Stink bug solutions expand into South Australia
FOLLOWING the success of recent events hosted in Fremantle, ACFS Port Logistics and Freight & Trade Alliance are expanding coverage to support the South Australian import sector...
June sees trade trend end at Kembla
FOR the first time since July 2018, Port Kembla’s trade figures have fallen below the corresponding month of the previous year, according to the latest trade statistics from NSW...
IMO 2020 will have “profound” impact: AAL
AAL said in a recent statement switching to low-sulphur fuel would impact the economics of its operations. The breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargo specialist said it had...
K-Line fined $34.5m for criminal cartel conduct
IN THE largest criminal fine ever imposed under the Competition and Consumer Act, Japanese shipping company K-Line has been hit with a $34.5m fine for criminal cartel conduct. The...
Details released of offshore BMSB treatment providers
WHEN representatives of the Freight & Trade Alliance met with the Department of Agriculture recently, one of the key issues raised was the lack of availability of a list of...
Container trade through Brisbane up in June
CONTAINER throughput through the Port of Brisbane saw an uptick in June, with more TEUs crossing the wharf than May, but down on June 2018, according to the latest trade...
Update on the BMSB reforms
PAUL Zalai and Andrew Crawford from the Freight & Trade Alliance met in Canberra on 1 August with executives from the Department of Agriculture and advisors. They discussed the...
Integrated national freight strategy adopted
DEPUTY Prime Minister and minister for transport Michael McCormack said the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy had been agreed upon by transport ministers on 2 August. The...
Ban on sheep exports to the Middle East extended
THE BAN on live sheep exports to the Middle East has been extended by the Department of Agriculture to 22 September. In making the decision, the department said it had considered...
T-Ports on track for deliveries in 2019 harvest
CONSTRUCTION at the T-Ports bunker sites in South Australia, is well underway and the transhipment vessel is on track to arrive in Australian waters before the upcoming grain...
IMO 2020 preparations take box ships out of service
SCRUBBER retrofits took more than 30 container ships out of service in July, according to research company Alphaliner. This represents 350,000 TEU of capacity laid up to complete...
Review shows record shipping growth on QLD coast
A REVIEW of the North-East Shipping Management Plan has revealed more than 50,000 vessel movements along Queensland’s north-east over a five-year period, with only two minor...
Trade through Townsville on track to be beefed up
MORE northern Queensland beef may soon be flowing through the Port of Townsville, after plans for an inland meat-processing facility took another step forward. Flinders Shire...
Melbourne container trade dips in June
PORT of Melbourne’s June was busier than the same month last year for container throughput, but the port handled fewer containers than the month of May. According to the latest...
Exports on the rise in Townsville
NEW preliminary figures show total trade through Townsville Port increased by 4.7% in the 2018-19 financial year, rising to a total of 7.68 million tonnes. Visiting the Port...
