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Shipping Australia Limited welcomes the proposed coastal shipping reforms as reflected in the Budget measures to simplify shipping regulations. “The proposed changes will breathe new life into coastal shipping,” SAL CEO Rod Nairn said. “This sector has languished since the 2012 Coastal Trading Act was introduced. These reforms are absolutely necessary to allow domestic goods...

Shipping Australia Limited welcomes Neptune Pacific Line as a full voting member. Shipping Australia CEO, Rod Nairn was enthusiastic about their new member.  “Neptune Pacific Line has real hands-on experience in the challenges of operating in the Pacific. They bring another level of expertise that strengthens our knowledge base and our influence,” he said. “It...

Shipping Australia has been calling for reform of coastal shipping regulation to enable shipping to contribute effectively in Australia’s domestic transport task. It is encouraging that the Harper Competition Review Panel has reached a similar conclusion. The Panel concluded that reform of coastal shipping “should be a priority” and that “restrictions on cabotage for shipping...

The Harper Competition Review Panel has recommended repeal of Part X of the CCA, despite the fact that it did not identify one problem with the current operation of the liner shipping industry. If implemented, their recommendation will seriously disrupt and could dismantle the current, highly competitive international container shipping industry which provides high frequency,...

All Victorians will suffer if their State Government’s proposed 750 per cent rent increase for DP World stevedore goes ahead.  It will lead to a downturn in trade through Port of Melbourne, which is still trying to recover from the hit of the introduction of the Port Licence fee in 2012. read more

The SAL Annual Victorian Golf day will once again be held at the idyllic Waterford Valley Golf Course, Rowville. This event is kindly sponsored by Svitzer, Port of Melbourne Corporation, Patrick Terminals, Port Phillip Sea Pilots, DP World Melbourne, Holman Fenwick Willan, COSCO Container Lines and Australian Amalgamated Terminals. For more information please click here

Shipping Australia Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Melwyn Noronha as General Manager Technical Services and Industry Policy from today. Captain Noronha is a master mariner class 1 with seagoing experience which includes master of capsize bulk ships.  For the past 18 years he has been involved in maritime safety, security, maritime...

Don’t miss out on the SAL NSW Annual Golf Day, sponsored by Macquarie Telecom to be held at Roseville Golf Club, Roseville. For more information, please click here  

Exporters and consumers will suffer greater price instability and higher shipping costs if the shipping competition exemptions provided under Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act are removed. Comments made by ACCC Chairman Rod Sims, in a speech at Adelaide University last Friday bundled all shipping reforms into the ‘low hanging fruit’ basket. “This...

Be careful that you are dealing with the genuine company! Australians and New Zealanders have been targetted by scammers setting up fake shipping company web sites. The operation, as we have seen it, seeks payment for second hand goods sourced from overseas which are advertised in trading websites and local newspapers. The adds claim that...