By the ACCC The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has decided it will not pursue enforcement action in relation to Qube’s (ASX:QUB) completed acquisition of Newcastle Agri Terminal (NAT) at this time. However, the ACCC remains … [Read more...]
SAL MARKETWATCH: dry bulk shipping sector rallies, providing relief to owners and operators
Increasing demand for the carriage of dry bulk overtakes shipping supply in dry markets causing, as any armchair economist could predict, rising freight rates. But it's not a super-surge by any means... Only a few brave souls would have predicted … [Read more...]
“Standards for Empty Shipping Container Inspection” – updated and freely available now!
Shippers of containerised plant products can now access the updated and freely available "Standards for Empty Shipping Container Inspection" document which gives guidance on export-acceptable shipping containers. Covering container inspection, … [Read more...]
Explainer: why is there a shortage of food quality containers around the world?
Producers of all kinds of agricultural produce around the world may be finding it difficult to obtain a food quality container to ship their goods to export markets. Unfortunately, this is a complex problem and, alas, it is one we have seen … [Read more...]
Australia’s grain trade: emergence from adversity
Pat O’Shannassy, chief executive officer, Grain Trade Australia reports that the 2020-21 season Australian winter-based grain crop is generally very favourable as compared to the recent drought-ravaged seasons of recent years. Grain Trade … [Read more...]