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South East Asia now making the rates running

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IN A reversal of recent trends observers are finding “inexplicable” container freight rates between South East Asia main ports and the same in Australia have jumped substantially...
South East Asia now making the rates running

Sheep meat exporters seek Indian opportunities

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ACCELERATING development of India’s market for lamb is the aim of a $250,000 grant provided to Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). The MLA grant comes via the Commonwealth...
Sheep meat exporters seek Indian opportunities

Record seizures highlight intensified crackdown on illicit tobacco

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NEW data shows the Australian Border Force (ABF) continues to deliver significant results in disrupting illicit tobacco supply chains, seizing more than 2,300 tonnes of illicit...
Record seizures highlight intensified crackdown on illicit tobacco

ZIM/GSL resumes China PCC service

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WITH official figures showing June was the fifth consecutive month of record electric vehicle sales in Australia, car carrier tonnage continues to flood into the supply chain from...
ZIM/GSL resumes China PCC service

OPINION: Is Australasian shipping ready for the strongest El Niño on record?

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El Niño has returned to the Pacific, and while much of the attention has focused on its impact on agriculture and regional economies, its implications for shipping deserve equal...
OPINION: Is Australasian shipping ready for the strongest El Niño on record?

Lamb farmers bleat about US market access

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NATIONAL peak body the National Farmers Federation (NFF) says it supports other industry groups as they seek to ensure lamb exporters’ ongoing access to the lucrative US market....
Lamb farmers bleat about US market access

Has the peak peaked or has space raced?

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WITH China-Australia rates flatlining this week and South East Asia’s rise a third of last week’s, shippers may be seeing some stability. But as one observer notes, next week’s...
Has the peak peaked or has space raced?

REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

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Australia’s metropolitan ports are often in focus for the role they play in maritime trade, much of the future growth for maritime supply chains lies in our regional ports. DCN...
REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact

REGIONAL PORTS: Ports with big hearts

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WHILE Australia’s regional ports are becoming ever more important, at the heart of success is the welfare of the seafarers who sail the vessels that service these small ports....
REGIONAL PORTS: Ports with big hearts

Shrinking market forces Australian businesses to rethink freight

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A SHRINKING number of market carriers and higher diesel prices since the start of 2026 shows Australian businesses can no longer rely on competitive tendering to control freight...
Shrinking market forces Australian businesses to rethink freight

AMSA plan targets risks, lifts standards to keep seafarers safe

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THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is to strengthen standards to support a more accountable maritime industry with a new National Compliance Plan. AMSA said the 2026-27 plan...
AMSA plan targets risks, lifts standards to keep seafarers safe

OPINION: Vessel spoofing - Indonesia’s maritime blind spots and Australian implications

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IN ITS Maritime Domain Awareness report launch in Jakarta on 7 July 2026, the Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI) findings show that Indonesia’s maritime domain is...
OPINION: Vessel spoofing - Indonesia’s maritime blind spots and Australian implications

Aurizon announces Andrew Adam appointment

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RAIL freight operator Aurizon has announced the appointment of Andrew Adam as a new non-executive director effective 1 July. Mr Adam has more than three decades of experience in...
Aurizon announces Andrew Adam appointment

China-Australia rates: “Now getting silly”

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WITH the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index showing mean spot rates from Shanghai to Sydney up another 10% for this week, Week 28 and Xeneta’s South East Asia- main ports...
China-Australia rates: “Now getting silly”

Richard White steps down as WiseTech chair

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RICHARD White has stepped down as executive chair of WiseTech Global, seeking to remove what he said was “an unnecessary distraction” from the company’s business operations....
Richard White steps down as WiseTech chair