Opportunities for exporters from climate action
FARMERS are well placed to benefit from global market changes as countries and businesses act on and adapt to climate change, the ABARES Insights paper shows. Analysis of global...
Safety warning after train hits steel coil
THE Australian Transport Safety Bureau has issued a warning about the need for “robust load restraint” on freight trains. This followed an incident in 2018 where a 16tonne steel...
UN General Assembly designates seafarers as “key workers”
THE UN General Assembly has issued a statement saying it is “deeply concerned” about the challenges being faced by the global shipping community to effect crew change and...
MSC announces new port rotations for Asia-Oceania
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has announced new port rotations in its Asia-Oceania service network. The company has decided to reshuffle its Capricorn and Kiwi Express services...
Leadership change at Woodside
WOODSIDE chief executive Peter Coleman has announced he intends to retire in the second half of 2021. At this point he will have been in the job for more than a decade. Mr Coleman...
MV ONE Apus arrives in Japan
OCEAN Network Express has confirmed that its ship the ONE Apus has arrived in the Japanese city of Kobe. The ship was forced to change course from its original voyage from China...
Aurora Australis prepares to bid farewell
P&O MARITIME Logistics says the RSV Aurora Australis will depart Hobart on Saturday December 12 at 9am local time as it begins a long voyage to Dubai. “We are incredibly proud of...
Infrastructure Victoria strategy aims to prepare for “transformative change”
VICTORIANS will have to embrace new ways of living and working due to significant technological and environmental disruption, according to Infrastructure Victoria’s draft 30-year...
China suspends more Australian beef imports
CHINA has suspended the importation of beef from Queensland meat supplier Meramist Pty Ltd, the sixth Australian supplier to face such a move. The Asian giant has already banned...
Officers and engineers’ unions oppose “foreign seafarers” on Antarctic vessel
TWO maritime unions have urged the Australian Antarctic Division to employ Australian seafarers ahead of arrival of temporary Aurora Australis replacement The Australian Antarctic...
High Court rejects ACCC’s Acacia Ridge appeal
AN APPLICATION by the competition regulator for leave to appeal a Federal Court decision green-lighting the Pacific National acquisition of an intermodal terminal at Acacia Ridge...
Unions and business at odds over overtime provisions for part-time staff
INDUSTRY and unions are gearing up for a fight over changes to overtime conditions for part-time workers proposed by attorney-general and industrial relations minister Christian...
Bill targets live export sector
INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie has tabled a private members bill in federal parliament seeking to end the live export sector. It was the fifth time Mr Wilkie has sought to introduce...
TasPorts and AAD prepare to welcome new ice ship
A FIVE-year agreement between TasPorts and the Australian Antarctic Division is set to guarantee closer ties between the two entities and also ensure Hobart is ready to welcome...
Scorecard shows National Freight and Supply Chain implementation progress
A “SCORECARD” showing progress towards the implementation of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy has been presented to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack by the...
