‘What a hide’, say cops
FEDERAL authorities say they have seized 755kg of crystal methamphetamine (ice) hidden inside raw animal hides imported from Mexico. This is the largest onshore seizure of ice...
Questions posed over Newcastle container terminal
LABOR MP Tim Crakanthorp has used New South Wales Parliament to pose a series of questions to the state government about a court case relating to a proposed container terminal in...
Sue Danks to join FTA
TRADE compliance specialist and DCN columnist Susan Danks is to join the Freight and Trade Alliance. The announcement was made in an email to FTA members sent by director Paul...
Extra biosecurity measures required to battle the bugs
THIRD-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson says increased vigilance is essential in order to keep Australia free of brown marmorated stink bugs. The stink bug season begins on 1...
WORKPLACE LAW: Fair Work Act payments for foreign crews
THE Federal Court of Australia recently dismissed the case of Fair Work Ombudsman v Transpetrol, an application by the Fair Work Ombudsman for civil pecuniary penalties regarding...
$20m for Cairns wharves to welcome bigger cruise ships
QUEENSLAND transport minister Mark Bailey and Member for Cairns Michael Healy have announced a $20m contract to modernise the Port of Cairns’ six wharves, which were built more...
Ag minister starts Asia trade mission
BRIDGET McKenzie, Australia’s minister for agriculture, has landed in Japan to begin a north Asia visit designed to promote trade between Australia and key trading partners in the...
Impending stink bug season prompts warning
TRANSPORT operators are reviewing their cost and container detention liabilities ahead of the brown marmorated stink bug season (officially starting 1 September). Container...
Cartel charges against Wallenius Wilhelmsen
RO-RO specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean has been charged with criminal cartel conduct, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced. According to the...
ScoMo talks trade liberalisation in Vietnam
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has highlighted the value of free trade during his visit to the Vietnamese capital Hanoi. Mr Morrison said Vietnam was on a remarkable trajectory of...
PM commits to Strait of Hormuz mission
A ROYAL Australian Navy frigate and a P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance aircraft are to be deployed to the Middle East for one month before the end of 2019. This follows several...
QLD calls for fairer funding in Inland Rail deal
THE Palaszczuk Government has written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack seeking increased and fast-tracked funding for projects across...
WiseTech reports “strong growth”
AN INCREASE in revenue and earnings is justification for WiseTech’s global growth strategy, chief executive and founder Richard White says. Mr White was speaking following the...
Queensland brewers set for China boost
CRAFT brewers and gin distillers from South East Queensland are set to begin exporting to China, thanks, in part, to the efforts of state agency Trade and Investment Queensland....
OPINION: Challenges of the maritime energy transition
SULPHUR 2020 is a game changer - with a little over four months to go until implementation, predictions of the effect range from slight to skyrocketing costs severely impacting on...
