Understand fuel surcharges, businesses urged
BUSINESSES that withhold fair fuel surcharges, whether due to inertia, confusion, or deliberate pressure, are contributing to conditions that can push transport operators out of...
Supply chain risks to Australia's renewable energy goals
SUPPLY chain dependencies and fragmented policy settings are constraining progress towards greater renewable energy generation, new research reveals. As global commitments towards...
OPINION: Understanding Part X in a disrupted market
Geopolitical disruption and liner shipping have always been uneasy companions. When conflict or instability affects a major trade corridor, the commercial consequences travel fast...
Peter Morris OAM remembered
INDUSTRY figures have recalled the contribution of former federal transport minister Peter Morris OAM who died on Sunday at the age of 93. Born in Sydney in 1932, Peter Morris...
AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING: Reforming the AISR
THE GULF crisis has exposed a critical weakness in Australia’s economy: a near-total reliance on foreign-flagged shipping. While this strategy has supported economic efficiency...
MUA forms cross-union decommissioning taskforce
THE MARITIME Union of Australia says it has secured backing from other unions and industry participants to establish a Decom Union Taskforce focused on offshore decommissioning in...
China approves more Australian beef
ANOTHER two abattoirs and six cold stores have been approved to export beef to China, the Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry says. In a statement to...
Industry body calls for changes to rural freight network
A NATIONAL freight workforce resilience package and a national washdown and managed effluent disposal network for livestock are among recommendations presented this week to the...
Australia identified as CCUS hub
A CONSORTIUM that includes BHP and Chevron Australia has identified Australia as one of five first-of-their-kind carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) hubs in the Asian...
Australians cruising in record numbers
THE NUMBER of Australians taking holidays at sea has surged to record highs, reaching 1.45 million people in 2025, according to figures released by Cruise Lines International...
China-Australia rates shoot up
FOR reasons that don’t seem readily apparent, even to carriers, freight rates between China and Australia for the current week — Week 17 — have leapt 19%. This follows gains of...
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War and weather cost Qube
QUBE, Australia’s biggest integrated logistics provider has told the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that the Middle East conflict and adverse weather will have an impact on...
Loans program to support logistics businesses
EXTRA support for businesses affected by market disruption is available as the National Reconstruction Fund opens its $1 billion Economic Resilience Program. Impacted businesses...
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Farmers get a boost from Indonesian fertiliser deal
A COMMERCIAL deal between Incitec Pivot Fertilisers and PT Pupuk Indonesia is to see a quarter of a million tonnes of additional agricultural grade urea shipped to Australia. The...
Brokers key to preventing ciggie piggybacking, says FTA
CUSTOMS brokers should be granted a special position as authorities seek to prevent "piggybacking" by importers of illegal tobacco through Australian ports, the Freight Trade...
