Ponsse has released a new loader for Elephant and ElephantKing forwarders. The new PONSSE K121 loader offers a new level of efficiency and speed for load handling in tough conditions. The new loader combines high slewing torque and lifting power, increased reach, and a new type of loa

Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) and Engistics are running free forestry logistics safety training workshops. Source: Timberbiz The workshops will be run during May 2018 and cover load restraint research and testing, rollovers, incident investigation findings, court fi

A Morwell precinct expected to attract significant industrial investment will have basic infrastructure installed and will be connected to the Port of Melbourne by rail. Source: RISI Technology Channels State Regional Development Minister Jaala Pulford was in Morwell to announce the i

Forest industry associations are supporting penalties imposed in the District Court against Bay of Plenty forest owner Whitikau Holdings and two harvesting contractors. Source: Timberbiz The companies pleaded guilty to charges laid under the Resource Management Act for damaging two st

VicForests will defend an application for an injunction brought by the Friends of Leadbeaters Possum Inc (FLBP). Source: Timberbiz The Federal Court granted an interim injunction regarding six coupes until 2 May 2018, when the Court will hear arguments about whether a final injunction

New Zealand Forestry Minister Shane Jones launched Matariki Tu Rākau, a remembrance tree planting program in recognition of the men and women who served in the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Part of a series of initiatives to mark the 100-year anniversary of the end of the First Wo

60,400 – the number of 4+ Storey apartments approved for construction in Australia over the year to the end of February was down 15.0% on the previous year 609,774 – estimated bone dried metric tonnes of woodchip exports for March 2018, based on IndustryEdge’s unique vessel tracking a

The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI), has thrown its support behind its members’ drive to extend their contracts with VicForests, the state government’s commercial forestry arm. From Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz Tim Johnston, the chief executive of VAFI said processor