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More Industrial Action at Newcastle port
Newcastle Port is to be hit with a series of four-hour work stoppages starting 11pm tonight as Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) workers begin another round of industrial action. The stoppages are expected to last until Wednesday, June 26. A PWCS spokesperson told Lloyd’s List Australia despite the stoppages, negotiations with the Maritime Union of […]
Used Machinery Imported with Unacceptable Levels of Biosecurity Risk Material
Who does this notice affect? This Notice is for all importers of used machinery into Australia. What has changed? DAFF is seeing an increasing number of imported used machines with high levels of Biosecurity Risk Material (BRM). Used machinery can pose a high biosecurity risk if it is contaminated with BRM such as soil, animal […]
Changes to import conditions for new and used machinery and equipment
Who does this notice affect? Importers of new and/or used machinery and equipment. What has changed? New import conditions have been approved for new and used machinery and equipment. The previous 14 ICON cases have been streamlined into four cases. Each case covers all countries and the standard end use: ‘All uses other than as […]
Schoeller Shipping company fined $10.4 million for illegally dumping tainted water
NEWARK — A pair of subsidiaries of a Cyprus-based shipping and hotel holding company pleaded guilty in federal court this morning to illegally dumping oil-tainted bilge water on four occasions, and then falsifying records for inspections in New Jersey, Delaware and California to cover it up. The dumping occurred far out at sea, well away […]
Four New Vessels for Australia – PNG Trade
Swire group’s China Navigation Company (CNCo) subsidiary has ordered four 22,000 dwt chief class multipurpose vessels. from Zhejiang Ouhua shipbuilding in Zhoushan. Delivery is scheduled for 2015 with an option for an additional 2+2 vessels in continuation. Swire Shipping say the chief class represents a significant investment and has been specifically designed to meet the […]
