Coal in the spotlight of China-Australia spat
TRADE minister Simon Birmingham has spoken out following reports China is implementing restrictions on the import of Australian coal. Such actions were mooted in the Chinese media...
Removal work begins on ONE Apus containers
OCEAN Network Express says operations have begun for “the safe removal of the remaining containers on deck” from the vessel ONE Apus. This follows permission being to proceed by...
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...
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...
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...
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...
ACBC announces appointment of CEO
RUSSELL Thomas has been named as the new CEO of the Australia China Business Council. He comes with a strong background in leading member-based organisations having been the CEO...
MV ONE Apus arrives in Japan
OCEAN Network Express has confirmed that its ship the ONE Apus has arrived in the Japanese city of Kobe. The ship was forced to change course from its original voyage from China...
Live export inspector-general reappointed
THE Australian government has welcomed the re-appointment of Ross Carter as inspector-general of live animal exports for a four-year term from 11 December. The primary role of the...
China suspends more Australian beef imports
CHINA has suspended the importation of beef from Queensland meat supplier Meramist Pty Ltd, the sixth Australian supplier to face such a move. The Asian giant has already banned...
Aussie logistics tech company secures $30M in equity
AUSTRALIAN e-commerce and logistics technology company Shippit has raised an A$30m (US$22m) Series B equity round led by US-based technology investment firm Tiger Global alongside...
Bill targets live export sector
INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie has tabled a private members bill in federal parliament seeking to end the live export sector. It was the fifth time Mr Wilkie has sought to introduce...
ONE revises down (slightly) Apus container loss
OCEAN Network Express has revised down slightly the estimated lost containers from the vessel ONE Apus. As reported in Daily Cargo News last week, the vessel lost a number of...
Farmgate value likely to hit $65bn, but watch on trade
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released its December quarter 2020 Agricultural Commodities report. It expects Australian farmgate production of...
Autonomous shipping progress reported
PROVIDER of ocean shipping solutions, e5 Lab, has announced it has "successfully" completed a large-scale proof of concept testing on the ROBOSHIP Joint Value Creation Project in...
