WOMEN IN MARITIME: IWD 2023 - embrace equity
REMEMBER the difference between Equality and Equity? In June 2022 I highlighted those three words: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Basically, equal opportunities just aren’t...
SEAFARER WELFARE: Towards better treatment of seafarers
The spectre of crew abandonment is on the rise around the world, and AMSA is doing its part to ensure seafarers here are treated fairly, Mick Kinley writes THE Australian Maritime...
LETTER TO THE DCN: Court's decision confirms precedent
THE ACCC’s appeal in ACCC V NSW Ports Pty Ltd was unanimously dismissed on 23 February by the Full Bench of the Federal Court. Reasons will be published after the parties have...
OPINION: Wind-powered cargo ships are the future
SAILING cargo ships are making a genuine comeback. Japanese bulk carrier MOL is operating a wind-assisted ship. American food giant Cargill is working with Olympic sailor Ben...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Safety first
I EXPECT when you read the title you thought of workplace health and safety: slips, trips and falls. The image of the hierarchy of controls may have flashed in front of your eyes...
OPINION: Time to get Australian freight back on track
Pacific National CEO Paul Scurrah believes that Australia’s railways are overdue for investment and recognition IN THE face of global supply chain disruptions, volatile markets...
INSIGHT: Commencement of Australia’s free trade deals with the UK and India comes closer
IT HAS been a busy few weeks in the Australian Federal Parliament. The Joint Standing Committee on Treaties (JSCOT) in parliament issued its reports into proposed treaty action...
OPINION: Seafarers are getting a rough deal
POLITICIANS might be one of the most maligned occupations in the country, but I believe seafarers must be a close second when you realise how they are often treated. Until a few...
OPINION: Unfair contract terms – more competition, better prices
ON 27 October 2022, the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 passed through the Senate, and now awaits Royal Assent. Among other things, the...
LETTER TO THE DCN: IFAW statement on slowing down ships ignores industry effort
Shipping Australia sent the following text to DCN in response to a recently published article concerning the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s call for regulation of vessel...
OPINION: Overzealous ABF officers with power tools or a legitimate threat to the border?
A COUPLE recently received visas to enter Australia and to relocate to Melbourne, and they shipped their personal effects via air from Canada. Their effects included a Canadian...
OPINION: The UK’s new legislation on paperless trade
AS READERS would be aware, there is currently significant work being conducted around the world aimed at modernising and facilitating trade. Part of that work includes attempts to...
OPINION: Ship size once again misunderstood
INDUSTRY and social media have once again gone into overdrive about the size of container vessels visiting Australian ports. The recent arrival of the containership CMA CGM...
INSIGHT: An outline of the PC's draft report into Australia's maritime logistics system
THE PRODUCTIVITY Commission has finally released its draft report as part of its inquiry regarding the Australian maritime logistics system. The draft report including summaries...
INSIGHT: PC finds costs of collecting nuisance tariffs exceed revenue collected
ON FRIDAY, 5 August 2022, the Productivity Commission released its results of two major studies which assessed the level of government assistance to trade and industry for...
