Stink bug bust highlights risk, department says
A DISCOVERY of brown marmorated stink bugs on board a ro-ro ship off Western Australia highlights the risk to Australian agriculture, according to the Department of Agriculture....
Indian Register of Shipping performs technical seminar in Mumbai
INDIAN Register of Shipping (IRClass) recently ran a technical seminar in Mumbai. The seminar covered several topics including Cyber Risk Management with respect to ISM code, IMO...
ALC highlights benefits of Master Code
AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council interim chief executive Lachlan Benson says an industry-wide Master Code for heavy vehicle safety is an important step for the whole industry. The...
Kuehne + Nagel opens new distribution centre
LOGISTICS giant Kuehne + Nagel has announced it has opened a dedicated pharmaceutical and healthcare warehouse as part of its global KN PharmaChain network. The new facility is...
Worker death prompts call for “industrial manslaughter laws”
MARITIME Union national secretary Paddy Crumlin has called for industrial manslaughter laws in the Northern Territory following the death of a worker in early 2017. A court...
Drunk captain attracts NZ fine
NEW Zealand’s New Plymouth District Court fined Saurabh Kumar Singh NZ$1000 for exceeding the alcohol limit for a seafarer. Mr Singh was master of SG Pegasus, a Panama-registered...
Setback for McCormack as lieutenant quits
DEPUTY Prime Minister Michael McCormack has lost an important lieutenant, with the resignation of the Member for Mallee Andrew Broad. Mr Broad, who was the assistant minister to...
Draft report on live sheep heat stress
A REPORT into heat stress risk for live sheep exports to the Middle East has recommend a range of measures aimed at improving the animals’ conditions. The draft report was...
Stink bugs force another ro-ro expulsion
A CAR carrier has been ordered to leave Australian waters following a stink bug discovery. The vessel MV Morning Composer was initially due to call at Fremantle on 26 November,...
Sugar code of conduct ensure exports, says government
AUSTRALIAN sugar exporters are better placed to maximise their trade following a four-year extension to The Sugar Code of Conduct. That’s the view of agriculture minister David...
Exporters to benefit from definition of “grain fed beef”
BEEF farmers now will be able to market their cattle as “Grain Fed Finished” after feeding them grain for 35 days export or sale, agriculture minister David Littleproud has...
AMSA bans troubled livestock carrier
TROUBLED Panamanian -flagged livestock carrier MV Jawan has had its Certificate for the Carriage of Livestock revoked by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. According to...
President Xi inspects Panama Canal locks
PRESIDENT of China Xi Jinping has inspected the new neo-panamax locks at the Panama Canal as part of a visit to the small Central American nation. President Xi and his Panamanian...
ACCC announces action against NSW Ports
FEDERAL Court proceedings against NSW Ports for alleged anti-competitive behaviour have been announced by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. According to an ACCC...
VTA advocates role of ARTIO in safety
INDUSTRY body the Victorian Transport Association has called for the Australian Road Transport Industrial Organisation to play a central role in any new version of “Safe Rates”...
