Stink bug season ends without a biosecurity breach
THE 2020-21 brown marmorated stink bug season is wrapping up and Australia’s measures have again remained strong against this serious pest. Certain goods shipped between 1...
Shipping and logistics industry calls for vaccine access
THE Australian Logistics Council, the Freight & Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association, have called on state and federal governments to recognise the...
Yara Marine joins Windship Association
AFTER partnering with BAR Technologies to bring WindWings to the global shipping industry, Yara Marine Technologies is now joining the International Windship Association to...
IMO looking to assist in X-Press Pearl situation
INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim said the IMO is looking to assist local and international authorities in dealing with the fallout from the X-Press...
Record winter crops could lead to record exports
FORECAST winter crop production will see high demand for export freight services although there will be differences across growing regions, according to data from the Australian...
Millions of dollars in seafarers’ owed wages recovered
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation said it had recovered US$44,613,880 of seafarers' owed wages last year. The ITF said the wages were recovered by its network of...
MUA gives notice of work stoppages at VICT
THE Maritime Union of Australia plans to carry out eight 12-hour stoppages at the Victoria International Container Terminal starting on Friday 11 June, with each stoppage...
AMSA to pilot ship garbage recycling program
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is working to develop a national framework that will enable oceangoing ships to recycle some waste. Under the MARPOL Convention for the...
OPINION: A call for National Cabinet action for maritime COVID response
By Teresa Lloyd, CEO, Maritime Industry Australia MIAL has not fallen into complacency, as others may have, that the long period we have just enjoyed of limited border closures...
Survey highlights impediments to Australia's trade
UNNECESSARILY complex regulation, erratic enforcement mechanisms and shipping costs were identified as impediments to Australia’s international trade regime in a recent survey....
New partnership to improve ocean freight visibility
DIGITAL company Roambee has announced a strategic investment from and partnership with PSA unboXed. PSA unboXed is the corporate venture arm of PSA International, a global...
Audit finds DAWE response to biosecurity non-compliance “largely inappropriate”
AN audit of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s (DAWE) response to biosecurity non-compliance found its arrangements “largely inappropriate”. The Australian...
ABF targeting potentially asbestos-containing imports
THE Australian Border Force (ABF) is undertaking a targeted period of action against imported building products at risk of containing asbestos. Asbestos is a prohibited import and...
Khapra beetle detected in WA
STAFF at an Australian biosecurity-registered warehouse in Western Australia detected khapra beetle in imported flat cardboard packaging. Agriculture minister David Littleproud...
MUA gives notice of more Patrick industrial action; delays expected to increase
THE Maritime Union has given notice of additional protected industrial action at Patrick terminals in Brisbane, Sydney and Fremantle. Patrick has said delays at its Sydney...
