SA announces funds for export diversification
THE GOVERNMENT of South Australia has announced a $1 million Export Diversification Program aimed at supporting exporting businesses overcome market challenges. To be delivered...
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Toll Group launches enhanced iCON platform
SMARTER, faster and more sustainable freight management solutions are the stated benefits of digital platform iCON, launched this week by logistics giant Toll Group. The name iCON...
Höegh Autoliners joins World Shipping Council
THE WORLD Shipping Council (WSC) has announced vehicle carrier Höegh Autoliners has joined as a member. “We are pleased to welcome Höegh Autoliners to the World Shipping Council,”...
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Blankings pick up as Lunar New Year approaches
CARRIERS in the China-Australia trade have announced several blanked voyages for coming weeks, despite earlier expectations of a steady cargo flow up to and beyond the Lunar New...
Picton ferry terminal redevelopment underway
IN WHAT Port Marlborough describes as a decisive transition from planning to delivery, work has begun on transforming Picton’s ferry terminal for use by new KiwiRail/Interislander...
Wisetech announces supply chain platform merger
WISETECH Global and European supply chain solutions provider Tailwind Shipping Lines have announced direct data integration enabling freight forwarders to plan, book, confirm and...
Birdon to deliver amphibious vehicles under $125m Defence contract
AUSTRALIAN-owned maritime engineering company Birdon has signed a $125 million contract to design and build one prototype and 15 amphibious vehicles—logistics (AV-L) for the...
Offshore Alliance launches attack on CPU overcrowding
THE OFFSHORE Alliance union movement has launched a social media attack on what it claims is a lack of accommodation for workers on INPEX’s massive Central Processing Unit,...
Stronger policy coordination urged, as trade tensions cloud world economic outlook
TRADE tensions and fiscal strains loom as challenges in 2026, despite the global economy having demonstrated resilience in the year just gone, a document prepared for the United...
Sea Swift ships key supplies to cyclone-hit Cairns
SEA SWIFT cargo ship Newcastle Bay is en route to Cairns from Brisbane with food supplies for communities affected by ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji in Far North Queensland. The journey...
Newcastle protestors appear in court
PROTESTORS associated with activist group Rising Tide's 2025 People's Blockade late last year have started appearing in Newcastle Local Court. According to local media, some 129...
Australian marine exporter awarded US Coast Guard contract
PORT Macquarie shipbuilder Birdon has been awarded a firm fixed price contract to build a small response boat (RB-S) demonstrator for the United States Coast Guard. Under the...
Accessing New Markets Initiative announcement aimed at boosting exports
A NEW trade diversification network has been announced by the federal government, with 40 national peak bodies forming the Accessing New Markets Initiative (ANMI). The peak...
Scarborough FPU arrives on site
THE SCARBOROUGH FPU, one of the biggest semi-submersible facilities ever built, has arrived at the Scarborough field, 375 kilometres off the coast of Karratha, Western Australia....
Farmers cry ‘foul’, as EU makes a play for South American market
A MOVE by the European Union to subsidise agriculture to secure a deal with American nations sets a worrying precedent, the National Farmers Federation says. European leaders...
