High freight rates were driven by market forces and competition in the shipping industry is “vigorous”, the US FMC has found as facts at the end of a two year investigation.
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Shipping Australia notes and celebrates the occurrence of World Oceans Day 2022, which took place earlier this week on Wednesday 08 June 2022.
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China is easing its restrictive coastal shipping policies and is opening up the carriage of coastal cargo to the international fleet.
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WISTA discusses the recent International Day for Women in Maritime and challenges the industry to do more on gender equity.
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ONE signs a deal for ten, advanced-fuel, ships.
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Global towage operator Svitzer, part of the A.P. Moller-Maersk group, has unveiled a decarbonisation strategy that will see the company become fully carbon neutral by 2040.
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Transport Minister David Elliott gave an industry-wide update at the Shipping Australia Parliamentary Luncheon yesterday (Thursday 27 May 2022).
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Professor Green set out the vision of a diversified Port of Newcastle to be a major contributor to the NSW state economy at yesterday’s Shipping Australia luncheon.
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Shipping Australia celebrated another successful NSW Winter Parliamentary Luncheon yesterday (Thursday 27 May 2022)!
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The IMO’s Facilitation Committee has adopted amendments to the Facilitation (FAL) Convention which will make the single window for data exchange mandatory.
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Redevelopment of some of the business at the port at Fremantle is on the cards after the Premier of Western Australia, Mark McGowan, made a policy announcement earlier this month.
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VICTORIAN STATE COMMITTEE LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker: The Hon Melissa Horne, MP
With Guest Speakers:
Tim Vancampen – CEO, Victorian International Container Terminal
Saul Cannon – CEO, Port of Melbourne
Thursday, 25 August 2022
1200hrs for 1230hrs
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
Proudly sponsored by Victoria International Container Terminal
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Ukraine crisis does not appear to have induced a seafarer shortage on the Australian trades.
Shipping Australia has not received reports from its members that there is a shortage of crew because of the crisis in Ukraine.
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New academic research indicates factors linked to discrimination against female officers
Nationality, high qualifications and male support may be factors that can reduce the degree of discrimination, researchers say.
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