Shipping coalition launches fresh quarantine program
A COALITION of shipowners, seafarers’ unions and maritime employer groups are establishing their own approved international network of quarantine facilities to ensure seafarers...
Australia-UK free-trade agreement signed
AUSTRALIA on Friday signed a significant free-trade agreement with the UK. The Australian government said it would make Australian exports to the UK cheaper and further strengthen...
Week in bulk: Capesize market moves sharply lower
THE Baltic Dry Index fell sharply over the past week, arresting an upward trend that had been growing over the past weeks. On Friday (17 December), the index was 2379, a decrease...
INSIGHT: Australia-UK FTA and what it means for you
BACK in June 2021, I provided an update to readers regarding the release of the “agreement in principle” between Australia and the UK as to the proposed content of the...
FORCE Technology’s SimFlex now available at simulator centres
DAMEN’S ASD 2312 Tug is now available at simulator centres globally, as well as in the SimFlex Cloud, following an agreement with FORCE Technology, a frontrunner in developing...
GPC apprentice remembered with award
A FORMER Gladstone Ports Corporation apprentice, died from leukaemia, has been honoured with his mother presenting the very first Brent Holland Merit Award at the GPC Apprentice...
TAIC investigating incident on Moana Chief
THE New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission has launched an investigation into an incident that occurred on 10 December on the containership Moana Chief while it...
Electric future for Auckland ferry service
NEW Zealand company Fullers360 has signed a contract with Incat Crowther to design an Incat Crowther 32 electric ferry, to be deployed in the company’s Auckland ferry fleet. The...
BIMCO appoints new chief shipping analyst
INTERNATIONAL shipping association BIMCO has appointed Niels Rasmussen as its chief shipping analyst who will take up his new role on 3 January 2022. Most recently, Mr Rasmussen...
Nearly 30 organisations urge NSW govt to protect Sydney industrial land
NINE industry bodies and 20 companies have signed a letter urging the New South Wales government to retain and protect Sydney’s industrial land. The Greater Sydney Commission is...
Free-trade colossus – RCEP to create a new centre of gravity: UNCTAD
A NEW Asia-Pacific free trade agreement set to enter into force on 1 January 2022 will create the world’s largest trading bloc by economic size, according to an UNCTAD study...
Discussion paper for review of NSW's Ports and Maritime Administration Act released
AS the first step of the Independent Review of the Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 (PAMA Act) and Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS), independent...
Government nominates Gina Cass-Gottlieb for top ACCC role
THE government on Tuesday announced that Gilbert + Tobin partner Gina Cass-Gottlieb is the nominee for the next chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission....
Construction begins on Melbourne Port Rail Shuttle connection
MAJOR works are underway to deliver an 862-metre track connection will link the Cranbourne rail line to a new freight terminal to be built and operated by Salta Properties. The...
Global action group to protect rights of transport workers
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus and International Labour Organization (ILO) director-general Guy Ryder have confirmed their organisations...
