Ag department announces new biosecurity charges
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture has announced revised biosecurity charges for sea and air freight from 1 January, 2020, in an effort to help manage the risk of pest and disease...
Patrick cranes depart China
NEW ZPMC post-Panamax cranes have left from Shanghai, China, bound for Fremantle and Melbourne. The cranes are to be commissioned during the first quarter of 2020 adding...
Accused drug importers not customs brokers, ABF confirms
THE Australian Border Force has issued a clarifying statement confirming those arrest for a major drug importation were not customs brokers. During a joint press conference on...
Melbourne symposium discusses shipping trends
A CROSS-SECTION of industry and academia have gathered at RMIT University, for the Inaugural Symposium of Australian Maritime Logistics Research Network. The event, driven by...
Maurice comes out fighting
QUBE managing director Maurice James has used an industry lunch in Melbourne to make a robust defence of terminal access charges imposed by container stevedores. Terminal access...
ECA and industry leaders meet trade minister Simon Birmingham
ACTING CEO of the Export Council of Australia, Heath Baker, had a roundtable meeting with trade minister Simon Birmingham and other industry leaders as part of advocacy efforts....
Beefing up trade opportunities
ENSURING Australian beef producers’ ongoing access to international markets is a key aim of $3.7m in government support for sustainable land management practices. Agriculture...
MSC announces investment in “low-carbon” future
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has announced further investment in low-carbon technology and new-build and retrofit programs to boost performance and reduce environmental...
TasPorts to face courts over “misuse of market power”
TASPORTS is facing Federal Court action over allegations it sought to stop a new entrant, Engage Marine Tasmania, from competing with its own marine and towage business. The case...
CBFCA team meets Peter Dutton
THE incoming board of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia recently met with the Minister for Home Affairs Peter Dutton to reaffirm the council’s ongoing role...
Auckland’s port saves locals big bucks, report claims
CLOSING Auckland's port will increase the total cost of imports by between NZ $533m and $626m a year, a report states. The study, carried out by economic consultancy NZIER,...
Car carrier denied entry over stink bug risk
CAR carrier Orca Ace has been denied entry into Australia, due to fears it could be carrying the dreaded brown marmorated stink bug. The destructive potential of stink bugs to...
ICTSI to boost container capacity in Africa
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services, together with local partners, has initiated the second phase expansion of its Matadi Gateway Terminal, located 150km upstream on the...
Port of Tauranga Chair David Pilkington wins business award
PORT of Tauranga’s David Pilkington has been named Chairperson of the Year in the Deloitte Top 200 Business Awards for New Zealand. David Pilkington has won special honours....
MIAL congratulates AMSA and Australian government on IMO re-election
MARITIME Industry Australia has congratulated the Australian government and the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for Australia’s re-election to the IMO Council. Chief...
