OPINION: How the coronavirus highlights the perils of the US-China trade war
DONALD Trump’s September 2015 assertion that the North American Free Trade Agreement was a “disaster” gave prescient notice of what lay ahead. The economic nationalism of America...
Virgin Atlantic Cargo announces new Manchester-Delhi service
BUSINESSES moving £20bn of trade between the United Kingdom and India each year will enjoy a direct link to and from the North of England from October 2020 when Virgin Atlantic...
Freight and rail focus a feature of Infrastructure Priority List
INDUSTRY groups says a focus on freight and rail is a positive element of the latest Infrastructure Australia priority list. The list was released this week and serves as an...
Aquaculture business confident Kangaroo Island seaport is off the drawing board
SOUTH Australian business Yumbah Aquaculture says it is ready to lift an investment freeze on its Kangaroo Island abalone farm, confident a proposed nearby export wharf will not...
Deputy PM welcomes Infrastructure Australia priority list
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has welcomed the release of Infrastructure Australia’s 2020 update to its Infrastructure Priority List. The IA...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Leading the way in maritime law
How did you get into maritime law? By accident. I expected to go into criminal law and started work as an articled clerk at a London law firm that had a reputation for dealing...
Arrests following alleged 154kg meth import
AN APPARENT attempt to import more than 150kg of methamphetamine from Mexico into Australia has resulted in charges being laid against a 26-year-old Canadian-French dual national....
Merger looms between CBFCA and AFIF
A SPECIAL general meeting of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia on March 16 is set to vote on whether to form a single body with the Australian Federation of...
Wharfies to down tools in Sydney
WHARFIES at Sydney International Container Terminal Hutchison Ports Australia are to down tools for 24-hours from 6am Wednesday. This is part of the Maritime Union / CFMMEU’s push...
Virus causing surge in insurance cargo claims, expert says
HEAD of marine and trade at international law firm DWF, Jonathan Moss, says there will be an increase in cargo-related insurance claims as the coronavirus impacts the...
$1.28m ARENA backing for hydrogen centre
AUSTRALIAN Gas Networks has been awarded funding of $1.28m from the Commonwealth government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency to support the Australian Hydrogen Centre in...
Government should consider acquiring Aurora Australis and Toll vessels, says Senator
THE federal government should consider acquiring the Aurora Australis and Toll vessels when they are retired, opposition infrastructure spokesperson Senator Carol Brown says....
Maritime collaboration brings safety improvements
IMPROVING the safety of commercial fishing is the aim of closer cooperation between maritime authorities and industry educators. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority,...
Toll hit with industrial action
TOLL Australia has been hit with industrial action, with the Maritime Union confirming a 24-hour stoppage starting noon on Friday February 21. This stoppage is being followed by...
International breakbulk conference program released
THE Antwerp XL breakbulk conference in Belgium (21-23 April) will feature key decision makers from major cargo owners, shipping companies and consultancies from across the world....
