Qatar-Virgin partnership to accelerate Aus exports
QATAR Airways Cargo looks to strengthen trade connections and expand its capacity to and from Australia through its new partnership with Virgin Australia. One of the world’s...
Familiar faces in key trade and transport portfolios
A NEW cabinet and ministry have been sworn in for the re-elected ALP government led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, with familiar faces in key portfolios relating to trade,...
Coastal trading red tape hurting drought stricken farmers
RED tape is adding something like $60 a tonne to shipping costs within Australia, according to West Australian grain export company Premium Grain Handlers (PGH) director John Orr....
Massive cocaine hauls in NZ ports and Australian waters
NEW Zealand Customs officers have made major seizures of cocaine in the ports of Tauranga and Lyttelton in the past two weeks, discovering almost 180 kilograms of the Class A...
Pulse exporters face trade and tariff headwinds
CURRENCY volatility and higher shipping costs shape as headwinds for Australian pulse exporters, a report prepared for Rabobank says. The Australian pulse export market is made up...
Swire announces ban on donkey skin shipping
SINGAPORE liner company Swire Shipping has announced a ban on the carriage of donkey skins, a policy said to be based on ethical and environmental grounds. The policy was...
Queensland announces China trade and investment strategy
STRONG complementarities between China and Queensland are key to growing trade links, a new report says. Trade and Investment Queensland, the trade arm of the state government,...
Industry lists priorities for re-elected government
TRADE and transport industry bodies have called for a focus on decarbonisation, industrial relations and data security from the re-elected Albanese government. The Australian...
Apple growers, meat producers to benefit from greater China access
EXPORTS of apples and meat are tipped to increase after China granted greater market access to Australian producers. This follows the signing of a new biosecurity protocol between...
Surprise export jump boosts trade surplus
AN UNEXPECTED jump in exports from Australia has helped feed the country’s biggest trade surplus since February last year according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Scott...
Another challenge for Woodside's Scarborough project
ANOTHER challenge has been thrown up against Woodside’s Scarborough gas project. The Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) and Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) have...
Geraldton ideal for green hydrogen exports, study says
MID WEST Ports at Geraldton in Western Australia is set to become a key player in the export of green hydrogen and ammonia to Europe. New research shows the port is well placed to...
Industry welcomes IMDG code nitrate amendment
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization (IMO) has made amendments to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code in order to improve the safe transportation of ammonium...
OPINION: USA de minimis provisions no longer in effect
DE MINIMIS is a Latin term, which literally translates to "of the smallest". In the context of international trade, it refers to a provision allowing shipments below a specified...
OPINION: Proposed US port fees expected to cause chaos
RECENT announcements by the Trump administration have struck fear into the shipping and global supply chain world. Most have been about tariffs, which at the time of writing this...
