Transparency focus of free trade agreement negotiations
A MINISTERIAL Advisory Committee is to be established to guide the federal government’s free trade agenda, it has been announced. The announcement was part of a joint statement...
Export resilience shown in Chamber report
A RELATIVELY small drop in exports was a highlight in an otherwise gloomy report into the June quarter from the Australian Chamber-Westpac Survey of Industrial Trends. The report...
U-Freight charters Russian aircraft to deliver PPE
THE U-Freight Group chartered an Aeroflot passenger aircraft, which had been reconfigured to handle freight only, to airfreight more than 2,000 cartons of urgently needed personal...
Focus on deregulation praised by Logistics Council
A COMMITMENT by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to focus the federal government’s Deregulation Taskforce on Australia’s COVID-19 economic recovery has been praised by the Australian...
Seafarers beyond breaking point
SEAFARERS around the world have been urged to down tools and exercise their rights to return home as an extended deadline of June 15 to resolve the repatriation issue passes. The...
Inspection recommendation following freight train derailment
RAIL infrastructure managers should ensure effective inspection techniques, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau says, following an investigation into a freight train...
Sheep ship set to sail following court ruling
THE Federal Court has cleared the way for a live export ship to leave Fremantle, rejecting an appeal from Animals Australia against an earlier approval from the Department of...
Agriculture outlook dominated by recovery from drought
WHILE the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to present challenges, the outlook for agriculture will be dominated by recovery from drought, according to the June Agriculture...
Mechanical issues delay Maersk Semarang
MAERSK Line has confirmed mechanical issues are behind delays in the sailing of Maersk Semarang, a container ship currently at Port Botany. Maersk Semarang (IMO 9330070) is a...
HullWiper joins new global alliance for marine biosafety
HULLWIPER has become one of four founding members of the International Maritime Organisation’s Global Industry Alliance for Marine Biosafety. The GIA will work with the IMO’s...
What's in a name? Auckland narrows down titles for new tug
PORTS of Auckland has reduced to four the number of possible names for its new electric tug boat. Understood to be the first of its type, a first round of names saw more than 3000...
VIDEO: Giant bulker grounds off Brazil
GIANT bulker Stella Banner recently grounded off the coast of Brazil. At the time the vessel was carrying a consignment of iron ore. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc7yK-d9xwI...
Directions order issued to APL England owners
OWNERS of the APL England have been issued with a direction from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority ordering them to search for missing containers. As reported in Daily...
UK freight forwarders pin hopes on a trade deal
COMMENTING on the confirmation by the UK government of new border controls and procedures from the end of the Transition Period, the trade association for the United Kingdom’s...
Port Authority of NSW signs towage agreement with Smit Lamnalco
PORT Authority of New South Wales has announced the signing of a non-exclusive towage licence with Smit Lamnalco for towage services in Sydney and Port Botany. The signing is the...
