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...
Woolworths breaks ground on new distribution centre
RETAIL giant Woolworths’ new Melbourne Fresh Distribution Centre will store and deliver fresh and chilled products to hundreds of Victorian supermarkets when it opens in late...
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...
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...
Registration open for Master Consolidators – BMSB
IN ORDER to comply with new mandatory reporting requirements for Less Than Container Load/Freight of All Kinds ( LCL/FAK ) containers, it will be necessary from some in the import...
IMO secretary-general addresses industry at AMSA event
IT WAS the first time that a secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization had visited Australia. Kitack Lim was in Sydney on 29 July at the invitation of the...
Green future to be thrashed out at masterclass
SHIPPPING and maritime businesses need to embrace environmental innovation, Maritime Industry Australia deputy chief executive Angela Gillham says. MIAL has organised an...
“Sustainable shipping” the World Maritime theme for 2020
"SUSTAINABLE shipping for a sustainable planet" has been selected as the World Maritime theme for 2020, according to the IMO. This them aims to provide an opportunity to raise...
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...
Hydrogen deployed to power Norwegian car carrier
SCANDINAVIAN business Norled is working to deliver the first ferries powered by hydrogen in Norway. Its first project is to power a ferry with capacity for 80 cars, 10 trucks and...
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...
Wärtsilä chosen for propulsion of hopper dredger
TECHNOLOGY group Wärtsilä has been chosen by Dutch shipbuilding company Damen Shipyards Group to provide the main propulsion solutions for a large Marine Aggregate Dredger. The...
AMSA announces North-East Shipping Management Plan
A COMPLETED review of the North-East Shipping Management Plan, covering the Great Barrier Reef, Torres Strait and Coral Sea regions, has been released by the Australian Maritime...
