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New financial year, new WA ports cash grab

Further huge price hikes have been imposed by seaports on the shipping industry working in Australia. Southern Ports, which operates the ports at Albany, Bunbury,...
Further huge price hikes have been imposed by seaports on the shipping industry working in Australia. Southern Ports, which operates the ports at Albany, Bunbury, and Esperance, has imposed sweeping fee hikes on shipping as of 01 July 2025. At the port of Esperance, Southern Ports, has imposed: a 5% hike in the pilotage charge...
August 8, 2025

Billions could be saved by harmonising standards across Australia, Productivity Commission says

Australia has thousands of industrial standards and there are potential annual savings worth billions of dollars from simplification and harmonisation, the Productivity Commission has found....
Australia has thousands of industrial standards and there are potential annual savings worth billions of dollars from simplification and harmonisation, the Productivity Commission has found. Thousands of standards There are 7,519 Australian standards, of which 893 are incorporated in legislation. Of the Incorporated Standards, only 22% are identical to international standards. The rest are either...
August 8, 2025

Shipping Australia meets IMO Secretary General

Shipping Australia was pleased to meet the IMO Secretary General during his visit to Australia recently. SAL CEO Capt Melwyn Noronha attended an evening briefing...
Shipping Australia was pleased to meet the IMO Secretary General during his visit to Australia recently. SAL CEO Capt Melwyn Noronha attended an evening briefing and welcome dinner, while the secretariat staff attended a Round Table hosted by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. Discussions were wide ranging on...
August 8, 2025

HFW adds new Melbourne-based shipping partner

Law firm HFW has expanded its global shipping practice and continued the growth of its Asia Pacific practice with the appointment of shipping litigation and...
Law firm HFW has expanded its global shipping practice and continued the growth of its Asia Pacific practice with the appointment of shipping litigation and international arbitration partner, Elizabeth Sloane, based in Melbourne. Elizabeth joins HFW from Stephenson Harwood having spent nine years in its shipping disputes practice in Hong Kong. She previously worked at...
August 8, 2025

IMO launches regional presence in the Pacific

A new regional presence has been set up by the International Maritime Organization, the UN specialised agency responsible for global shipping policy. The IMO inaugurated...
A new regional presence has been set up by the International Maritime Organization, the UN specialised agency responsible for global shipping policy. The IMO inaugurated a new regional presence office in Suva, Fiji, “marking a milestone for regional maritime cooperation and capacity development in the Pacific,” the IMO said. The new office is hosted by...
August 8, 2025

Canberra’s maritime policy stalls; Australia’s productivity falls

Putting maritime policy into practice will be the two year theme for  the IMO’s World Maritime Day in 2026 and 2027. Having a two-year theme...
Putting maritime policy into practice will be the two year theme for  the IMO’s World Maritime Day in 2026 and 2027. Having a two-year theme is highly unusual for the International Maritime Organization. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez, who proposed the two-year theme, talked of the IMO’s commitment to ensuring regulations are put into action. “This...
August 1, 2025

New financial year, new WA ports cash grab

Further huge price hikes have been imposed by seaports on the shipping industry working in Australia. Southern Ports, which operates the ports at Albany, Bunbury,...
Further huge price hikes have been imposed by seaports on the shipping industry working in Australia. Southern Ports, which operates the ports at Albany, Bunbury, and Esperance, has imposed sweeping fee hikes on shipping as of 01 July 2025. At the port of Esperance, Southern Ports, has imposed: a 5% hike in the pilotage charge...
August 8, 2025

Billions could be saved by harmonising standards across Australia, Productivity Commission says

Australia has thousands of industrial standards and there are potential annual savings worth billions of dollars from simplification and harmonisation, the Productivity Commission has found....
Australia has thousands of industrial standards and there are potential annual savings worth billions of dollars from simplification and harmonisation, the Productivity Commission has found. Thousands of standards There are 7,519 Australian standards, of which 893 are incorporated in legislation. Of the Incorporated Standards, only 22% are identical to international standards. The rest are either...
August 8, 2025

Shipping Australia meets IMO Secretary General

Shipping Australia was pleased to meet the IMO Secretary General during his visit to Australia recently. SAL CEO Capt Melwyn Noronha attended an evening briefing...
Shipping Australia was pleased to meet the IMO Secretary General during his visit to Australia recently. SAL CEO Capt Melwyn Noronha attended an evening briefing and welcome dinner, while the secretariat staff attended a Round Table hosted by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts. Discussions were wide ranging on...
August 8, 2025

HFW adds new Melbourne-based shipping partner

Law firm HFW has expanded its global shipping practice and continued the growth of its Asia Pacific practice with the appointment of shipping litigation and...
Law firm HFW has expanded its global shipping practice and continued the growth of its Asia Pacific practice with the appointment of shipping litigation and international arbitration partner, Elizabeth Sloane, based in Melbourne. Elizabeth joins HFW from Stephenson Harwood having spent nine years in its shipping disputes practice in Hong Kong. She previously worked at...
August 8, 2025

IMO launches regional presence in the Pacific

A new regional presence has been set up by the International Maritime Organization, the UN specialised agency responsible for global shipping policy. The IMO inaugurated...
A new regional presence has been set up by the International Maritime Organization, the UN specialised agency responsible for global shipping policy. The IMO inaugurated a new regional presence office in Suva, Fiji, “marking a milestone for regional maritime cooperation and capacity development in the Pacific,” the IMO said. The new office is hosted by...
August 8, 2025

Canberra’s maritime policy stalls; Australia’s productivity falls

Putting maritime policy into practice will be the two year theme for  the IMO’s World Maritime Day in 2026 and 2027. Having a two-year theme...
Putting maritime policy into practice will be the two year theme for  the IMO’s World Maritime Day in 2026 and 2027. Having a two-year theme is highly unusual for the International Maritime Organization. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez, who proposed the two-year theme, talked of the IMO’s commitment to ensuring regulations are put into action. “This...
August 1, 2025

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TICKETS NOW ON SALE! NSW State Committee Spring Parliamentary Luncheon – 18 September 2025

September 18, 2025 @ 12:00pm
 - 3:00pm
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Port of Newcastle SUPPORT SPONSOR                     GUEST SPEAKER The Hon. John Graham MLC Minister...
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Port of Newcastle SUPPORT SPONSOR                     GUEST SPEAKER The Hon. John Graham MLC Minister for Transport Deputy Leader in the NSW Legislative Council       DAY & DATE:          Thursday, 18 September 2025 TIME:             ...

Industry Gala Night 2025

October 11, 2025 @ 6:30pm
 - 11:30pm
Industry Gala Night 2025 – Event Sold Out! SAL is thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Industry Gala Night, a premier event that promises...
Industry Gala Night 2025 – Event Sold Out! SAL is thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Industry Gala Night, a premier event that promises an evening of elegance, entertainment, and exceptional networking opportunities. After a successful turnout and memorable event last year, we are excited to return to a brand-new venue, The STAR Brisbane....
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