Oct 17, 2018 | Current News
DP World Australia has again infuriated the trucking industry by signalling it will all but double the contentious infrastructure fees it charges freighters carrying containers to and from its terminals at Australia’s three biggest container ports. And, in an...Oct 17, 2018 | Current News
12 October 2018 Industry Fact Sheet- Sulphur Cap Surcharges The Background of Sulphur Control Mechanisms From 1 January 2020, all ships and vessels operating anywhere in the world will be required to use fuel which contains a maximum of 0.5 per cent m/m sulphur, as...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
Australia -EU FTa talks kick off For a long time, the EU was the biggest market with which Australia didn’t have—or wasn’t negotiating—a FTA. That has just changed with Australia formally starting FTA negotiations with the EU. With two-way trade worth over $100...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
Survey sees trade opportunities for Australian SMBs Thursday, 28th June 2018. International demand for Australian products present a significant opportunity for Australian small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) to grow their business through cross-border trade over...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
Australia takes step to join WTO pact on government procurement AUSTRALIA recently received in-principle agreement to join the World Trade Organization Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). The GPA is an agreement that opens government procurement markets between...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
Upgrades to link Central West Region to Sydney networks New South Wales plans to spend $95 million in upgrading access routes from the state’s Central West into Sydney, through the Blue Mountains, the government announced earlier this week. Currently in the planning...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
The future of freight is machines Australians could get their groceries from autonomously-driven mobile stores, while drones could replace the humble postman in just 20 years, according to a Deakin investigation into the future of Australia’s supply chain. The...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
Call to arms on illicit trade The ARA-commissioned report, The Global Illicit Trade Environment Index, showed that as a nation, Australia performed well, ranking fifth globally (against 84 countries) showcasing the success of Australia’s national policies and...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
Don’t sell WestConnex: ATA The ACCC should not approve the sale of WestConnex to Sydney Transport Partners (STP), because in the long run it would push up truck tolls even further, the chairman of the Australian Trucking Association Geoff Crouch said. “Transurban is...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
Watch for spiralling congestion costs, warns VTA EFFECTS of “rampant congestion” need to be factored-in when transport operators draw up contracts with customers, the Victorian Transport Association says. Chief executive Peter Anderson said higher fuel and maintenance...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
Air New Zealand fined in ACCC prosecution over collusion Air New Zealand will pay a $15 million fine for its part in what the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission calls a global air cargo cartel. The Federal Court found the airline had agreed with a number...Jul 6, 2018 | Current News
IA Report Backs Need for National Action on Supply Chains Monday, 25 June 2018 The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) says today’s report from Infrastructure Australia (IA), Prioritising Reform, backs the freight logistics industry’s longstanding advocacy for a...
