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Hutchison moves to impose infrastructure surcharge

HUTCHISON Ports Sydney is the latest container terminal in Australia to announce a new infrastructure surcharge, in this case $10.45...
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Rotterdam rules and E-Commerce

Article by Stuart Hetherington and Professor Tomotaka Fujita

FWC ruling reinforces importance of communicating standards

EMPLOYERS have been served a “critical reminder” about clearly communicating workplace behaviour policies with staff following a recent Fair Work…
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Ports Oz praises freight report

PORTS Australia has thanked the independent expert panel and the team worked hard to prepare the National Freight and Supply…
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Grain ship at Albany Port. Photo: Jemma Castle

Dry bulk market shipping sector growth slows

A FALL in the rate of growth in the size of the global panamax and post-panamax dry bulk fleets has…
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Aussies mindful of biofouling, report finds

THE Australian public places “substantial value” on the protection of the environment from new marine pests, a report has found….
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VTA seeks heavy vehicle licencing review

A REVIEW of Victoria’s heavy vehicle licensing system is in order as a means of improving skills and lifting standards….
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Australian Logistics Council managing director, Michael Kilgariff. Photo: Anastassia Perets

TIC outcomes must spur cooperative action says ALC

OUTCOMES from last week’s meeting of the Transport and Infrastructure Council (TIC) in Darwin are significant for Australia’s freight logistics…
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INDUSTRY OPINION: Import cargo reporting system to evolve to address security risk

FREIGHT & Trade Alliance (FTA), the Australian Peak Shippers Association (APSA) and ICHCA Australia brought the world’s experts on international…
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Funding announced to help Northern Australian farmers export to Asia

The project will include a survey of Chinese consumers