First sustainability linked contract of affreightment signed
NORWEGIAN combination ocean carrier KCC and South32 have concluded the first sustainability linked contract of affreightment. The six-year agreement, for shipments of caustic soda...
Passenger vessel owner convicted for ignoring AMSA notice
The owner of a small cruise vessel with numerous safety issues has been convicted for operating despite receiving a prohibition notice from the Australian Maritime Safety...
Labor’s strategic fleet plan – a closer look
LABOR leader Anthony Albanese on Monday announced a plan to establish a “strategic fleet” of up to 12 Australia-flagged, privately owned and operated merchant ships if the...
Albo proposes Australian “strategic fleet”
LEADER of the Australian Labor Party Anthony Albanese on Monday proposed the establishment of an Australian “strategic fleet” comprising up to 12 privately owned and operated,...
Tariffs fall for the new year
AUSTRALIA’S farmers and exporters are to have improved market access as tariff cuts come into play on a range of commodities, minister for agriculture David Littleproud said. Mr...
Cocaine found in reefer container at Brisbane
THE Australian Border Force has disrupted a 50-kilogram cocaine import that arrived in Brisbane in a sea-freight reefer container on 23 November. The detection was made as part of...
ACCI welcomes Aus-India trade deal negotiations
THE Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the Australian government's move to fast-track negotiations on a free-trade deal with India. “Given businesses have...
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...
