Rail investigators find asset management wanting
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has been found to have fallen short of properly using its own track reporting systems in regulators’ investigation of a freight train...
ACCC happy with mergers performance
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has given itself top marks for its handling of the nation’s new merger control regime, saying it’s working as expected...
AMSA expels another over underpayments
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has imposed another six-month ban on a bulk carrier in local waters after discovering the crew had been unpaid for seven months. The...
Ceasefire welcome, but Maersk says no immediate change
SHIPPING giant A.P. Moller-Maersk says a ceasefire announced in the Persian Gulf conflict does not yet provide the “full maritime certainty” that would allow shipping through the...
Industry relief at ceasefire reports
A REPORTED ceasefire between Iran and the US/Israel alliance is set to bring benefits for both seafarers and global trade, industry figures say. The ceasefire agreement was...
Something fishy about trawler prompts big drug bust
THE CURIOUS case of a commercial fishing trawler that sank off the Victorian coast without any fishing gear aboard has led enforcement agencies to lay serious charges against nine...
Alcoa shifts alumina exports from Middle East to China
THE FOUR million tonnes of Alumina that Alcoa usually sends from its West Australian mines to Middle East refineries have come to a halt because of the closure of the Strait of...
Farmers welcome export cost recovery deferral
DECISIONS by the federal government to establish a fertiliser taskforce and defer phased transition to full cost recovery for export regulatory services have been welcomed by the...
Wharfies call for “coordinated action” on fuel security
“URGENT, coordinated action” is required to restore Australia’s fuel security and supply chain sovereignty, the Maritime Union says. The union has also reiterated earlier calls...
Industry groups welcome fuel relief measures
INDUSTRY groups and unions have welcomed the federal government’s fuel relief package aimed at easing the pressure on businesses who are paying more for energy since the start of...
Hold off on extra charges, IFCBAA says
IFCBAA chief executive Scott Carson says container businesses should avoid applying additional charges as fuel prices start to bite. In a statement, Mr Carson said they were aware...
Government cuts fuel excise to ease energy costs
FUEL excise (petrol and diesel) has been halved for three months and heavy vehicle user charges cut as the Australian government seeks to ease pressure on the transport sector....
MV Raider’s crew charged over alleged cocaine import
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police say they have charged six crew members of the merchant ship MV Raider after an investigation into an organised crime syndicate which police allege...
Smugglers in a pickle over alleged drug heist
JARS of pickles were used as cover by alleged drug smugglers in an attempt to import 115 kilos of methamphetamine, police say. Two men from Sydney and Melbourne have been charged...
Shipper peak bodies call for urgent action on shipping charges
AUSTRALIA’S peak shipper bodies have called on the federal government to urgently intervene on what they say are “massive, unregulated” shipping charges. Freight & Trade Alliance...
