Government announces National Freight Strategy and Action Plan
PRODUCTIVITY, resilience, decarbonisation and data are the four priority areas of a refreshed National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy announced this week by the federal...
Former Water Corp CEO appointed to Austal Board
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has appointed former CEO of the Water Corporation, Susan Murphy AO, to its Board to complete what Chairman Richard Spencer described as a...
Supply chain challenges highlighted at APSA AGM
KEY issues affecting the domestic supply chain have been highlighted at the annual meeting of the Australian Peak Shippers Association 35th annual meeting in Melbourne. Members...
AMSA appoints former cop as new executive director
ALEX Barrell has been appointed the new executive director of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority, starting 15 September. Mr Barrell currently serves as commissioner and...
Bursary to encourage mature age marine engineers
A BURSARY grant initiative aimed at assisting mature age engineers find maritime careers has been announced by Offshore & Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA). This follows an...
Less coal, lower bulk earnings impact Aurizon financials
LOWER bulk earnings have been listed as factors in rail operator Aurizon’s financial results for the 2025 financial year. The rail company reported delivering underlying EBITDA...
Olé! Boluda buying Smit Lamnalco’s local ops?
SMIT Lamnalco Australia & PNG is rumoured to be in the process of being acquired by Spanish towage giant Boluda. Smit Lamnalco owner Boskalis of the Netherlands disclosed, in its...
OPINION: Fuel intensity standards present an unrivalled opportunity for Australia
THE IMO’s April 2025 approval of global fuel intensity CO₂ standards signals a decisive shift in maritime decarbonisation. Like ships in the night, many may have missed it so to...
1 September for next rate push
ASIA-Australia trades are again the main focus of the latest round of rate restorations, most of which are scheduled for 1 September. Carriers appear intent on consolidating...
Supply chain critical to deliver food strategy
FEDERAL government plans to boost food security heighten the need for an effective supply chain, industry bodies say. The government this week unveiled its discussion paper...
Kent awarded decommissioning contract for Northern Endeavour
HOT ON the heels of an alliance of unions and environment groups agitating for a West Australian decommissioning centre, the federal government has awarded engineering firm Kent a...
Win for shippers as ministers back new guidelines
IN A good result for the lobbying efforts of shipper bodies yesterday’s meeting of National Cabinet’s infrastructure and transport ministers agreed to strengthen scrutiny and...
Swire counters ANL’s APR2 with upgraded NAX
SWIRE Shipping has responded promptly to ANL’s introduction of the APR2 service between China, PNG and northern Australia by upgrading its own NAX offering to weekly, effective 22...
Disney no longer Wondering in Australia
IN A blow to the Australian cruise industry Disney Corporation will withdraw Disney Wonder from the local market after the 2025-26 season. In a move that appears to enable focus...
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Japan and Korea added to stink bug risk countries
NORTH Asian nations Japan and Korea have been added to the list of “emerging risk” countries for the dreaded brown marmorated stink bug. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries...
