranium One has received construction approval for its Honeymoon mine in southern Australia, which is expected to be up and running by the end of the year.

The fuel tank inerting system uses air separation modules with patented fibres. The air separation modules generate nitrogen-enriched air by removing the oxygen molecules from its air source and distributing the nitrogen to all the aircraft’s fuel tanks, thereby reducing the flammability of fuel vapours in the fuel tank and increasing the aircraft’s safety.

“This agreement is significant as Wellington’s technology will be in products available through an established, global sales organisation,” WDT managing director Ross Green said.

Dalsa has announced that its IPD Vision Appliance products have been approved for participation in the Rockwell Automation Encompass Program.

Endress+Hauser will be holding two Australian Mining Automation Forums late February 2008 in Brisbane and Perth.

The Regional Roadshows tour will be traversing South Australia this year from 31 March to 4 April, displaying the very latest in industrial automation, instrumentation and process technology.

Pacific Hydraulics has acquired the fluid power business of Engineered Products Group (EPG).

Woodside’s Pluto liquefied natural gas (LNG) project near Karratha, WA, is on schedule to commence production in 2010 after sealing a contract with Honeywell to provide its integrated control system.

Increased regulatory pressure is forcing manufacturers to improve production agility, enhance reporting capabilities and reduce overall costs by investing in manufacturing execution systems, according to a market analysis by Datamonitor.

German-based Hans Turck, a manufacturer of products designed for factory and process automation industries, has founded Turck Australia in Melbourne.