National focus key to freight productivity, says FTA
PRODUCTIVITY reform requires coordinated national-level intervention, rather than continued reliance on voluntary codes and fragmented state-based approaches, the Freight & Trade...
Stricken bulker now under detention
A CHINESE-owned bulk carrier that suffered main engine failure in the Coral Sea late last month has been detained by AMSA after arriving at Gladstone anchorage following a 24-day...
Fine imposed for export of hazardous e-waste to Singapore
A COMPANY has been fined $20,000 for what the federal government said was a case of “hiding e-waste in a container exported to Singapore”. The container, shipped by...
Horticulture exports hit all-time high, fresh produce leads
AUSTRALIAN horticulture exports have recorded their strongest year, with total fresh export value up 13% to $3.5 billion, Hort Innovation’s 2024-25 Australian Horticulture...
ANALYSIS: MV Raider and hard drugs on the high seas
THE right of state authorities to board ships on the high seas has been in the spotlight of late with the recent case of the MV Raider (IMO 9032824). In a joint French-US...
New AMSA ETV on the water
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority’s new Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef emergency towing vessel has been floated out at the Shandong Port Marine Equipment Shipyard in...
Export focus for Queensland trade conference
STATE trade minister Ros Bates is to deliver the opening address at the upcoming Queensland Exporter Conference in Brisbane on Thursday 12 March. To be held at the Brisbane...
Ro-ro vessel linked to Adelaide drug bust
AUTHORITIES have seized more than 28kg of cocaine concealed within a luxury bus after Australian Border Force (ABF) officers examined a ro-ro vessel berthed at Outer Harbor...
Tariff story “not over” despite US Supreme Court IEEPA ruling
A RULING by the US Supreme Court to strike down President Trump’s proposed International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) raises more questions over tariff policy, analysts...
Major drug shipment foiled, eight jailed over failed import
EIGHT men have been jailed following an international investigation into an organised crime syndicate's failed plot to ship more than six tonnes of methamphetamine into Australia....
Police seize drug load in Port Botany shipping container
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police (AFP) says it seized more than 40kg of methamphetamine concealed inside a forklift counterweight at Port Botany last week. Police officers descended...
Global logistics figure quits after Epstein files release
A SIGNIFICANT investor in Australian logistics has welcomed a decision by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem to quit as DP World chair and chief executive after being named in...
NAVIGATING 2026: Changing tides
AS AUSTRALIA and New Zealand resume normal trading cadence following the southern summer, global trade divergence has become more pronounced, increasingly sidelining the United...
QLD couple charged over suspected drug-related vessel
TWO Queenslanders are expected to appear in court after allegedly using suspected illicit funds to purchase a fishing trawler for drug importations. A man, 32, is expected to...
TWU joins chorus calling action on sham contracting
THE TRANSPORT Workers Union WA Branch (TWU) is the latest organisation to call for governments to step in and put a stop to illegal sham contracting. TWU state secretary Tim...
