Human Rights at Sea denounces ITF’s ‘enough is enough’ call
THE issuing of the ‘enough is enough’ call to action by the International Transport Workers’ Federation on 15 June has been criticised by not-for-profit organisation Human Rights...
HullWiper joins new global alliance for marine biosafety
HULLWIPER has become one of four founding members of the International Maritime Organisation’s Global Industry Alliance for Marine Biosafety. The GIA will work with the IMO’s...
Port of Newcastle backs New ponds for Kooragang Island’s frogs
THE Lower Hunter is home to a population of green and golden bell frogs, an endangered species, whose habitat was severely impacted in early 2019 following a series of fires on...
Bumper winter crop predicted
A 53% increase in winter crop production has been predicted for 2020-21, the Australian Bureau of Resource Economics Australian crop report – June 2020 has predicted. The report...
Report finds renewables stimulus generates more jobs than fossil fuels
A REPORT completed by consultancy firm Ernst & Young has found that a stimulus package aligned with Australia’s national climate change greenhouse gas emissions goals would...
Gladstone seagrass meadows in the best condition for a decade
IN good news for local fisheries, and for hungry dugong and turtles the seagrass in Gladstone is in the best condition of the past decade. The results come from a monitoring...
Port community reference groups award grants
MACKAY and Hay Point communities will soon benefit from two $5,000 sponsorships awarded by their local Port Community Reference Groups. North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation...
NQBP delivers book boost to port schools
FOUR primary schools will receive hundreds of new books to replenish classroom libraries to boost reading rates thanks to North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. NQBP’s $8,000...
OPINION: Ongoing role for methyl bromide in the supply chain
A RECENT article by Peter McRae, Methyl Bromide and the Road to 2047, addressed the Montreal Protocol regarding the use of methyl bromide and how the Department of Agriculture,...
Industry group releases new IoT container standards
THE Digital Container Shipping Association’s standards for IoT containers have just been released, the first of their kind in the shipping industry. DCSA is a neutral, non-profit...
Live export exemption rejected for Al Kuwait vessel
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has made the decision to not grant Rural Export and Trading (WA) Pty Ltd an exemption to export livestock after 1 June....
Maritime and transport operators using anti-microbial shield
A NUMBER of airlines, transport and automotive companies, police and armed forces are using anti-microbial shield processes to protect against coronavirus. Australian...
Social licence and the rollout of infrastructure
A NEW report from Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and LEK Consulting calls for an increased focus on social licence in the planning, procurement, and operation of...
Charges laid against master of the APL England
CHARGES have been laid against the master of the APL England, which lost about 50 containers overboard off Sydney last week, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority has...
“Big issues” discussed at Asian Shipowners’ AGM
THE Asian Shipowners’ Association held its 29th Annual General Meeting on 28 May, hosted by David Parmeter, who is chairman of both ASA and Maritime Industry of Australia Limited....
