AMSA complaints down in 2024
COMPLAINTS to AMSA decreased by almost 20% in 2024 compared to 2023. AMSA’s Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) Annual Report 2024, provides a detailed analysis of the 173 complaints...
Ag exports well positioned amidst global uncertainty
AUSTRALIAN agriculture is well-positioned to withstand the slings and arrows of a difficult global trading environment, the June quarter commodities report from Department of...
Aus-NZ Ports should be safe from tariff trauma
AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand ports should be able to withstand any Donald Trump-related tariff volatility, according to a report released today (2 June) by S&P Global Ratings. S&P...
Consortium upgrades A3N service
THE PARTNERS in the A3 consortium, ANL, COSCO Shipping and OOCL, will add a seventh ship to the A3N loop in July, upsize the existing fleet and include Ningbo in the port...
Government foreshadows army port facilities
THE FEDERAL government has issued a notice that it intends calling for tenders on a $7 to $10 billion of port infrastructure projects to support its Littoral Manoeuvre Program....
MSC again extends Noumea Shuttle
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has enhanced its Noumea Shuttle service, adding and shuffling New Zealand leg calls. “As part of MSC’s optimisation of the Oceania network, we are...
Austal appoints Richard Gibb as new non-executive director
A SECOND Forrest family board member has been appointed to shipbuilder Austal’s board as the battle for control of the company heats up again. The appointment of former Credit...
RightShip seeks right-minded investors
THE PARTNERS in Melbourne-founded RightShip are looking for a new minority investor to support the company’s ambitions to grow its data and technology capabilities as it provides...
ABN fraud running rife in logistics
CASES of ABN fraud are being picked up almost every week by Western Australian logistics company Transitainer. Director Kelly Crossley said she was picking up attempts to...
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,...
