Challenges for open trading system, analyst warns
FOREIGN policy analyst Rory Medcalf has warned that restoring an open trading environment is likely to be difficult, as nations reassert sovereign power. In recent years, the...
WSC advances Green Balance Mechanism proposal
THE WORLD Shipping Council has yesterday (31 July) announced further development for its Green Balance Mechanism, a regulatory proposal designed to ensure shipping meets net-zero...
Green ammonia for COSCO Shipping in Fortescue deal
FORTESCUE and COSCO Shipping will work together to collaborate on converting the COSCO fleet to green ammonia. The two companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of...
Lyttelton Port sentenced over 2022 worker fatality
LYTTELTON Port Company has been sentenced today (31 July) in the Christchurch District Court on a charge associated with the 2022 death of a stevedore. The LPC was charged under...
Air cargo demand surges in June
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association has reported a surge in air cargo demand in June, citing shipping constraints as a strong contributor to the latest monthly figures....
GrainCorp, Ampol and IFM sign renewable industry MoU
A MEMORANDUM of understanding was signed yesterday (30 July) between industry super-owned global fund manager IFM Investors, agribusiness and processing company GrainCorp and...
Re-entry to China boosts Aussie wine exports
A SURGE in wine exports to mainland China in recent months drove the overall value of Aussie wine exports up 17% to $2.2 billion in the last financial year. The latest Export...
Drought-stricken King Island farmers receive donated hay
DROUGHT-STRICKEN farmers on Tasmania’s King Island have received relief in the form of a delivery of fodder and stockfeed. Four-hundred-and-fifty bales of hay were donated by...
Port of Melbourne hits grain export record
WITH grain exports of 3.37 million tonnes in the 2024 financial year Port of Melbourne has set a new record. A major milestone with grain now hold a 30% share of exports at...
TasPorts having success in efforts to prevent seagull nests
TASPORTS is continuing its efforts to prevent port infrastructure from becoming a nesting area for seagulls. The ports corporation encounters some unique challenges created by...
MPA and Microsoft join forces on maritime digitalisation
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding with Microsoft to support the development and uptake of digital systems in the maritime...
Registrations open for ICHCA events in SA, Victoria
THE INTERNATIONAL Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association is hosting two Australian events in the coming months, including a joint event with another Australian association. On...
ANL launches initiative supporting koala habitats
ANL HAS announced the launch of Rebuilding Koala Habitats - a new sustainability initiative aligning with National Tree Day. The initiative will see ANL collaborate with...
Man jailed for role in meth import plan
A FREIGHT forwarding worker from Sydney has been sentenced to six years and six months imprisonment for his role in a plan to import 100kg of methamphetamine from Canada. The...
Container trucks to weigh in at Fremantle
ALL TRUCKS carrying full import containers from DP World’s Fremantle terminal must now use a weigh-in-motion system. The WIM measures axle group weights calibrated to the general...
