Vision for revitalised Australian shipping supported
16 August 2010
Shipping Australia supports the direction of the reforms announced by the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport last Friday.

VTA putting up road blocks to efficient empty container parks
28 July 2010
SAL members find it extraordinary that the Victorian Transport Association has urged the establishment of working parties to find the best way of improving the operation of empty container parks (ECPs) in Melbourne but before they can finalise their deliberations; announce in the media their conclusions.

PM can solve IR debacle
12 July 2010
When the Prime Minister was Minister for Workplace Relations and Employment, she introduced regulations that applied, from 1 January this year, the Fair Work Act to foreign vessels carrying coastal cargo under permit if more than one permit was issued in the past twelve months which is the case with most of our members. The regulations have led, in our view, to unintended consequences.

Where is the award for the Captain of the Pacific Adventurer?
8 July 2010
A peak shipping association has expressed dismay that the Captain of the Pacific Adventurer had been committed to trial in Queensland.

'Whilst not wishing to comment on the specific charges, our members have nevertheless questioned whether he and the shipping company involved will receive a fair trial given all the media hype when the incident occurred in March, last year’ Llew Russell, CEO of Shipping Australia Ltd said today.

Shipping Australia supportive of Port Botany landside reforms
10 May 2010
A peak shipping industry association in Australia has announced its support for new regulations which aim to secure efficiency, consistency and transparency of the port’s landside interface by reducing congestion and leading to a 24/7 supply chain at Port Botany’s landside operations.

Rise in protection of the sea levy of great concern
26 February 2010
Whilst it was not unexpected, member lines of Shipping Australia were nevertheless very disappointed at the recent announcement of a proposed tax on the international shipping industry to contribute to the clean up costs of the Pacific Adventurer oil spill off the Queensland coast last March.

Shipping Australia supportive of development of Webb Dock in Melbourne
2 February 2010
The members of Shipping Australia are urging that the Victorian Government to accelerate the development of a new container terminal at Webb Dock.

Somali piracy – governments must do more
18 January 2010
Shipping Australia has expressed its deepening frustration at the seeming impotence of the international community to address the continuing piracy crisis in the Indian Ocean, with around 1,500 seafarers having so far been taken hostage for ransom, often for months at a time, in spite of the comprehensive measures that ship operators have taken to defend their crew.

Shipping Australia welcomes new third terminal operator at Port Botany
18 December 2009
Shipping Australia is relieved that a new stevedoring operator has been announced for the third terminal under construction at Port Botany and Hutchinson Port Holdings (HPH) was a good choice.

Michael Phillips re-elected as SAL Chairman
9 December 2009
I was indeed honoured to be re-elected as Chairman for a further 12 month term at the Annual General meeting of Shipping Australia today.

Tradegate to implement PortBIS 
24 November 2009
Tradegate, an industry-based independent supplier of on-line services to importers, exporters and their service providers, will implement a port community information system in Australia’s major container ports from 1 March 2010.

Shipping Australia to host international meeting 
15 October 2009
It is indeed a privilege for Shipping Australia to have been selected to host the October 2011 meeting of the Federation of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents (FONASBA) at its fortieth annual meeting held in Cape Town, South Africa 6-9 October.

SAL releases historic break bulk shipping study
18 August 2009
We have completed a study into a sector which is a first in Australia as far as we are aware of the various facts, importer and shipping provider problems and perceptions of the break bulk shipping industry which is so important to the Australian economy.

Progression towards a Newcastle Vessel Arrival System as a result of talks
3 August 2009
The Executives of the Newcastle Port Corporation and Shipping Australia met last Friday in Sydney as a follow-up to talks organised in Newcastle by Minister Joe Tripodi on the previous Friday to work on encouraging progression towards a Vessel Arrival System by the beginning of November this year.

Queensland Premier seeks tax on trade
23 July 2009
The shipping industry would reject any proposal to increase the Protection of the Sea Levy to pay the difference between the limits available under the International Convention limiting claims for oil pollution to which Australia is a party because it clearly undermines the effect of the Convention.

World may view extension of Fair Work Act to foreign seafarers as protectionist
20 July 2009
Members of Shipping Australia believe that there are many good reasons why Minister Julia Gillard should not have passed the regulation extending the workplace Act to all licensed and permit ships carrying coastal cargo irrespective of the flag of the vessel.

Shipping industry shocked Federal Government ignoring major international convention
6 July 2009
Shipping Australia members met the announcement by the Premier of Queensland, and the Federal Minister for Transport on 5th July that Swire Shipping should pay all clean up costs as a result of the oil spill by the Pacific Adventurer with disbelief.

Major new training aid released by Shipping Australia
24 June 2009
The Chairman of Shipping Australia, Michael Phillips officially launched a new e-learning course Introduction to Shipping in Australia which has been developed by SAL.

Shipping Australia concerned at recent maritime incidents
28 May 2009
Recently there has been a spate of incidents with a barge having gone aground in Tasmania, a ship which hit a wharf and put the wharf out of commission in South Australia and even last weekend a barge lost its tow in Northern New South Wales with a tug being ordered from Newcastle to assist.

SAL supportive of New South Wales Minister’s call to elevate debate on maritime issues
20 May 2009
Shipping Australia welcomed NSW Ports Minister, Joe Tripodi’s call for greater emphasis to be placed on strategic maritime issues, ports and port land side links to promote better consistency in port regulation and national reforms.

Shipowners welcome recommended port regulation in Victoria
4 May 2009
SAL members welcomed the draft report of the Victorian Essential Services Commission which recommended a continuation of price regulation for shipping channel services provided at the Port of Melbourne and berth services for container and motor vehicle trades.

Shipowners welcome early completion of Yarra dredging
22 April 2009
Members of Shipping Australia welcomed the announcement today that the dredging of the Yarra River is six weeks ahead of schedule and commercial shipping on the river will return to normal on 15 May.

SAL welcomes review of WA’s port infrastructure needs
11 March 2009
Shipping Australia welcomes the appointment of a high powered team by WA Transport Minister Simon Brien to help guide the critical future expansion of Fremantle Port.

Shipping Policy Advisory Group a lost opportunity
17 February 2009
Shipping Australia members were disappointed that the Shipping Policy Advisory Group established yesterday to assist the government to prepare its official response to the coastal shipping policy report was not more broadly representative of all the stakeholders involved.

Shipowners consider landside reform at Port Botany essential
3 February 2009
The information provided by Minister Tripodi and by the Road and Rail Taskforce on the current status of reform of the logistics chains involving Port Botany at a briefing at Sydney airport this morning has been welcomed by Shipping Australia.

SAL deplores walk-out at a Port Botany container terminal
29 January 2009
The forced closure of the Patrick terminal at Port Botany because of unauthorised stop work today is to be deplored.

SAL delighted imprisoned seafarers have been released on bail
16 January 2009
Shipping Australia joins the world shipping industry in welcoming the Korean Supreme Court’s recent decision to grant bail and release from prison, two merchant foreign ship officers.

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