ACCC finds two Viterra grain ports not exempt from Bulk Wheat Code
THE Australian Consumer and Competition Commission will not exempt Viterra’s services at its Port Lincoln and Thevenard facilities from parts of the Port Terminal Access (Bulk...
Court says Newcastle container terminal plans are “mere speculative hopes”
THE Federal Court has released its reasons behind the judgement in dismissing the ACCC case against NSW Ports. In her decision, Justice Jagot wrote: “If a container terminal at...
Big cargo comes on a big ship to Mackay
WHARF One at the Port of Mackay hosted the heavy-lift vessel Pauwgracht, operated by BigLift Shipping, earlier this week. The cargo onboard was a part of a ship loader, from BHP...
Australia introduces new measures for beetle treatment
HEAD of Biosecurity at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Andrew Tongue, has announced that sea containers packed in a khapra beetle target risk country and...
Carbon recycled methane can be recognised as zero emission ship fuel
THE Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group of Japan's Carbon Capture & Reuse Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by methanation technology can be...
New NSW trade commissioner to boost north Asia business
NEW South Wales has created a new role to showcase the state to Japan and South Korea and appointed business executive Michael Newman to be the state’s first Senior Trade and...
IFAM helps Aussie flower exporters
THE International Freight Assistance Mechanism has been helping Australia’s largest wildflower exporter weather the COVID-19 storm. Wafex provides about half of Australia’s...
Freight workers in Sydney’s hard-lockdown LGAs can go to work
SYDNEY went into a harder lockdown over the past weekend in an effort to stop the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, but freight workers are exempt from the...
Trade minister promotes ties with Japan
MINISTER for trade Dan Tehan is in Japan promoting Australian trade and investment, including through meetings with the Japanese minister of economy, trade and industry Kajiyama...
Iron ore exports at Pilbara dip in June
THE ports of the Pilbara Ports Authority handled a total monthly throughput of 63.2 million tonnes of cargo in June. The number is a 7% decrease on the same month last year. Port...
Updates to Hapag-Lloyd’s Australia–New Zealand via Panama service
HAPAG-LLOYD has put out a notice to customers that it will be making changes to its Australia-New Zealand via Panama service (ANP), which travels between the United States, Latin...
Maersk to re-design its ocean network in West and Central Asia
SHIPPING line Maersk is re-designing its ocean network in West and Central Asia that connects countries including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates and...
Ports to play important role in $260-million fuel security program
THE federal government said it would invest up to $260 million to expand Australia’s diesel storage capacity to boost long-term fuel security. The government is backing 10...
Gladstone Ports issues call for new apprentices
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation is on the hunt for the region’s next generation of tradespeople to jump onboard its apprenticeship program; applications are now open for the 2022...
Vic regulator holds hearing for Port of Melbourne inquiry
VICTORIA’S economic regulator, the Essential Services Commission, is conducting its first five-year inquiry into the Port of Melbourne’s compliance with the state government’s...
