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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a complete Carbon Neutral Programme.

Shipping Australia has produced a special report on the COVID-19 regulatory, financial markets and legal matters relevant to shipping and trade.

Find out more about the applied science of mapping the marine world and the centenary of the Australian Hydrographic Service in the run-up to World Hydrography Day on 21 June.

Juan Rodriguez Ortega, a postgraduate student at the Australian Maritime College, has won a $750 prize from Shipping Australia for high achievement in his studies.

A host of international shipping bodies have called for inter-governmental bodies, governments and industry to speed up the pace of digitalisation so that port communities can at least offer a “basic package” of electronic commerce and data exchange.

Cases of seafarers being denied medical care for non COVID-19 related conditions have been reported to the International Chamber of Shipping. Prescriptions are becoming more difficult to fulfil too.

It seems that the crew of the Al Kuwait and land-side officials acted correctly, with proper notifications being made in a timely manner.

Governments around the world have been urged by the heads of three specialised UN agencies to ease crew change restrictions at seaports and airports, and to designate maritime, aviation and logistics personnel as key workers.

At 12:00 today it was announced that the Commonwealth Government will not proceed with the New Biosecurity Levy.

Shipping Australia has joined with the Australian Logistics Council, Australian Trucking Association, Container Transport Alliance Australia, Freight & Trade Alliance and Road Freight NSW in condemning the NSW Government’s failure to address the concerns of the freight industry and local residents in its response to submissions received on the Environmental Impact Statement and draft Major...