And the finalists are…
DCN and our Major Host Sponsor NSW Ports, invite all our friends and colleagues to join us for the online announcement of the winners and recipients of the DCN 2021 Australian...
AMSA provides 24-7 HF radiotelephone service in Australia
COMMENCING on 1 January 2022, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority will provide a unified high frequency (HF) radio service, incorporating radiotelephone and DSC for distress...
THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: A containership, a small boat and 200 kilos of coke
POLICE in March seized around 200 kilograms of cocaine onboard a small boat after it rendezvoused with containership MSC Joanna as it approached Port Botany. The AFP was tipped...
THE BIG STORIES OF 2021: AMSA detains, bans two bulkers
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority detained two Panama-flagged bulkers, operated by the same company, for appalling living and working conditions onboard and for failing to...
Airport sector welcomes government assistance to rebuild
THE new Aviation Recovery Framework announced by the Deputy Prime Minister will open the door to a much-needed reset on the way the Australian government assists airports in their...
Shipping coalition launches fresh quarantine program
A COALITION of shipowners, seafarers’ unions and maritime employer groups are establishing their own approved international network of quarantine facilities to ensure seafarers...
Australia-UK free-trade agreement signed
AUSTRALIA on Friday signed a significant free-trade agreement with the UK. The Australian government said it would make Australian exports to the UK cheaper and further strengthen...
INSIGHT: Australia-UK FTA and what it means for you
BACK in June 2021, I provided an update to readers regarding the release of the “agreement in principle” between Australia and the UK as to the proposed content of the...
BIMCO appoints new chief shipping analyst
INTERNATIONAL shipping association BIMCO has appointed Niels Rasmussen as its chief shipping analyst who will take up his new role on 3 January 2022. Most recently, Mr Rasmussen...
Free-trade colossus – RCEP to create a new centre of gravity: UNCTAD
A NEW Asia-Pacific free trade agreement set to enter into force on 1 January 2022 will create the world’s largest trading bloc by economic size, according to an UNCTAD study...
Discussion paper for review of NSW's Ports and Maritime Administration Act released
AS the first step of the Independent Review of the Ports and Maritime Administration Act 1995 (PAMA Act) and Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy (PBLIS), independent...
Government nominates Gina Cass-Gottlieb for top ACCC role
THE government on Tuesday announced that Gilbert + Tobin partner Gina Cass-Gottlieb is the nominee for the next chairperson of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission....
Global action group to protect rights of transport workers
WORLD Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus and International Labour Organization (ILO) director-general Guy Ryder have confirmed their organisations...
Hyenergy export project feasibility underway
GLOBAL Energy Ventures (GEV) has provided an update on the feasibility study underway to demonstrate the technical and commercial advantages of compressed hydrogen as a preferred...
Poseidon offers traineeships for First Nations descendants
A NEW educational partnership between Poseidon Sea Pilots and the Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-In-Council Aboriginal Corporation (MMEIC), will offer four maritime traineeships...
