Further government support for aviation
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has announced the Domestic Aviation Network Support program, originally due to end on 31 January 2021, will be extended for a further eight...
Wild weather causes Brisbane port disruption
TORRENTIAL rain and strong winds resulted in disruption to pilotage operations at Brisbane over the weekend. As has been widely reported, heavy rain occurred across much of...
Mike and Joel make the case for cruise
PORTS Australia and the Cruise Lines International Association are calling for the federal government to lift a ban on cruise shipping in Australian waters. The ban was one of the...
“Voluntary national guidelines” announced for stevedoring charges
AN AGREEMENT between the states and territories on developing national voluntary guidelines for stevedore infrastructure and access charges has been welcomed by the governments of...
Farewell to Rod Nairn
A SHIPPING Australia Christmas lunch in Sydney doubled as a farewell event for CEO Rod Nairn, who formally retires from the role at the end of the calendar year. He joined SAL in...
Australian Cruise Association confirms management committee
THE Australian Cruise Association has finalised its executive and management committee for the year ahead. Further to recent Board and Committee meetings, the executive team was...
Port Kembla gears up for grand export grain season
AFTER a bumper NSW crop harvest, Port Kembla is buzzing with activity as it prepares for the first export shipment of wheat to leave the port in more than two years. The departure...
Ships cleared from Port Hedland ahead of wild weather
SHIPS have been evacuated from Port Hedland ahead of a tropical low approaching the Pilbara. According to the Pilbara Ports Authority, the low is forecast to bring gale force...
OPINION: Human rights at sea must be upheld by the law
WHEN Human Rights at Sea was established in April 2014, the concept of universal human rights applying at sea, as equally as they do on land was not explicitly recognised across...
Authorities unearth meth shipment in excavator
AUSTRALIAN and British authorities have arrested five men across western Sydney and London after a joint investigation into a shipment of almost 450 kilograms of MDMA hidden in an...
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...
Casual employment reforms welcomed by transport group
THE National Road Transport Association CEO Warren Clark has come out in support of the government’s Industrial Relations Omnibus Bill, especially as it relates to reform of...
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...
