Macadamia exporters seek a passage to India
MACADAMIA exporters are shaping as a key winner from the Australia-India Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (AI-ECTA). Under the agreement that took effect in late 2022,...
No trade deal without ag, PM says
Comments by the Prime Minister on the importance of agriculture to any EU-Australia free trade deal have earned industry praise. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is in Italy this...
Contractor sought to maintain navy frigates
THE ROYAL Australian Navy is seeking a long-term contractor to maintain its seven Anzac-class frigates. The Anzac Class Design Support Contract is under open tender and is focused...
March uptick for local container volumes
IMPORT and export volumes for Australasia and Oceania both rose in March, according to the latest figures from London-based Container Trade Statistics. March imports reached their...
Australia must stick to free trade guns, webinar hears
AN EMPHATIC Labor victory at the federal election has placed Australia in a strong position to defend the free trade agenda, a webinar organised by La Trobe University has heard....
Familiar faces in key trade and transport portfolios
A NEW cabinet and ministry have been sworn in for the re-elected ALP government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with familiar faces in key portfolios relating to trade,...
Coastal trading red tape hurting drought stricken farmers
RED tape is adding something like $60 a tonne to shipping costs within Australia, according to West Australian grain export company Premium Grain Handlers (PGH) director John Orr....
Massive cocaine hauls in NZ ports and Australian waters
NEW Zealand Customs officers have made major seizures of cocaine in the ports of Tauranga and Lyttelton in the past two weeks, discovering almost 180 kilograms of the Class A...
Pulse exporters face trade and tariff headwinds
CURRENCY volatility and higher shipping costs shape as headwinds for Australian pulse exporters, a report prepared for Rabobank says. The Australian pulse export market is made up...
Industry lists priorities for re-elected government
TRADE and transport industry bodies have called for a focus on decarbonisation, industrial relations and data security from the re-elected Albanese government. The Australian...
Blank sailings as lines try to hold rate shrinkage
AN INCREASING number of blank sailings are creeping into China-Australia schedules – if that’s not a contradiction in terms – as carriers attempt to keep a floor under rates as...
Fears election a “missed opportunity” for Aus maritime
A PROPOSED strategic fleet and shipping competition policy are key issues for the next federal government to grapple with, maritime and freight sector figures say. There are...
Spate of drug importation bust developments
TODAY (29 April) has seen a number of reported developments related to separate importation-related drug busts, as revealed by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and Australian...
Birdon extends Lord Howe contract
THE LORD Howe Island Board has awarded Port Macquarie-based maritime business Birdon a two-year contract extension to provide the island’s essential sea freight service. The...
Nationals vow to overturn live sheep export ban
IF THE Coalition wins government in the May elections, National Party leader David Littleproud says the first trip he will make will be to Qatar, Kuwait and Jordan to reaffirm...
