OPINION: Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the beef export market
The announcement by the Chinese government on 1 January 2026 that it was imposing new import quota limits on imports of beef into China differs to the previous ban on imports of...
Geelong grain export facility gains port terminal code exemption
GRAIN supply company CHS Broadbent (CHSB) has been granted a service exemption by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for its port terminal in Geelong. The ruling...
Meat industry feels the pain as China announces beef tariffs
“EXTREMELY disappointed” is how the Australian Meat Industry Council (AMIC) says it feels after the announcement by China to implement new beef imports from 1 January. According...
Boluda Australia expansion underway
BOLUDA Towage Australia has kicked off the regional expansion promised when the Spanish owner acquired Smit Lamnalco’s local and PNG operations in early October. Boluda on Friday...
New leadership for NPDL
SOUTH PACIFIC specialist Neptune Pacific Direct Line, owned by California’s The Wonderful Company, has appointed a new president, to be based in Singapore. Kim A. Kristensen...
TRADE LAW: Organised crime and the supply chain
Looking at serious and organised crime in Australia and its impact on the supply chain THERE has been significant media coverage of the existence of serious and organised crime...
OPINION: Stepping up
With the Australian Peak Shippers Association being appointed Vice Chair of the Asian Shippers’ Alliance, Australia steps into a bigger arena AUSTRALIA has just taken a major step...
Export commodity prices remain high, despite forecast fall
THE OFFICE of the Chief Economist has released its latest Resources and Energy Quarterly (REQ) report for the December quarter. Surging gold prices and a resilient iron ore...
GrainCorp share price falls, as poor weather and oversupply take a toll
GRAIN growers on Australia’s east coast are holding back on trading, with poor weather and global oversupply creating difficult market conditions and contributing to shares in...
Star of the South takes a giant leap
OFFSHORE wind project Star of the South has lodged its environmental impact statement for approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act. Star...
NFF statement on DAFF export cost recovery changes
CHANGES to export cost recovery arrangements announced by the federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) have been questioned by industry. President of the...
AAL hails specialist transport solution for WA ammonia-urea plant
AAL Australia has deployed an S-Class heavy lift vessel to ship chemical plant components from Sattahip in Thailand to Dampier in Western Australia. AAL says their heavy lift...
OPINION: Port pricing and the mystery of higher landside costs
THE RECENT proposed takeover of Qube Logistics by Macquarie Asset Management and the release of the ACCC’s Container Stevedoring Monitoring Report 2024-25 has started the usual...
Transocean wins, NOPSEMA directs
SWISS-based Transocean Ltd has been awarded a six-well drilling contract in Australia with an undisclosed operator at an undisclosed location. Transocean says the estimated...
CMA CGM to slot with Maersk’s OC1
MAERSK Line is to sell slots on its OC1 service between Australia/New Zealand and Central/East Coast North America to rival CMA CGM ahead of MSC’s early February launch of its new...
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