Global manufacturers and retailers have warned that their ability to supply goods is dependent on working supply chains, which are being disrupted.
About 800,000 seafarers are now adversely affected by government actions and that figure will soon be one million people, a maritime expert has warned. Seafarers are being subject to forced labour, the safety of life at sea is in the balance, and the maritime environment is imperilled.
The cause of all these catastrophes? Government-imposed...
A bushfire recovery program led by agricultural non-profit Landcare Australia, delivered in partnership with fishing conservation charity OzFish and Native Fish Australia ..
As ever, there was a lot on the agenda in the week gone by. Bear in mind – some of the issues discussed last week could be on the agenda again in the months or even years to come. So our “Week in review” might be able to give you a little bit of a heads-up about what might be coming your way.
In the week just gone by:
Australian freight forwarders and shippers, worried about the potential loss of business, are seeking flexibility from new lockdown measures to contain an outbreak of coronavirus in Victoria.
The state restrictions impact warehouses, as well as container depots, and terminal operations at the Port of Melbourne and Melbourne airport.
Trade groups are asking government officials to clarify that import and export businesses will be designated an essential service. They also are proposing alternative...
Victoria is extensively locking-down its population and its economic activity, particularly in Melbourne, to combat a sustained surge in COVID-19 transmission.
Commenting on the changes, Shipping Australia CEO Rod Nairn said: “Changes to Stage Four restrictions impacting on the warehousing sector late in the evening of Friday 7 August 2020 may have significant negative impacts on the international logistics sector.
“Warehouses will be required to reduce their staff levels by a third which will...
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The public discussion of the “Independent Review of the Victorian Ports System” is underway.
The purpose of the review is to assess the functioning and performance of Victoria’s port system. Of particular interest are the impacts on the system of policy, institutional and governance settings that fall with the remit of the State Government.
The State government also wants the review to support the development of a strategic policy and governance...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/victorian-government-kicks-off-independent-ports-review/
An Australian second world war freighter has been discovered 77 years after it was sunk in a deadly Japanese submarine attack, reports the Guardian.
The second world warship SS Iron Crown had sunk after it was torpedoed, killing 38 of its 43 crew
What happened?The SS Iron Crown was carrying a cargo of manganese ore through Bass Strait when torpedoed and sunk within 60 seconds, killing 38 of its 43 crew on 4 June 1942.
The ship was found about 100km off the Victorian coast south of the border...
http://mfame.guru/world-war-2-warship-sank-by-a-japanese-submarine-discovered-after-77-years/
Christophe Grammare, AAL’s Commercial Director
AAL delivers region’s largest transformer to major South East Australia windfarm
February 19, 2019 – Award-winning global breakbulk and project heavy lift carrier, AAL, has recently delivered Victoria’s – and possibly Australia’s – largest ever transformer to the Stockyard Hill Windfarm Connection in Victoria on behalf of Australia-based global logistics solutions provider, Cargo Line International. The state-of-the art Toshiba-made unit will help to...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/18/batteries-not-required/