World Mental Health Day a chance to focus on seafarer welfare
OCTOBER 10 is World Mental Health Day with this year's focus being on suicide prevention - #WorldSuicidePreventionDay Humanitarian group Human Rights at Sea, in partnership with...
Wiseway gains air cargo accreditation in NZ
WISEWAY Group Limited has been accredited by the International Air Transport Association as an IATA Cargo Agent in New Zealand and has started offering integrated logistics...
Follow Daily Cargo News on Instagram
THERE are several reasons to follow the new Instagram feed of DCN, your most reliable source of news and information in maritime logistics. Firstly, you can keep up to date with...
OPINION: Youth empowerment – why does it matter?
YOUNG people bring creativity, curiosity, energy, impatience, attitude and guts. They are generally confident, able to multi-task and are tech savvy. So, why is it so crucial we...
Strengthening our borders to stop swine fever
WITH African swine fever confirmed less than 700 kilometres from Australia’s northern border agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie says the government will be boosting biosecurity...
OPINION: Self-Assessed Clearances - Off-shoring
IN AUSTRALIA, customs brokers are licenced under Section 183C of the Customs Act 1901. Customs brokers [generally] undertake a course of study, gain work experience and submit a...
ICS and IMO join forces to celebrate World Maritime Day
AS PART of this year’s World Maritime Day celebrations, the International Chamber of Shipping joined International Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim in London....
OPINION: Picking apart packing problems
PACKING declarations have been in operation since around 1998/1999 [the time when I became a licensed customs broker]. International sea freight trade into Australia has changed...
Cargo Club announces freight forwarding scholarship
A SCHOLARSHIP allowing a young person to study for the CBFCA’s TLI50316 – Diploma of international Freight Forwarding has been announced by The Cargo Club. The scholarship was...
Dangerous goods app wins industry award
PACKAGED Dangerous Goods, a Melbourne-based Australian company and subsidiary of Australian Worldwide Logistics, has been awarded the Best Practice Safety Award at the 2019...
Jail time for the illegal importation of garlic bulbs
THE former head of the Australian Garlic Industry Association has been sentenced to 11 months jail for illegally importing garlic bulbs, putting Australia’s horticulture industry...
Submissions sought on Export Control Bill 2019
CONSOLIDATING export certification provisions is the stated purpose of the draft Export Control Bill, released public consultation this week. Agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie...
“We will fight them in the port”: Minister declares war on Asian honey bees
The QLD government has added more sting to the search for Asian honey bees in Townsville with a new eradication program targeting the feral insects and varroa mite. State...
Committee recommends creation of biosecurity advisory council
A COMMITTEE examining the merits of the so-called biosecurity levy has recommended the creation of a biosecurity advisory council. A report into the controversial levy on imports...
Japan concerned over shipping levy: media reports
JAPAN has reportedly written to the Australian government that a proposed biosecurity levy could violate the spirit of a free trade agreement between the two nations, according to...
