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INSIGHT: Metrics alone do not satisfy ASRS

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MANDATORY climate reporting is about to change reporting for thousands of Australian businesses. Roughly 7000 companies will be captured, and the ripple effects will reach...
INSIGHT: Metrics alone do not satisfy ASRS

PORT & TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT: Heralding the future of Australia’s port network

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Diversification of Australia’s ports is inevitable as the country prepares for the coming decades of international trade. DCN explores the driving factors behind this change and...
PORT & TERMINAL DEVELOPMENT: Heralding the future of Australia’s port network

Narco-sub discoveries have AFP on high alert

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RECENT discoveries of uncrewed narco-submarines washed up on the Pacific Islands have raised alarm bells for the Australian Federal Police as they continue to battle cocaine...
Narco-sub discoveries have AFP on high alert

OPINION: Gulf cargo crisis - what does it mean for Australia?

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DETAINED. Delayed. Detoured. Denied. The Gulf crisis is not a spectator sport, and Australian cargo owners who treat it like one will be last in line when the dust settles....
OPINION: Gulf cargo crisis - what does it mean for Australia?

INSIGHT: Nominee customs brokers, ABN-to-ABN engagements and the insurance gap

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ONE of the most persistent misconceptions in the customs brokerage sector is that regulatory silence equals commercial safety. Nowhere is this more evident than in the growing use...
INSIGHT: Nominee customs brokers, ABN-to-ABN engagements and the insurance gap

Scott Carson calls 'stumps' as IFCBAA CEO

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THE SEARCH is on for a new chief executive for the International Forwarders & Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) after Scott Carson announced his retirement. In a...
Scott Carson calls 'stumps' as IFCBAA CEO

INSIGHT: The carbon reporting wave coming for logistics

5 mins read
THE LOGISTICS sector continues to have a relatively distant relationship with carbon reporting. Emissions disclosure continues to be the domain of sustainability teams, annual...
INSIGHT: The carbon reporting wave coming for logistics

National focus key to freight productivity, says FTA

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PRODUCTIVITY reform requires coordinated national-level intervention, rather than continued reliance on voluntary codes and fragmented state-based approaches, the Freight & Trade...
National focus key to freight productivity, says FTA

Seatransport and Lloyd’s Register advance hybrid nuclear power

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AUSTRALIAN ship design group Seatransport Pty Ltd has received ‘approval in principle’ (AiP) from classification group Lloyd’s Register for a hybrid nuclear ready power concept....
Seatransport and Lloyd’s Register advance hybrid nuclear power

Carnival cuts, Heritage expands

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CARNIVAL Australia is cutting back its local cruising presence, citing “more favourable market conditions elsewhere” and what it calls the uncertain regulatory environment in...
Carnival cuts, Heritage expands

Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore

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A COMPANY has been fined $20,000 for what the federal government said was a case of “hiding e-waste in a container exported to Singapore”. The container, shipped by...
Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore

Horticulture exports hit all-time high, fresh produce leads

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AUSTRALIAN horticulture exports have recorded their strongest year, with total fresh export value up 13% to $3.5 billion, Hort Innovation’s 2024-25 Australian Horticulture...
Horticulture exports hit all-time high, fresh produce leads

Aussies recognised in 100 Top Women in Shipping rankings

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MARITIME lawyer Alison Cusack and Mission to Seafarers Australia and Papua New Guinea regional director Sue Dight have placed inside the Top 50 for the seventh edition of all...
Aussies recognised in 100 Top Women in Shipping rankings

Kelsian quits SeaLink, tourism business

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A YEAR after initiating a review of its diverse business interests Adelaide-based Kelsian Group has sold what it defines as its Tourism Portfolio to ‘experiential travel’...
Kelsian quits SeaLink, tourism business

Down down, freight rates are down

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CARRIERS are resorting to almost meaningless inbound rate restoration attempts in a move watchers say means the situation has reached an “any little bit helps” situation....
Down down, freight rates are down