Law firms confirmed as legal counsel for FTA
LAW firm Mills Oakley has been confirmed as legal counsel for the Freight and Trade Alliance and Australian Peak Shippers Association, joining fellow firm Hunt & Hunt Lawyers who...
Minister launches export survey
TRADE Minister Simon Birmingham has launched the Export Council of Australia’s 2019 Australian International Business Survey. Run by the ECA in together with Austrade and the...
Portable gangway injury prompts safety warning
INJURIES to two crew members on a bulker has prompted a safety warning about the importance of adhering to “best practice” while working aloft. The incident occurred in early...
Business cases sought for connection to Inland Rail
THROUGH the Interface Improvement Program the federal government is supporting local organisations and individuals to put forward their ideas on how to improve the connections to...
Launch of new AMC facility in Sydney
PORTS Australia's chief executive, Mike Gallacher was on hand to launch a new state-of-the-art maritime training centre at Darling Harbour by AMC Search, following the pilotage...
Economy OK despite “global headwinds”
A CONSUMER Price Index reading showing national inflation has risen 1.7% in the year to September shows Australia is weathering global uncertainty, Australian Chamber of Commerce...
Hybrid vessels to bring green benefits, says shipping group
GREATER use of hybrid technology is important in tackling the causes of climate change, UK Chamber of Shipping Bob Sanguinetti says. Mr Sanguinetti just toured the Wightlink...
Viva Energy’s response to IMO2020
MANUFACTURED locally at Viva Energy’s Geelong Refinery, its new very low sulphur fuel is the first of its kind to be produced in Australasia. The fuel, which has been in...
Business caution not trade wars causing slowdown: Deloitte
BUSINESS advisory firm, Deloitte Access Economics, has released its quarterly Economics Investment Monitor, which suggests that although trade wars continue to dominate the...
Newcastle welcomes wharf pricing decision
PORT of Newcastle has welcomed an Australian Competition Tribunal decision this week regarding navigation and wharf pricing. The matter related to a dispute between Glencore Coal...
Australian and Indonesian coal export volumes “positive”
COAL trade in the Pacific basin has been “generally positive” this year, benefiting exporters from both Australia and Indonesia, analysts Banchero Costa say. During the first nine...
OPINION: Larger box ships - a regular sight or once-off?
THE ARRIVAL of two 9400 TEU container ships, the MSC Elma and Maersk Skarstind, back in July heralded the arrival of a new class of container vessel to visit Australia. Both...
Biosecurity Award nominations open
EFFORTS to protect Australia from exotic pests and diseases are to pride of place with the opening of nominations for the 2020 Australian Biosecurity Awards. Department of...
Glebe Island multi-user facility approved
A NEW import, storage and distribution facility has been approved for construction at Glebe Island in Sydney Harbour. The Port Authority of New South Wales’ planned Multi-User...
Image change for Australia freight company
AS PART of its evolution into a global freight forwarding and logistics organisation, Australian company Navia Freight has undertaken an image rebrand, changing its logo and...
