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Government responds to logging law review

A REGULATORY balance is needed to ensure Australia avoids importing illegally-harvested timber without burdening business with more red tape, the Commonwealth government believes. The government has responded to an independent review on how small businesses are affected by recent import regulations on illegally logged timber. The report, carried out by KPMG, looked specifically at the […]

MUA Industrial Action Fremantle

  Please kindly note that currently there is a lot of Maritime Union of Australia (M.U.A) Industrial Action happening at Patricks Fremantle Port.   MUA INDUSTRIAL ACTION 00:01am Wednesday 06 April – 00:01am Saturday 09 April  As part of an industrial campaign by the Maritime Union of Australia a 72 hour strike will take place […]

TS Taipei breaks in two

Earlier this month the TS Taipei ran aground in bad weathers near New Taipei CIty. All twenty one crew members on board were safely rescued, unfortunately one person was killed and two others injured when one of the search and rescue helicopters crashed into the sea whilst responding to the incident. The shocking incident was […]

Vision of unmanned container ships

Rolls-Royce on Tuesday offered another glimpse into the future of unmanned shipping, revealing for the first time its vision for a land-based control center for the operation of autonomous ‘drone’ cargo ships. In photos and film released Tuesday, Rolls-Royce offers a vision in which a small crew of 7 to 14 people monitor and control the operation of a […]

OOCL Atlanta Video

Check out this amazing film by JefferyHK from aboard the 8,000 TEU containership OOCL Atlanta as it the Tsing Ma Bridge headed for the port of Hong Kong. Check out Jeffery’s Mariner’s vlog on Youtube for more videos as he travels around the world on a large containership.   Source credit: gcaptain.com

The Anotonov is coming to Perth

UPDATE We can now confirm that a date has been set for the Antonov to touch down at Perth Airport.  May the 15th!  The plane is due to be in Perth for two days, with the cargo’s load, a generator for the resource industry taking 8-10 hours to unload. The aircraft’s operator, Antonov Airlines, is […]

Seven containers = one magic home

Using this blog we have been able to show you some beautiful homes that have been made using the ever purposeful shipping container. These boxes of steel spend their lives being loaded and unloaded – traveling the world on the largest of vessels, but they also integrate seamlessly into the design world. Using shipping containers […]

Opening a shipping container door

 We’ve explained the details that are noted on shipping container doors on our blog before and we’ve even gone through the steps to take when your container is empty. Today we thought that we we share with you how to close and open your shipping container.  Before we get stuck in, below is a complete […]

ABF strikes postponed

In the wake of the devastating terror attacks in Brussels, the Australian Border Force (ABF) Immigration and Border Protection staff have confirmed that their scheduled strike action will now be postponed. Big disruptions were expected today in what was to be the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) officer’s biggest day for stop work […]