SA ports weathering pandemic storm

Cruise ships may have disappeared from South Australian waters in the wake of COVID-19 but there is no slowing the number of container vessels gliding into our ports.

Airport flights, passengers and road traffic set to take off

The number of aircraft using Adelaide Airport will increase by more than a third to 168,000 within 20 years, with passenger and freight numbers and pressure on nearby roads all set to jump dramatically under forecasts set out in the airport’s draft masterplan.

Truck platooning involves a lead truck with a driver guiding other trucks through vehicle to vehicle communication. cheskyw/123rf.com, Author provided

Coming soon to Australian roads? The rise of platooning trucks

Elon Musk’s new Semi has ‘platooning’ capability – where multiple trucks commute in a line with a single driver in the lead vehicle. But could it work in Australia? Michael Milford explains.