Seafood and cotton industries get a leg up from government
THE Australian government is providing a $888,0000 grant to Seafood Industry Australia and a $692,456 grant to Cotton Australia and the Australian Cotton Shippers Association....
Shipping industry to meet on decarbonisation at COP26
THE global shipping industry has announced an unprecedented cross-industry event, to be held during COP26, bringing together leaders in shipping, energy, politics and finance to...
How to spot wildlife crime in the maritime industry
NON-GOVERNMENT organisations TRAFFIC and the World Wide Fund for Nature have come together to support the shipping sector in detecting illegalities passing through global waters....
WA’s future mapped out with 20-year infrastructure vision unveiled
INFRASTRUCTURE WA has released Foundations for a Stronger Tomorrow, its first state infrastructure strategy, which is now available for public comment. The infrastructure body,...
Cardinal Global Logistics invests in local Seabridge
CARDINAL Global Logistics has made a strategic investment in Australian and New Zealand logistics group Seabridge. Seabridge managing director Australia and New Zealand Justin...
Svitzer hit with more protected industrial action
THE Maritime Union of Australia notified Svitzer of more protected industrial action in the form of work stoppages at Melbourne and Westernport. This is the second PIA notice for...
$66.6-million package to combat African swine fever deemed effective
THE Australian government said its $66.6 million African swine fever response package has strengthened Australia’s biosecurity measures. The government said the African swine...
Federal Court decision “a blow” for Newcastle
“PORT of Newcastle is of course disappointed by the decision of the Federal Court,” the port’s CEO, Craig Carmody said. The Federal Court found against the Australian Competition...
New tracking and insights tool for containers
A NEW digital tool from Windward, Container Insights, enables the identification, screening, and monitoring of any shipping container in real-time, including bill of lading (BOL)...
ACCC finds two Viterra grain ports not exempt from Bulk Wheat Code
THE Australian Consumer and Competition Commission will not exempt Viterra’s services at its Port Lincoln and Thevenard facilities from parts of the Port Terminal Access (Bulk...
Court says Newcastle container terminal plans are “mere speculative hopes”
THE Federal Court has released its reasons behind the judgement in dismissing the ACCC case against NSW Ports. In her decision, Justice Jagot wrote: “If a container terminal at...
Australia introduces new measures for beetle treatment
HEAD of Biosecurity at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Andrew Tongue, has announced that sea containers packed in a khapra beetle target risk country and...
Carbon recycled methane can be recognised as zero emission ship fuel
THE Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group of Japan's Carbon Capture & Reuse Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by methanation technology can be...
More intruders on ships off Tanjung Pergam
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued an incident alert after two incidents of unauthorised boarding occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island,...
New NSW trade commissioner to boost north Asia business
NEW South Wales has created a new role to showcase the state to Japan and South Korea and appointed business executive Michael Newman to be the state’s first Senior Trade and...
