WiseTech acquires Centre for Customs and Excise Studies
WISETECH has announced it has agreed to acquire the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies, a provider of training, education and research in customs and border management....
Defence contracts and Hanwha deal a festive gift for Austal
WEST Australian shipbuilder Austal had every reason to celebrate this festive season with new defence contracts worth billions of dollars, along with the finalisation of the...
Law firm boosts its SEA transport team
GLOBAL law firm Reed Smith announced the appointment of banking and finance partner Gregory Xu to its Singapore office. Dr Xu, who joins from Stephenson Harwood, is to join Reed...
Supply chains under pressure, as flooding hits the north
A TROPICAL low bringing torrential rain to North and Far North Queensland has affected supply chains to the Port of Townsville. The ABC reported yesterday about widespread stock...
Higher export values reflect increased exportable supply
HIGHER wheat, barley and horticulture export volumes is tipped to increase the value of Australian crop exports during the 2025-26 financial year, according to analysts from the...
OPINION: Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the beef export market
The announcement by the Chinese government on 1 January 2026 that it was imposing new import quota limits on imports of beef into China differs to the previous ban on imports of...
WiseTech to divest from Expedient Software
WISETECH has announced that it and subsidiary BluJay Solutions have “voluntarily agreed” with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to sell Expedient Software....
OPINION: The year ahead and what we learned from the one just gone
IF LAST year could be described in simple words, it would be ‘volatility’ and ‘unpredictability’. While a recap provides clarity of what went wrong and how to avoid mistakes of...
Geelong grain export facility gains port terminal code exemption
GRAIN supply company CHS Broadbent (CHSB) has been granted a service exemption by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for its port terminal in Geelong. The ruling...
Meat industry feels the pain as China announces beef tariffs
“EXTREMELY disappointed” is how the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) says it feels after the announcement by China to implement new beef imports from 1 January. According...
Cruise ship refloated, surveys underway
AFTER the successful refloating of Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer at around 1800 yesterday [30 December] the vessel remains at anchor off the Papua New Guinea coast while...
CMA CGM confirms New Year Kea
CMA CGM has formally announced a second weekly string connecting Australia and New Zealand with Central and East Coast North America. The new Kea service will be accomplished via...
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Kimberley ports prepare to re-open after cyclone
UPDATED: KPA has re-opened all ports after the passage of Tropical Cyclone Hayley. Capt Wadhwa advises that after discussions with various terminals at Derby and Yampi Sound...
Stranded passengers on their way home
CORAL Expeditions has arranged the repatriation of passengers stranded by the grounding of expedition ship Coral Adventurer, arranging evacuation via PNG coastal ro-pax. Lutheran...
ATSB weighs in on cruise ship grounding
THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau has launched an investigation into the grounding of the Australian-registered cruise ship Coral Adventurer off the Finschaffen Coast, east...
