Senate inquiry into road transport approved
A FEDERAL inquiry into the road transport and freight sector is set to occur, after the Senate this week voted to conduct one. Opposition Labor transport spokesman Glenn Sterle...
Jail time for the illegal importation of garlic bulbs
THE former head of the Australian Garlic Industry Association has been sentenced to 11 months jail for illegally importing garlic bulbs, putting Australia’s horticulture industry...
Industry reacts to biosecurity levy report
INDUSTRY bodies have welcomed the release of a report into the proposed Biosecurity Imports Levy. A steering committee prepared the report for agriculture minister Senator Bridget...
Moves to appoint an independent inspector of live exports
AN INDEPENDENT inspector-general of live animal exports to oversee regulation of the industry is a step closer with the Bill to establish the position as a statutory appointment...
Speed of change central to SA freight conference
RAPID changes in the world of transport and logistics are central to the ‘Freight 2030’ theme for the South Australian Freight Council 2019 conference. SAFC executive officer Evan...
Bulker detained in Brisbane for unpaid wages
HONG Kong bulker MV Xing Jing Hai (IMO 9728344) has been detained in Brisbane with some US$51,000 in unpaid wages owed to the crew. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority...
Submissions sought on Export Control Bill 2019
CONSOLIDATING export certification provisions is the stated purpose of the draft Export Control Bill, released public consultation this week. Agriculture minister Bridget McKenzie...
Forum aims to increase Australia’s maritime role in the region
REPRESENTATIVES from six South Pacific nations, as well as Timor-Leste, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and France will gather in Cairns this week for the Queensland government’s...
“We will fight them in the port”: Minister declares war on Asian honey bees
The QLD government has added more sting to the search for Asian honey bees in Townsville with a new eradication program targeting the feral insects and varroa mite. State...
Committee recommends creation of biosecurity advisory council
A COMMITTEE examining the merits of the so-called biosecurity levy has recommended the creation of a biosecurity advisory council. A report into the controversial levy on imports...
New chair for class society peak body
EXECUTIVE chair of the Indian Register of Shipping, Arun Sharma, has been confirmed as the new chair of the International Association of Classification Societies. Mr Sharma was...
Detention: Coal carrier in trouble after wage underpayment
PANAMANIAN bulker Fortune Genius (9221877) has been detained at Gladstone following claims by the International Transport Workers Federation of crew underpayment. The Australian...
Pyne joins MIAL Modern Maritime Conference
FORMER defence minister Christopher Pyne has been confirmed as a speaker for the Modern Maritime conference in Sydney on 8-10 October. The event is being organised by Maritime...
Japan concerned over shipping levy: media reports
JAPAN has reportedly written to the Australian government that a proposed biosecurity levy could violate the spirit of a free trade agreement between the two nations, according to...
THE GRILL: Scott Carson
Where did you grow up? I grew up in the Sutherland Shire in Sydney (The Shire). It was just typical suburban Sydney upbringing. We went to the beach, and played cricket and league...
