Slower throughput reported in the Pilbara
PILBARA Ports Authority has delivered total monthly throughput of 56.6m tonnes for the month of September 2019. This throughput was a 5% fall compared with the same month in 2018....
Workshop targets fresh produce exports to Asia
MAKING Queensland’s fresh produce exports the “first choice” of importers and shopkeepers in Asian markets was the focus of a supply chain workshop in Brisbane this week....
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ACCC lays “obstruction charges” against ex BlueScope manager
FORMER BlueScope Steel general manager of sales and marketing, Jason Ellis, has been charged by the ACCC with two counts of inciting the obstruction of a Commonwealth official....
Australian innovation shared at world summit
SPEAKING at the 26th World Roads Congress in Abu Dhabi, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack spoke of "unprecedented opportunities" to share Australian expertise, especially...
SAL welcomes Part X discussion paper announcement
AN ANNOUNCEMENT by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of plans for a discussion paper into a ‘class exemption’ for liner shipping has been welcomed by Shipping...
Queensland recruits pest detectives
BIOSECURITY Queensland has activated an ‘early warning’ system in the port of Gladstone to detect any traces of unwanted marine pests. The government body has partnered with the...
Strengthening our borders to stop swine fever
WITH African swine fever confirmed less than 700 kilometres from Australia’s northern border agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie says the government will be boosting biosecurity...
Viva Energy takes charge of fuel at Cairns facility
UNDER a new $46m contract, Viva Energy will manage and maintain the fuel terminal at HMAS Cairns on behalf of the Australian Defence Force, in addition to supplying bulk marine...
Taskforce nabs over 600,000 illegal cigarettes in one week
BETWEEN September 21-25, three separate detections were made in air cargo consignments from South Korea, totalling over 600,000 cigarettes with an estimated evaded duty of more...
ACCC working on Part X successor
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has begun work on a discussion paper about a ‘class exemption’ for liner shipping, ahead of a widespread stakeholder...
OPINION: Self-Assessed Clearances - Off-shoring
IN AUSTRALIA, customs brokers are licenced under Section 183C of the Customs Act 1901. Customs brokers [generally] undertake a course of study, gain work experience and submit a...
Norton White expands with M&A appointment
NORTON White has announced the appointment of Adam Martin, formerly chief legal officer of Toll Group, to lead the firm’s mergers and acquisitions practice and to contribute to...
ACCC wants Qube Moorebank undertakings
THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission wants Sydney’s Moorebank Intermodal Terminal leaseholder and operator Qube Holdings to submit a stronger voluntary access...
Industry’s hopes for Melbourne land rent review
SHIPPERS and land transport operators are hoping the Essential Services Commission’s first formal review of land rentals in the port of Melbourne will draw regulators’ attention...
