Car tyre cocaine import plot foiled
A FIFTH person has been jailed in Western Australia after Australian Federal Police, Border Force and other agencies foiled a plot to import cocaine inside car tyres. The man has...
USTR will not deter Chinese carriers
AMIDST reports COSCO Shipping and OOCL face massive additional costs as a result of Trump Administration imposts on Chinese carriers and owners/operators of Chinese-built vessels,...
Japanese trade backed by cultural exchange
SOUTHERN Ports and the City of Bunbury in south west Western Australia are shoring up the port’s more than 2.3 million tonnes of trade with Japan over the past 12 months with a...
Gladstone Ports welcomes class action settlement
A LEGAL action against Gladstone Ports Corporation over alleged environmental impacts is to be dropped. A deed of settlement was executed last week between GPC and the plaintiffs....
Agribusiness trade highlighted in Vic China report
INCREASED support will be provided to Victorian agribusiness exporters keen to leverage the lucrative China market, the state government says. The government has just released its...
AI screening from WSC to prevent ship fires
THE WORLD Shipping Council is lifting the bar on detecting mis-declared and undeclared dangerous goods to prevent ship fires. It has announced an industry-first Cargo Safety...
More insiders outed by AFP
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police and NSW Police Force have arrested and charged two more ‘trusted insiders’ as part of the Multi Agency Strike Team investigation into the alleged...
North West Shelf jumps final approval hurdle
THE WOODSIDE North West shelf gas project has been given the final go-ahead, extending its operation life to 2070. The federal government approval comes with 48 strict conditions,...
CMA CGM decides against USTR surcharges
CMA CGM has decided that, for now, it will absorb fees to be applied by the Trump administration on operators of Chinese-built ships. Earlier this year the US Trade Representative...
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Challenging market for marine hull insurance
AN AGEING fleet profile and more severe losses is contributing to a “soft environment” for the ocean hull market, according to Ilias P. Tsakiris, chair of the International Union...
More than paying claims: the ‘people’ role of P&I clubs
PROTECTION and indemnity (P&I) clubs are increasingly expected to work with maritime stakeholders to ensure the wellbeing of seafarers and passengers after incidents at sea, the...
OPINION: Time to digitise Australia’s Customs Broker Licensing Framework
FOR A sector at the frontline of Australia’s digital border, the licensing process for customs brokers remains surprisingly analogue. As a licensed customs broker myself — albeit...
Postal services to the US set to resume
AUSTRALIA Post is set to resume services to the United States following a kerfuffle two weeks ago over Trumpian plans to crack down on small scale ‘de minimis’ packages....
Collisions at sea… just who is culpable?
KEY questions regarding liability when ships collide at sea have been addressed during the annual conference of the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand (MLAANZ)....
WSC warns gaps in cargo safety a hazard
THE WORLD Shipping Council (WSC) claims deficiencies in government cargo inspection programmes are creating gaps in cargo safety. A 2024 report released by WSC shows that 11.39%...
