Ruby Princess departs the Illawarra
TROUBLED cruise ship Ruby Princess has officially departed Port Kembla bound for Manila in the Philippines. As of 9.30am Friday morning, the ship was north-east of Sydney and...
DHL ships 1.3m COVID-19 test kits from South Korea
DHL Global Forwarding South Korea has air freighted more than 1.3m COVID-19 test kits in the first three weeks of April, to Brazil, Ecuador, India, Lithuania, Poland, and Russia....
Minister disappointed by higher stevedore fees
FREIGHT minister of Victoria Melissa Horne has expressed her disappointment at a recent rise in infrastructure surcharges by stevedore DP World Australia. Responding to an email...
Two charged following seizure of $80m shipment of liquid meth
DETECTIVES have charged two men as part of an investigation into the importation of more than $80m worth of liquid methylamphetamine hidden in water bottles. Acting on information...
Ag trades will continue despite pandemic, report claims
THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has released a report on the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian agriculture, forestry and fisheries trade. ABARES...
ALC applauds government air freight assistance
THE Australian Logistics Council says the announcement a network of 15 air freight service providers and freight forwarders has been established by the federal government will...
Lack of safety systems contributed to South Channel incident
AUSTRALIAN Pilotage Group’s lack of systems for rounding Hovell Pile, combined with directions from the harbour master that “lacked clarity”, have been identified as factors in an...
MESSAGE FROM AMSA: Float-free EPIRBs on their way
A REMINDER that from 1 January 2021, float-free emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) will be mandatory on certain types of domestic commercial vessels. This change...
Unions urge action over fuel stocks
A FALL in global oil prices is “a unique opportunity” for the Australian government to deliver fuel security, unions say. COVID-19 has drastically affected the price of global...
Woolworths ups delivery services to meet soaring demand
WOOLWORTHS will open up tens of thousands of extra weekly home delivery windows for its online customers from this week. The extra capacity will be fulfilled out of hundreds of...
Ship's master dies in suspected murder
ZEABORN Ship Management has confirmed the death of the master of the Spirit of Hamburg’s (IMO 9391660) in “a violent incident” at Port of Cartagena, Colombia late last week. The...
DP World launches worldwide digital platforms
DP WORLD has launched online logistics tools and services, covering sea, land and air shipping around the world. The connected ecosystem of platforms will enable freight...
White spot found in South East Queensland seafood
WHITE spot disease has been confirmed in seafood samples from South East Queensland more than three years after it was first detected in the region. Biosecurity Queensland did...
INSIGHT: Imports of undenatured ethyl alcohol for hand sanitiser
IMPORTED undenatured ethyl alcohol that is imported with an alcohol by volume content of 80% or greater, and that is for use in manufacturing hand sanitiser in Australia, is...
Strategically located Omani port joins SEA-LNG
SOHAR Port and Freezone has become the first Middle Eastern port to join industry association SEA-LNG, to promote its investment in LNG bunkering facilities and the use of...
