New street lighting for Rous Head South
Street lighting in the older part of Rous Head will be upgraded to match the newer area (above) Street lighting in Rous Head south of…
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Fire on board the APL Vancouver
A timely reminder about how important marine insurance can be to your company has occurred during the last month. In the early hours of 31…
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Typhoons Cause Delays
Several typhoons rolling through China have been causing massive delays for vessels over the past few weeks. With Ningbo and Shanghai severely affected, we have…
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Typhoon in Ningbo causing port delays / congestion throughout China
We have been advised by our agents in China that there is currently a typhoon causing havoc in Ningbo and surrounding ports. This storm is…
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Sydney: 375kg of ice seized
Two Chinese men are accused of being part of a criminal syndicate that imported 370 kilograms of ephedrine into Australia hidden in wall tiles, canisters…
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Belt and Road
China held its Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing this month, showcasing the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which aims to support…
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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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Shanghai Port – Global Leader in Shipping?
Despite being the World’s Largest Container Port (in throughput) Shanghai is struggling to become a leader in shipping services also. Trailing behind the world’s leaders…
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China tightens control over dangerous goods shipments
^ An apocalyptic scene from the Tianjin port explosions. 114 people have died, 70 are still missing and 698 people are injured. These terrible figures…
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Tianjin Port re-opens
Many operations have resumed at China’s Tianjin port, trade sources said, after explosions last week that killed more than 100 people and disrupted business at…
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