$25m to bankroll Cape Hardy port precinct
THE Commonwealth government has announced $25m to support the Cape Hardy Port Precinct in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. Deputy Prime Minister and infrastructure minister...
Constance blows the whistle on port surcharges
NEW South Wales transport minister Andrew Constance has referred to the state Productivity Commission the matter of port surcharges imposed by stevedores on transport operators...
Brisbane Marine Pilots support Mission
BRISBANE Marine Pilots held their annual industry drinks recently at the Port Office Hotel Colonial Bar in Brisbane CBD. The event is an annual “thank you” to their port partners....
Upward trend continues at Pilbara ports
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered a total monthly throughput of 59.3m tonnes for the month of November 2019. This throughput was an 8% increase compared to the same month in...
Marina retains four gold anchor rating
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s Marina joins 250 others across the world with global accreditation after retaining its four Gold Anchor status. Being in the top 80%, GPC’s Marina...
Biosecurity fee shows industry “beset by price hikes”
HIGHER biosecurity charges for sea and air freight announced by the Department of Agricultural from 1 January 2020 are the latest in “a litany of fee increases” faced by the...
Multi-million dollar alcohol customs fraud exposed
TWO men have been arrested following an Australian Border Force led investigation into allegations of large-scale customs fraud and alcohol smuggling totalling an estimated $28m....
Gantries seek to meet higher lift demand
GLOBAL hydraulics business Enerpac is introducing to Australasia its new Super Lift hydraulic gantry models aimed at providing a higher lift capacity. The new SL100 and SL200...
Indonesia trumps Australia at WTO
THE World Trade Organization has delivered a series of findings against the Australian anti - dumping system in a case brought by the Indonesian government. Those case relates to...
Government moves to battle swine fever
HALTING the peril of African swine fever is the stated reason for a $66.6m boost in biosecurity funding announced by the Australian government. Agriculture minister Bridget...
Port of Melbourne unveils its new home
MINISTER for Ports and Freight Melissa Horne this week officially opened the new premises of the Port of Melbourne. The new, elevated offices at 839 Collins Street are in...
Ag department announces new biosecurity charges
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture has announced revised biosecurity charges for sea and air freight from 1 January, 2020, in an effort to help manage the risk of pest and disease...
Accused drug importers not customs brokers, ABF confirms
THE Australian Border Force has issued a clarifying statement confirming those arrest for a major drug importation were not customs brokers. During a joint press conference on...
Melbourne symposium discusses shipping trends
A CROSS-SECTION of industry and academia have gathered at RMIT University, for the Inaugural Symposium of Australian Maritime Logistics Research Network. The event, driven by...
Maurice comes out fighting
QUBE managing director Maurice James has used an industry lunch in Melbourne to make a robust defence of terminal access charges imposed by container stevedores. Terminal access...
