Cruise industry sets course for Brissie 2020
AFTER hosting this year’s Cruise360 in Sydney last week, the Australasia managing director of Cruise Lines International Association, Joel Katz, confirmed the event would move to...
GAC snares services deal in Malaysia
GAC Malaysia has been awarded the license to provide bunkering, freight forwarding, shipping and non-bonded warehousing services by the custodian of Malaysia’s national oil and...
Shipping a focus of HFW’s new Singapore hire
INTERNATIONAL law firm HFW has announced the hiring of Christopher Metcalf as a partner for its Singapore office, part of an effort to boost its shipping practice. Mr Metcalf is...
Liquefaction fears as bulker disappears off the radar
THERE are grave fears for 25 sailors after the bulker Nur Allya lost radio contact off eastern Indonesia on Sunday. According to media reports, the vessel had been carrying nickel...
New Jumbo delivers freight boost for Qantas
QANTAS Freight has announced a new addition to its fleet with the first of two Boeing 747-8F freighter aircraft arriving in Sydney on Tuesday (27/8). The new freighters are to be...
Ag minister starts Asia trade mission
BRIDGET McKenzie, Australia’s minister for agriculture, has landed in Japan to begin a north Asia visit designed to promote trade between Australia and key trading partners in the...
Fortescue reaffirms PRC ties
MINER and iron ore exporter Fortescue Metals Group has used its annual report to talk of the importance of strong relationships with China. This comes at a time of heightened...
ScoMo talks trade liberalisation in Vietnam
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has highlighted the value of free trade during his visit to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Mr Morrison said Vietnam was on a remarkable trajectory of...
PM commits to Strait of Hormuz mission
A ROYAL Australian Navy frigate and a P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft are to be deployed to the Middle East for one month before the end of 2019. This follows several...
BHP heartened by “resilient growth”
A NOTABLE pick up in the US economy and “resilient” growth in China are cause for confidence for the remainder of 2019, mining giant BHP reports. The mining company has released...
Queensland brewers set for China boost
CRAFT brewers and gin distillers from South East Queensland are set to begin exporting to China, thanks, in part, to the efforts of state agency Trade and Investment Queensland....
Macau casino group’s juicy punt on Aussie strawberries
MINISTER for agricultural industry development Mark Furner said the Galaxy Entertainment Group, which own six hotels in Macau, trialled the Queensland grown Red Rhapsody variety...
VIDEO: Russian cargo ship hits bridge in South Korea
WATCH what happens when a Russian cargo ship veers off course and crashes into a traffic bridge in South Korea. Fortunately, no injuries were reported when the almost 5443-tonne...
China closing the gap on Japan as Australia's biggest LNG customer
JAPAN is still Australia’s largest customer for LNG, but China is closing the gap as the second-largest buyer, according to a new EnergyQuest LNG report. Over the 2018-19...
Australia contributes to strong first half for ICTSI
GLOBAL port management company, headquartered in the Philippines, International Container Terminal Services, has released strong first half 2019 financial results and operational...
