US crams imports ahead of tariff confusion
US IMPORTERS have been doing their best to anticipate the possible impact of Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again, on-again tariffs, pulling elevated levels of containers in through...
Mackay passes two million milestone
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is emphasising the increasing role of the port of Mackay in the state’s global connections, highlighted by a new trade milestone. Rising grain exports...
OPINION: Structured ordering
STRUCTURED ORDERING is where multiple orders are placed with one supplier in a short timeframe, with all orders having a customs value at or below the $1000 threshold and which...
OPINION: The highly compliant importer scheme
DAFF’s highly compliant importer (HCI) scheme is a reduced inspection intervention scheme that applies to green coffee beans for processing, new tyres, aircraft and machinery and...
IMO GHG working group discusses MARPOL changes
LAST week’s latest round of discussions at the IMO's Intersessional Working Group on Reduction of GHG Emissions from Ships (ISWG-GHG 18) was to further develop and streamline the...
Trump plan to tax Chinese-built, owned ships
THE TRUMP Administration is proposing to “fight back” against China’s perceived maritime dominance by introducing new port fees and banning infrastructure ownership. The office of...
Massive fine for former Ports of Auckland CEO
FORMER Ports of Auckland Ltd CEO Tony Gibson has been hit with a six-figure fine over a 2020 health and safety breach that saw the death of a stevedore. In November last year,...
IALA General Assembly wraps up in Singapore
WITH a jam-packed conference schedule and networking agenda, the first General Assembly of the International Organisation for Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) concluded on Friday...
Ports Australia calls for national action on cybersecurity
PORTS Australia has called for a consultative forum to be set up as part of a strategy to strengthen the national supply chain against cyber threats. Addressing the Parliamentary...
IALA opens first General Assembly as an IGO
“WE DID it!” was the term suggested by IALA secretary-general Francis Zachariae as best befitting IALA’s 12-year transition from an NGO to an intergovernmental organisation. Mr...
TRADE LAW: Security of the supply chain
THE SUPPLY chain industry is one of the most heavily regulated sectors of the economy. Many potentially dangerous items pass through the supply chain and there are regular threats...
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...
