'Single voice' entity for customs brokers and forwarders takes effect
A NEW entity to be known as the International Forwarders and Customs Brokers Association of Australia (IFCBAA) – the merger of the Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of...
Call for nominations ahead of 25th Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry awards
THE call is out for nominations ahead of the 25th annual Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards on 12 November. The event is to be held at the swanky Four Seasons Hotel in...
Former Toll Group executive joins TM Insight
A FORMER executive from Toll Group, Marcus Carmont, has taken up the newly created role of executive director of business development at TM Insight, a supply chain and industrial...
COVID-19 transport industry optimism continues to improve
A SURVEY conducted first in April and then again in June, has shown that the transport and waste and recycling sectors are still positive about their prospects of recovering from...
Day of the Seafarer celebrated
MARITIME organisations have used International Day of the Seafarer to recognise mariners unable to return home during the pandemic. Maritime Industry Australia CEO Teresa Lloyd...
VIDEO: Sending a lifeline to the world's seafarers
A VIDEO documenting the lives of seafarers has been posted on YouTube by Port Authority of New South Wales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBJvvir5O6E&feature=youtu.be The video,...
Scots change seafarer quarantine rules
THE Scottish government has changed rules around quarantine meaning seafarers no longer have to isolate for 14 days when returning to Scotland for more than 14 days of leave. The...
RightShip backs Mission
MARITIME risk agency RightShip has announced its support for The Mission to Seafarers with a donation of US$25,000. CEO Martin Crawford-Brunt said RightShip’s values of promoting...
TWU to help workers transition in Woolies DC closures
WITH plans to close three distribution centres operated by retail giant Woolworths in New South Wales and Victoria in 2025, the Transport Workers Union has stepped in to assist...
UK Chamber urges British PM to help seafarers
THE UK Chamber of Shipping is appealing to Prime Minister Boris Johnson to facilitate crew changes to relieve seafarers, some of whom have been onboard ships for months. It is...
Environmental and marine focus for insurance lawyers
IN response to market concerns, the Forum of Insurance Lawyers has launched two new sector focus teams to address some of the global issues plaguing the marine and environmental...
Human Rights at Sea denounces ITF’s ‘enough is enough’ call
THE issuing of the ‘enough is enough’ call to action by the International Transport Workers’ Federation on 15 June has been criticised by not-for-profit organisation Human Rights...
Seafarers beyond breaking point
SEAFARERS around the world have been urged to down tools and exercise their rights to return home as an extended deadline of June 15 to resolve the repatriation issue passes. The...
Gladstone Port pays tribute to the late Reg Tanna
WITH his motto, “there is no I in team”, the late Reg Tanna is remembered as a humble man who was the driving force behind the powerhouse that has today become the Port of...
New policy director for UK Chamber of Shipping
PETER Aylott has been named as UK Chamber of Shipping’s new director of policy, following David Balston’s departure after 10 years at the Chamber. He will take up his new role in...
