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Tuesday 15/03/22

A.P. Møller Maersk, CMA CGM Group, and Hapag-Lloyd have been asked to provide documents and information to explain the reasoning behind increased shipping rates over the past two years, according to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

The Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis and the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy sent the letter asking the carriers to provide requested documents and information by March 16.

Each letter states that the committees are concerned the carriers in question “may have engaged ...

Monday 28/02/22

Be patient and have a back-up plan.

Those were the two key messages to industry from the Queensland Trucking Association (QTA) as the severe weather system continues to hammer the south-east part of the state.

“I can’t say with certainty, but with my experience, and everything I see, the Bruce Highway is not going to be going to be open  for some days yet,” said CEO Gary Mahon.

“We’ve already got inbound on the Warrego open and they can go out on ...

Monday 23/02/22

The Fair Work Commission has suspended a series of strikes by Svitzer tugboat masters.

The decision terminates seven work stoppages announced by the Australian Maritime Officers Union. The stoppages were to run for either 48 or 72 hours at Port Botany, Brisbane, and Fremantle.

The industrial action was expected to have significant impact on shipping operations at the affected ports.