#SeafarersAreKeyWorkers
The U.N. International Maritime Organization is highlighting the plight of seafarers on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic on this year’s annual Day of…
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership to begin in 2018
Australia has become the 6th country to officially adopt the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) meaning that the agreement will commence on 30 December 2018. As an…
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Peak Season Prep 2018
Who can believe we’re already half way through 2018! The second half of the year tends to be even faster, so now is the time…
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Day of the Seafarer 2017
This year, once again, the 25th June will mark the annual Day of the Seafarer (DotS), and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has announced its…
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Verified Gross Mass Seminar – Perth
Wednesday the 16th March saw the shipping industry in Perth come together to discuss the upcoming changes in the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea)…
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Chinese New Year 2016
Chinese New Year is a fantastic time of the year. It’s full of colour, excitement and tradition. It is the time to eat, celebrate, cleanse…
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Overweight containers – the problem
With the introduction date for the amendments in the SOLAS convention July 1 2016 speeding towards us, the time will soon come when all shipping…
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Maersk Garonne Grounding – Preliminary Report
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau have recently released their preliminary report into the February grounding of the Maersk Garonne in Fremantle harbour In the early…
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MOL Precision detained in Seattle
The U.S. Coast Guard has detained an MOL containership in Seattle over multiple significant violations discovered during port state control inspections. The violations were discovered…
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Shipment of contraband discovered in East Jerusalem
Two shipping containers have been confiscated in Afula after the discovery of an unprecedented amount of tasers, machetes and commando knives, fireworks, and other “cold…
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