Report finds renewables stimulus generates more jobs than fossil fuels
A REPORT completed by consultancy firm Ernst & Young has found that a stimulus package aligned with Australia’s national climate change greenhouse gas emissions goals would...
Australia-India partnership to further drive trade opportunities
MINISTER for agriculture David Littleproud has applauded the Australia-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership agreed to on 4 June by Prime Ministers Scott Morrison of Australia...
AMC deal to deliver training to Filipino seafarers
AN MOU has been signed during a virtual Zoom meeting between AMC Search, the training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College, and Oceanwide Maritime Services...
Industry group releases new IoT container standards
THE Digital Container Shipping Association’s standards for IoT containers have just been released, the first of their kind in the shipping industry. DCSA is a neutral, non-profit...
Logistics specialists to the fore in supplying Victoria with PPE
THE logistics skills of C.H. Robinson have come to the fore in helping supply the state of Victoria with personal protective equipment during the pandemic. Health Purchasing...
Global LNG demand faces seasonal contraction
THE global liquefied natural gas industry is about to face its first seasonal demand contraction since 2012, with demand in northern summer 2020 expected to fall 2.7% or 3 million...
TAPA warns of a significant spike in cargo thefts
CARGO owners and logistics providers must prepare to protect their supply chains from a projected spike in cargo thefts as coronavirus lockdowns begin to be lifted across the...
Court rules in favour of live exporters in live export ban class action
CATTLE producers have won a class action against the Commonwealth government, after the Federal Court ruled a 2011 live export ban imposed by then agriculture minister Joe Ludwig...
DP World joins with TradeLens as part of digitalisation push
INTERNATIONAL stevedore DP World says it has completed the early stages of integration with TradeLens, a blockchain digital container logistics platform, developed by A.P. Moller...
“Big issues” discussed at Asian Shipowners’ AGM
THE Asian Shipowners’ Association held its 29th Annual General Meeting on 28 May, hosted by David Parmeter, who is chairman of both ASA and Maritime Industry of Australia Limited....
IRClass launches Advaita in China
DESPITE constraints caused by COVID-19, the Indian Register of Shipping has successfully launched a new dedicated cement carrier in China, the Advaita. IRClass surveyors braved...
Sea freight tobacco smugglers thwarted in hefty haul
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers have detected and seized 660 kilograms of chewing and loose leaf tobacco, while also arresting a man allegedly involved in a smuggling attempt....
APL England detained, inadequate lashings cited
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has officially detained the APL England in Brisbane, citing inadequate lashing arrangements. As previously reported in Daily Cargo News,...
Giant box ship transits Suez Canal
HMM Algeciras, believed to be the world’s largest container ship, recently made its first transit of the Suez Canal. On hand to witness this event was Admiral Osama Rabie chairman...
NFF president promotes China trade
NATIONAL Farmers’ Federation president Fiona Simson says a good relationship with China is critical in order to forge ongoing trade ties. Speaking with the official Chinese news...
