Queensland export grants promoted
TRADE and Investment Queensland is encouraging Queensland SMEs to consider applying for an Export Market Development Grant to help fund the cost of promoting products in export...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Women testing the water
2019 is such an exciting year for women in maritime. With so many activities happening around Australia, and around the world, we have a chance to think globally and act locally....
Report highlights infrastructure delivery, minister says
INVESTMENT in ports and other infrastructure is helping drive the sunshine state’s economy, infrastructure minister Cameron Dick says. Announcing the annual State Infrastructure...
Union and stevedore in knots over ropes
WIRE ropes on a ship-to-shore crane at Port Botany are at the centre of a row between stevedore DPWA and the MUA/CFMMEU. On July 17, wire crane ropes slipped with the union...
Scholarship supports maritime industry in Newcastle
A HUNTER TAFE Foundation scholarship, such as the Barker Maritime Scholarship, can help one person to further their education and improve their maritime career prospects. Open to...
Prawn famers relieved at no sign of white spot disease
THE latest round of surveillance tests in South East Queensland waters show no signs of white spot disease, according to Biosecurity Queensland. It’s said to be a big relief for...
Infrastructure Australia calls for submissions
INFRASTRUCTURE Australia is seeking submissions for the next update of the Infrastructure Priority List, set to be published in February 2020. “We are inviting Australia's...
Exports boost container throughput in Adelaide
Port of Adelaide experienced its highest level of container throughput since January this year, according to the latest trade statistics available from Flinders Ports. Port of...
Queensland announces Hong Kong trade commissioner
QUEENSLAND Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced Julia Herries as the state’s trade and investment commissioner for Hong Kong. The commissioner is the Queensland government...
Wharfies urged to “embrace progress”
STRIKING wharfies and their union have been urged to “embrace progress” as their dispute with stevedore DPWA. The stevedore has announced another 200 redundancies across Sydney...
Low industrial land vacancies boost case for Moorebank, report argues
LOW vacancy levels for industrial land in south-west Sydney boost the case for Moorebank, a report from consultancy UBS says. The report, Moorebank – long term dream or near term...
Safe cargo management a feature of heavy vehicle funding
MONEY to address unsafe loading and cargo restraint in international shipping containers has been welcomed by industry groups. Funding from the Commonwealth was announced by...
Study on ‘radical decarbonisation’ of shipping
CONSEQUENCES for shipping markets of a major shift in energy consumption away from hydrocarbons and towards renewables and biofuels is the subject of a report by research and...
DPWA job cuts as waterfront dispute drags on
STEVEDORE DP World Australia has announced it will proceed with redundancies for 200 wharfies nationwide, with 100 to go in Sydney and 100 in Melbourne. These are in addition to...
Undervalued boats cost importers almost $2m
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officials issued demands for payments of nearly $2m to importers of overseas vessels after they undervalued the commercial craft. In the worst case, an...
