Shipping Australia

The NSW Freight and Ports Plan has been generally welcomed by industry groups including the Australian Logistics Council and Ports Australia as a solid start to meeting the future demands of a growing freight task. Shipping Australia recognises the strengths of the plan and congratulates the NSW Government for delivering a plan which includes measurable...

The Australian Logistics Council, Australasian Railway Association, Ports Australia and Shipping Australia have today joined together to call for clarification of how the Biosecurity Levy, announced by the Australian Government in the Federal Budget last week, will operate. Particularly how the generated revenue will be spent. The proposed Biosecurity Import Levy will charge $10.02 per...

Shipping Australia’s Victoria annual golf challenge for the Phil Kelly OAM trophy saw a field of 16 teams get around the Waterford Valley Golf course on a day offering spectacular Autumn conditions. The assembly of the industry’s finest competitors battling it out eventually saw team ANCRA Australia led by Laurens de Jonge take first place...

The MUA has called a four-day strike for Qube Ports’ workers in Melbourne and Geelong from today after demanding unsustainable pay rises and failing to negotiate a new Enterprise Agreement with Qube Ports for more than two years. Shipping Australia supports Qube Ports’ decision not to give in to the MUA’s unreasonable demands and have...

The annual SAL NSW Golf day, held at the Coast Golf club on Wednesday 28th February was a great success.  With perfect weather and a good attendance, there was some excellent play and players were rewarded with spectacular views of the coast and ocean. A big congratulations to the QUBE team, headed up by Damian...

I am very pleased to learn of the commencement of pilotage services in Melbourne by the Australian Pilotage Group (APG) and I am sure that many of our members will utilise their services.

In January, the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and the Trade Facilitation Group (TFG) Discussion Agreements were terminated.  This follows soon after the termination of the Australia and New Zealand – United States (ANZUSDA) Discussion Agreement at the end of December 2017.  This represents a monumental change to liner shipping in Australia. The decision to terminate...

MUA members are laying low, while CFMEU and other unions use social media to fuel the picket and hide under cowardly “community protest” cover to destroy Australian businesses and jobs – so what’s new? The Victorian Supreme Court was satisfied enough of the MUA’s role that they granted a seven day injunction against MUA members...

The AMOU and MUA’s current program of short, disruptive 24 hour strikes suspending pilot vessel operations to most cargo ships at Port Jackson and Port Botany is pushing up shipping costs, and will likely lead to higher prices for Christmas. It is also taking money out of the pockets of their own union workers who...

Thursday 28th September is the International Maritime Organisation’s World Maritime Day. This year’s theme, “Connecting Ships, Ports and People” should be a wake-up call for all Australians, a day to reflect on how we are absolutely dependent on our connections to the world which are provided by international ships operating though Australia’s network of ports....