UN tool aims to help stranded seafarers
AIMED at addressing the needs of stranded seafarers, struggling with the impact of the pandemic, a new human rights due diligence checklist is being provided to companies relying...
Important judgement passed in UK court
THE High Court in the United Kingdom has issued an important judgment clarifying that ordinarily an owner is not liable to pay damages to a charterer if it collects freight due...
IMO meeting to focus on containers lost at sea
THE upcoming meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee (5-14 May 2021) will focus on containers lost at sea. Over the course of three months...
Coastal shipping analysis paper released
PEAK ports body Ports Australia has released a coastal shipping analysis paper to provide data-supported insight. Ports Australia said the impetus for the factsheet is a desperate...
Global logistics company launches air cargo division
LOGISTICS company Samskip has launched a dedicated air cargo business, adding to its services portfolio, which already includes rail, road, shortsea and inland waterway links...
TasPorts found to have misused its market power
THE Federal Court on 4 May declared by consent that TasPorts engaged in conduct that had the “likely effect of substantially lessening competition in the markets” for towage and...
Government investment welcomed in Central Queensland
AS part of the Australian government’s $100m Regional Recovery Partnerships program, to be delivered over two years, it has announced funding of $10m for the Gladstone region. The...
DSV Panalpina completes Globeflight acquisition
DSV Panalpina has completed the acquisition of South African courier company Globeflight Worldwide Express. The finalisation comes after the relevant competition authorities...
Air cargo demand goes through the roof in March
GLOBAL air cargo demand has continued to be higher than pre-COVID levels, according to the latest air cargo market data from the International Air Transport Association. Air cargo...
Productivity Commission blind to shipping in supply chain report: Submissions
SEVERAL new submissions to the Productivity Commission's interim report on supply chain vulnerability have highlighted the fact that the maritime sector is largely absent in the...
Queensland primed for an improved beef season
WITH a multi-million-dollar investment in new infrastructure and a raft of international trade initiatives delivered by the Queensland government, the state’s beef exports are...
Budget to bring boost for biosecurity
IN a pre-budget announcement, the federal government said it was providing a new $371-million biosecurity package that “strengthens Australia’s ability to keep out exotic pests...
Peak trade bodies call for a new federal regulator
THE Freight and Trade Alliance and the Australian Peak Shippers Association have called for a new Federal regulator, along the lines of the US Federal Maritime Commission, to...
ABF discovers huge meth haul in two shipping containers
FIVE hundred forty kilograms of liquid methamphetamine were seized when ABF officers discovered the illegal drug hidden across two shipping containers carrying bottles of canola...
Rules on export grants simplified
The federal government recently released simpler rules to access export grants. The government’s simplified rules for the Export Market Development Grants (EMDG) program will...
