OPINION: A packing quagmire
PACKING declarations have been in operation since around 1998/1999. International sea freight trade into Australia has changed dramatically since that time; sea freight shipments...
ISPT secures pre-lease at Melbourne’s PortLink
ISPT has signed appliances retailer Winning Group to a 45,500 square-metre new, purpose-built logistics and warehouse facility at its $300m PortLink Logistics Estate in...
Second commercial-scale graphene coating trial
ADVANCED battery anode materials and graphene additives provider Talga Resources has announced the commencement of a new large-scale commercial trial of its Talcoat™ graphene...
Shipowner invests in ballast water treatment
NORWEGIAN shipowner Hordafor is investing in ballast water treatment in order to become more competitive and better cooperate with the local aquaculture and fisheries sectors....
Ross appointed boss of live export sector
ROSS Carter has been confirmed as Inspector-General of Live Animal Exports for 12 months. The announcement was made by agriculture minister Senator Bridget McKenzie who said the...
Limestone to be repurposed as habitat for Hawke’s Bay marine life
NAPIER Port has received resource consent to develop an artificial reef 1.4km north east of Pania Reef, using limestone from a revetment wall that is to be dismantled as the...
NSW Ports and ACCC ordered into mediation
THE Australian Federal Court has ordered New South Wales Ports and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission into mediation. This relates to ACCC’s case regarding port...
More than 39 million illicit cigarettes seized in shipping container
THE Australian Border Force has reported seized more than 39m illicit cigarettes in one week in Melbourne. Assistant customs minister Jason Wood said the cigarettes were worth...
Tracking system to help ships steer clear of Reef
A NEW ship tracking system is set to steer ships safely along Queensland’s coast and ports. The system dubbed Vessel Traffic Services is expected to provide better safety for both...
OPINION: Distorted container logistics market in Australia
THE REFERRAL by New South Wales Minister for Transport, Andrew Constance, of the massive, unfettered and unregulated stevedore infrastructure fee increases to the NSW Productivity...
Rogue yachtsman foiled by ABF patrol boat
AUSTRALIAN Border Force patrol boat Cape St George has apprehended a criminal from New South Wales who was apparently seeking to flee Australia aboard a yacht. Northern Territory...
Infrastructure charges defended by stevedore
PATRICK Terminals representatives say they were surprised by comments from New South Wales Minister for Transport Andrew Constance regarding infrastructure charges. As reported in...
OPINION: Australia suffers a rare defeat at the WTO
WHILE much debate surrounds the operation of our anti - dumping legislation in practice it may be a surprise to some that we did not create the regime unilaterally. Our regime...
$25m to bankroll Cape Hardy port precinct
THE Commonwealth government has announced $25m to support the Cape Hardy Port Precinct in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. Deputy Prime Minister and infrastructure minister...
Constance blows the whistle on port surcharges
NEW South Wales transport minister Andrew Constance has referred to the state Productivity Commission the matter of port surcharges imposed by stevedores on transport operators...
