Vehicles, appliances, furniture imports up at Fremantle
TRADE data issued by Fremantle Ports covering the first seven months of the financial year (July 2020-January 2021), shows Western Australians are continuing to buy a lot of...
DAWE expanding cost recovery for live export
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is expanding cost recovery for the regulation of many Australian export industries, but cost increases for the live export...
Container throughput at Botany hitting records
TOTAL container throughput at Port Botany in January was up 14.93% on January 2020 to 247,894 TEU. This increase was largely even between exports and imports. Total exports were...
An increase in meat shelf life allows sea-freight shipping
THE SAUDI Arabian Food and Agriculture Authority (SFDA) will increase shelf life for chilled vacuum-packed beef and sheep meat in response to Australia's submission on draft...
Airports back new report on vaccines and borders
THE Australian Airports Association is backing a new report released by the Business Council of Australia highlighting the need to ease COVID-19 restrictions in line with the...
Port of Brisbane’s $100,000 Community Grants Program now open
PORT of Brisbane’s 2021-22 Community Grant Program is now open, with a total of $100,000 available to support not-for-profit organisations and registered charities in South East...
Patrick fees increase, long vehicle charge raises ire
NEW landside charges at Patrick Terminals have come into effect this week, including a controversial charge for long trucks at some of its terminals. The revised charges, which...
Customs broker joins Freight & Trade Alliance team
THE Freight & Trade Alliance has announced the appointment of Tony Vinson, bringing its team of licensed customs brokers to five. FTA now represents more than 420 international...
A new ports entity in Victoria coming in July
PORTS Victoria is to have sweeping responsibility over the state’s commercial waterways, amalgamating the Victorian Regional Channels Authority and the Victorian Ports Corporation...
AMSA detains vessel after jetty crash in Dampier
GENERAL cargo ship MCP Graz was detained last week after it allided with a jetty as it departed the Port of Dampier under pilotage. The vessel is on a new, regular freight service...
ALC CEO Kirk Coningham resigns
AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council CEO Kirk Coningham OAM is leaving the role, effective from the end of May, according to a statement from the organisation. The organisation said Mr...
Live export firm Wellard posts dismal first-half results
LIVE animal exporter Wellard reported a savage first half of FY21. Its revenue dropped by 46% to US$18.2 million and it reported a net loss was US$1.6 million, a 14% decrease on...
Townsville Port launches $50,000 Community Fund
THE Community Fund seeks to support a broad range of local initiatives that align with the Port of Townsville’s strategic vision to create improved sustainability in four key...
New Liebherr crane for Patrick terminal
OVER the past week a new Liebherr crane was discharged at Patrick Terminals - Brisbane AutoStrad. The discharge was completed over several days and involved 200 individual lifts...
Owners of dilapidated barge convicted, fined in Sydney
THE owner of a dilapidated barge operating in Sydney’s Pittwater despite a prohibition by authorities, was convicted and fined $5500 in Sydney Magistrates Court last week. Marine...
