Challenges for open trading system, analyst warns
FOREIGN policy analyst Rory Medcalf has warned that restoring an open trading environment is likely to be difficult, as nations reassert sovereign power. In recent years, the...
MILESTONES: Mick Kinley retirement an end of an era
AT THE end of September, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority will farewell CEO Mick Kinley – a leader and luminary who has been with the national maritime regulator for 30...
WSC advances Green Balance Mechanism proposal
THE WORLD Shipping Council has yesterday (31 July) announced further development for its Green Balance Mechanism, a regulatory proposal designed to ensure shipping meets net-zero...
Spirit of Tasmania to relocate to new Devonport terminal
FERRY Operator Spirit of Tasmania has announced it has signed a contract to relocate its Devonport base of operations to a new terminal. The contract was signed between Spirit of...
Green ammonia for COSCO Shipping in Fortescue deal
FORTESCUE and COSCO Shipping will work together to collaborate on converting the COSCO fleet to green ammonia. The two companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of...
Industry ready for deregulated port environment as GTA chair calls for change
GRAIN Trade Australia chair Andrew Goyder says the Australian Wheat Port Code is no longer “fit for purpose”, arguing consumers and other stakeholders have nothing to fear from a...
Lyttelton Port sentenced over 2022 worker fatality
LYTTELTON Port Company has been sentenced today (31 July) in the Christchurch District Court on a charge associated with the 2022 death of a stevedore. The LPC was charged under...
Air cargo demand surges in June
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association has reported a surge in air cargo demand in June, citing shipping constraints as a strong contributor to the latest monthly figures....
GrainCorp, Ampol and IFM sign renewable industry MoU
A MEMORANDUM of understanding was signed yesterday (30 July) between industry super-owned global fund manager IFM Investors, agribusiness and processing company GrainCorp and...
Re-entry to China boosts Aussie wine exports
A SURGE in wine exports to mainland China in recent months drove the overall value of Aussie wine exports up 17% to $2.2 billion in the last financial year. The latest Export...
UPDATED: Video released online shows collision off Hay Point
A VIDEO has surfaced online showing a collision between two bulk carriers off Hay Point in Queensland. According to a post accompanying the video, which originated on LinkedIn,...
Drought-stricken King Island farmers receive donated hay
DROUGHT-STRICKEN farmers on Tasmania’s King Island have received relief in the form of a delivery of fodder and stockfeed. Four-hundred-and-fifty bales of hay were donated by...
Port of Melbourne hits grain export record
WITH grain exports of 3.37 million tonnes in the 2024 financial year Port of Melbourne has set a new record. A major milestone with grain now hold a 30% share of exports at...
New minister for agriculture in cabinet reshuffle
A CABINET reshuffle ahead of the next federal election has seen a number of ministers change departments, including agriculture minister Murray Watt. Julie Collins was sworn in as...
TasPorts having success in efforts to prevent seagull nests
TASPORTS is continuing its efforts to prevent port infrastructure from becoming a nesting area for seagulls. The ports corporation encounters some unique challenges created by...
