TT Line’s borrowing limit extended
THE TASMANIAN Government has approved an increase in the borrowing limit for TT-Line, which warned earlier this year it could run out of money by September this year. Treasurer...
Southeast Asia emerges as key Melbourne grain market
SOUTHEAST Asia has emerged as a key market for grain exports, new analysis and figures from the Port of Melbourne reveal. The port has just released its data for the 2025...
Farmers have no beef with US trade restrictions
BEEF producers have little to fear from the lifting of trade restrictions on American beef according to the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Meat and Livestock Australia...
INSIGHT: Australia lifts restrictions on US beef
Trade law specialist and regular DCN contributor Andrew Hudson provides clarity on today's decision by the Australian federal government to remove restrictions on US beef imports...
Former footy ump and logistics manager faces court
A FORMER footy umpire accused of defrauding Searoad Shipping for almost $9million has appeared in court. Troy Pannell, 48, was brought before the Supreme Court of Victoria last...
Fiji’s Goundar at odds with authorities, media
CONTROVERSIAL Fijian ferry operator George Goundar has ramped up his ongoing fight with the country’s maritime authorities and warned local media to “check their facts”. Mr...
INSIGHT: Developing a sanctions compliance programme
IT IS an offence to contravene Australian sanctions laws. The maximum penalty for breaches of Australian sanctions by corporations is a fine the greater of 10,000 penalty units...
ICS backs IMO Net-Zero but wants simplicity
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has reinforced its support for the IMO’s landmark decarbonisation Net-Zero Framework, agreed in April, but wants simple, clearly-understood...
MUA lodges fresh Teekay claim
MARINE services company Teekay Shipping is again in dispute with the Maritime Union of Australia. A spokesperson for Teekay confirmed that the MUA had lodged an application for a...
Draft UN Convention on negotiable cargo documents finalised
THE DRAFT convention on negotiable cargo documents has been approved by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), paving the way for it to be adopted by...
Export growth key for Australian avocado growers
EXPORT growth across Australia’s key avocado markets of China, Singapore and Malaysia will be critical in ensuring a fair price for growers, a report from Rabobank says. The...
Queensland seeks new Korea path via critical minerals
ADDED demand for critical minerals is a key plank of plans by Queensland authorities to build the trade relationship with South Korea. Trade and Investment Queensland has just...
Advisory group established for Westport and shipbuilders
THE WESTERN Trade Coast industrial area, home to future container terminal Westport and the Henderson Defence Precinct, as well as industrial processing and manufacturing,...
Industry bullish over red meat exports
RECENT beef and mutton export volumes confirm global demand for Australian red meat, a key industry group says. According to Meat & Livestock Australia, total beef and veal...
Houthis sink another in Red Sea
THE WORLD Shipping Council has joined the worldwide condemnation of the Yemeni Houthi rebels’ resumption of attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea. “What we’re seeing unfold...
