Trump tariffs to ‘blitz’ Australian suppliers
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has announced plans to introduce 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the US, in a move tipped to put further pressure on Australian...
MIAL: Another natural disaster underlines reform urgency
MARITIME Industry Australia Ltd believes it is regrettable the latest Queensland floods once again underline the need for vigorous backing for a re-birth of the national maritime...
Jo Haylen resigns as NSW Transport Minister
NEW South Wales Transport Minister Jo Haylen has resigned, following growing criticism over her use of a ministerial chauffeur. MP Haylen admitted to using a taxpayer-funded...
US applies further pressure to Panama over canal
THE HEAT is on in Panama as United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in the central American country to discuss ownership of the Panama Canal. The US Department of...
TRADE LAW: Welcome to 2025 and more challenges in the supply chain
EVERY year, the global supply chain experiences a series of unexpected disruptions, requiring those in the supply chain to adapt quickly to manage those disruptions. In 2024,...
WA government wants control of freight rail
THE WEST Australian government wants to take back control of the state’s freight rail network Cook Government to enter negotiations to secure control of the freight rail network...
Crew of Galaxy Leader released
AFTER spending over 14 months in captivity, it has been reported that the crew of Galaxy Leader were released yesterday (22 January). The car carrier’s 25-member crew were taken...
SA talks trade with UAE as export activity increases
THE SOUTH Australian minister for trade is leading a delegation to Dubai to capitalise on Australia’s free trade agreement with the UAE and an increase in air freight capacity...
OPINION: Trump 2.0 so far
WELL, the first day of “Trump 2.0” could hardly be categorised as the President’s “first day on the job” but rather the first day of a new version of the same job with a...
Industry gears up for new charcoal shipment regulations
THE WORLD Shipping Council has advised shippers to be ready to see carriers phase in tighter regulations on transporting charcoal. WSC, TT Club and the International Group of P&I...
OPINION: ACCC stevedore monitoring report and a word on charges
OVER the holiday break, I had a chance to digest the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Container stevedoring monitoring report 2023-24, released toward the end...
Global coalition backs emissions pricing proposal to IMO
FORTY-SEVEN nations and the International Chamber of Shipping have proposed a greenhouse gas emissions pricing mechanism for shipping, outlined in a joint submission to the...
US Military blacklists COSCO
COSCO Shipping Lines has responded to its recent inclusion on a United States Department of Defence (DoD) “blacklist”. On 7 January, DoD released a list of “Entities Identified as...
TRADE LAW: Alert but not alarmed
IN 2017 I visited colleagues at US law firms to get some ideas of how the first Trump administration (which I will call Trump 1.0) was changing US trade policies and the effect on...
Smooth sailing so far for South Australia’s biosecurity defense
THE HIGH standards of Australia’s biosecurity efforts aren’t just employed at the major usual first point of entry ports, such as Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle. Every...
