Government-funded projects offer hope to business
WHILE numerous business sectors have been negatively impacted by the events of 2020, risk management solutions provider SAI Global says there is “enormous hope” in the wave of...
MV ONE Apus arrives in Japan
OCEAN Network Express has confirmed that its ship the ONE Apus has arrived in the Japanese city of Kobe. The ship was forced to change course from its original voyage from China...
Aurora Australis prepares to bid farewell
P&O MARITIME Logistics says the RSV Aurora Australis will depart Hobart on Saturday December 12 at 9am local time as it begins a long voyage to Dubai. “We are incredibly proud of...
Infrastructure Victoria strategy aims to prepare for “transformative change”
VICTORIANS will have to embrace new ways of living and working due to significant technological and environmental disruption, according to Infrastructure Victoria’s draft 30-year...
Live export inspector-general reappointed
THE Australian government has welcomed the re-appointment of Ross Carter as inspector-general of live animal exports for a four-year term from 11 December. The primary role of the...
China suspends more Australian beef imports
CHINA has suspended the importation of beef from Queensland meat supplier Meramist Pty Ltd, the sixth Australian supplier to face such a move. The Asian giant has already banned...
High Court rejects ACCC’s Acacia Ridge appeal
AN APPLICATION by the competition regulator for leave to appeal a Federal Court decision green-lighting the Pacific National acquisition of an intermodal terminal at Acacia Ridge...
Unions and business at odds over overtime provisions for part-time staff
INDUSTRY and unions are gearing up for a fight over changes to overtime conditions for part-time workers proposed by attorney-general and industrial relations minister Christian...
Aussie logistics tech company secures $30M in equity
AUSTRALIAN e-commerce and logistics technology company Shippit has raised an A$30m (US$22m) Series B equity round led by US-based technology investment firm Tiger Global alongside...
Bill targets live export sector
INDEPENDENT MP Andrew Wilkie has tabled a private members bill in federal parliament seeking to end the live export sector. It was the fifth time Mr Wilkie has sought to introduce...
Maritime training course launched
LAW firm Cusack & Co has developed a spin off, Cusack & Co Academy, to deliver “practical learning” to maritime industry participants. Coupled with a City of Melbourne grant,...
Scorecard shows National Freight and Supply Chain implementation progress
A “SCORECARD” showing progress towards the implementation of the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy has been presented to Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack by the...
ONE revises down (slightly) Apus container loss
OCEAN Network Express has revised down slightly the estimated lost containers from the vessel ONE Apus. As reported in Daily Cargo News last week, the vessel lost a number of...
Farmgate value likely to hit $65bn, but watch on trade
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released its December quarter 2020 Agricultural Commodities report. It expects Australian farmgate production of...
NSW man charged over 200kg meth importation
A JOINT media release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, Victoria Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, states that a...
