OPINION: Bumbled burden or brilliant clarity - Burden of proof and the Hague Visby Rules
THE RECENT decision of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in Volcafe Ltd v Compania Sud Americana De Vapores SA [2018] UKSC 61, is the first authoritative analysis on burden...
Maersk announces digital Ocean Customs Clearance
PROVIDING “timely and efficient” export and import declarations is the focus of A.P. Moller – Maersk’s new Ocean Customs Clearance platform. Maersk is now providing the Customs...
Illegal foreign fishing vessel apprehended north of Gove
THE Australian Fisheries Management Authority in partnership with the Australian Border Force have apprehended a vessel about 170nm north of Gove. Late last month, the Indonesian...
ICTSI promotes social role with new PNG police station
PORT operator ICTSI has highlighted the social benefits of its investment in Papua New Guinea by paying for a new police station in the northern city of Lae. The PGK400,000...
Enhanced supply chain a focus for ALC
WORKING with state and territory governments to ensure smooth supply chains should be a focus for whichever party forms government after 18 May, the Australian Logistics Council...
“Shifting regulatory landscape” noted in maritime
RAPID changes in the global shipping sector have been highlighted in a new international report. Entitled Navigating Through Shifting Regulatory and Geopolitical Landscapes in...
WiseTech acquires Swedish messaging solutions provider
WISETECH Global has announced the acquisition of Xware, a prominent Swedish messaging integration solutions provider. Xware’s messaging solution, xTrade, is designed to link...
New Infrastructure Australia boss gets to work
NEW chief executive of Infrastructure Australia, Romilly Madew AO, has officially begun work following her appointment back in January. Ms Madew recently received an Order of...
New LNG supply in NSW moves a step closer
AUSTRALIAN Industrial Energy can now finalise supply contracts with industrial customers of its new liquefied natural gas terminal after the project received development consent...
IFLN meets in Vienna
INTERNATIONAL industry body, the IFLN, has held its 26th Worldwide Membership Conference in the grand city of Vienna. With the theme of Focusing on the Future: The Importance of...
CMA CGM unveils new digital product
“AN ENTIRELY digital ecosystem” is how French shipping giant CMA CGM has described a new product that it has released to the market. According to the company, the product, called...
Large cocaine cargo hidden in shipping container
A CONSIGNMENT of wooden furniture was used to conceal almost 70kg of cocaine, authorities says. A 45-year-old South African man was charged after a joint investigation by the...
Bolloré Logistics announces CargoWise One agreement
SUPPLY chain management specialist, Bolloré Logistics, has signed a “strategic agreement” with WiseTech Global to roll out its CargoWise One platform from May 2019. CargoWise One...
Insurers celebrate a year in swimming fashion
SPECIALIST marine insurance broker, AlphaXO Risk Partners, has celebrated its move to new North Sydney and a year since their major rebrand by inviting people to take a ‘dip’....
Indian Register to provide classification to Border Security Force of India
INTERNATIONAL class society the Indian Register of Shipping says it has secured an order to provide classification services for nine floating border out posts and 36 patrol boats...
