Veteran customs broker remembered
IT IS with great regret that we advise Jim Sinclair, a customs broker for WH Dyson in Melbourne since 1974, passed away in the early hours of Friday morning. Jim was a true...
OPINION: Disruption from waterfront industrial action just getting worse
INDUSTRIAL action on the waterfront is causing increasing disruption to the movement of ships and the movement of vital goods upon which Australian families rely. At least two...
OPINION: Wharfies continue to deliver productivity improvements
SHIPPING Australia’s absurd, evidence-free claims about waterfront bargaining are just their latest hysterical and destructive attempt to exploit COVID anxiety in the community...
Paddy calls for Coastal Trading Act changes
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has called for changes to the Coastal Trading Axt in order to improve Australia’s supply chain security. Mr Crumlin told a Senate...
Allow crew changes, insists IMO secretary-general
IN A statement issued ahead of the General Assembly of the United Nations, the secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization has called on governments to take swift...
Report claims “disconnect” in maritime companies’ gender policies
A “DISCONNECT” exists between what maritime companies say and do in the field of gender diversity, a new report maintains. The Diversity – Women in Maritime report, prepared by...
Japan halts search for Gulf Livestock 1 survivors (with video)
THE Japanese Coast Guard has suspended its search for 40 missing sailors who were on board a live export ship believed to have sunk in the East China Sea, the ABC has reported. It...
Imports boost Port Kembla trade
TRADE was up at Port Kembla on the back of a significant increase in imports, according to the latest trade statistics from NSW Ports. In July, non-containerised trade through the...
Patrick agrees to another half century at East Swanson
PATRICK Terminals has extended its lease at East Swanson Dock, securing its position at Port of Melbourne until 2066. The announcement came in a statement from Qube Holdings which...
DHL eCommerce Solutions expands Sydney headquarters
DHL eCommerce Solutions announced that it will relocate its Sydney headquarters to a 19,000-square-metre facility, co-located with DHL Global Forwarding, at Military Road,...
Bilge rats go to work at Gladstone Marina
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation is contributing to keeping waterways clean at the Gladstone Marina, by offering more than 70 local boaties free, oil absorbent pillows to use in their...
New South Wales leads expected winter crop bounce back
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released its latest crop report which forecasts an increase in winter crop production of 64% in 2020/21. It also...
Innovation aims to help liner companies’ profits soar
ALLOWING shipping lines to profit from revenue management techniques used by airlines is the aim of a concept developed by Mizzen Group and Maxamation. The two businesses have...
Maersk makes Asia-Europe rail service permanent
MAERSK has announced that its Asia-Europe service is to be a permanent fixture, just over a year after its launch in August 2019. The ‘AE19 service’ is described as a combination...
Gladstone’s East Shores parkland gets royal nod
THE Governor of Queensland, the Honourable Paul de Jersey has given Gladstone Ports Corporation’s East Shores parklands the nod of approval after a royal tour on 8 September. The...
