Media

FTA and APSA engage closely trade and mainstream media as a part of advocating for reforms and to increase the profile of the Australian freight and trade sectors - a summary of our coverage is provided below:

• 14 May 2019 : DCN - PORT SEEKS IMPORT FEE TO BANKROLL RAIL [...]
• 9 May 2019 : DCN - Premier Hodgman to address Tassie freight forum [...]
• 8 May 2019 : MHD May / June 2019 - Reducing the Haystack [...]
• 19 April 2019 : FREIGHTWAVES -Marine terminal operators sting Australian shippers, truckers with huge surcharges [...]
• 18 April 2019 : ATN - Container Detention Call [...]
• 18 April 2019 : FREIGHTWAVES - Port Report: Port of Singapore box volumes flat in 2019’s first quarter [...]
• 17 April 2019 : FTA / CTAA MEDIA RELEASE - Dont Let Container Detention Dampen Easter and ANZAC Spirit [...]
• 15 April 2019 : DCN - DELEGATES BOOST SKILLS VIA BIOSECURITY BRIEFING [...]
• 15 April 2019 : DCN - Ro-ro vessels to face heightened surveillance next BMSB season [...]
• 5 April 2019 : Freightwaves - Port Report: Box freight rates out of China have "gone to hell in a handbasket" [...]
• 4 April 2019 : JOC - Australian dockworkers call off DP World strike [...]
• 3 April 2019 : DCN - Expert panel set to cause a stink [...]
• 2 April 2019 : DCN - Stevedores to axe “likely unfair contract terms” [...]
• 2 April 2019 : ATN - ACCC prevails on stevedore trio to remove likely unfair contract terms [...]
• 1 April 2019 : Australian Financial Review - DP World reaches peace deal with union [...]
• 27 March 2019 : DCN - Closing date nears for submissions on cotton export ban [...]
• 22 March 2019 : ATN - ‘Broken’ container freight system shortcomings detailed [...]
• 20 March 2019 : JOURNAL OF COMMERCE : Australian dockworkers to strike at DP World terminals [...]
• 19 March 2019 : MHD SUPPLY CHAIN MARCH / APRIL 2019 - Catch that Bug [...]
• 13 March 2019 : The Loadstar - "Unfair" Australian biosecurity tax just a "smokescreen of spin", says industry [...]
• 7 March 2019 : DCN - Biosecurity committee compared with Survivor, Hunger Games [...]
• 4 March 2019 : DCN - Fourteen industry associations call biosecurity levy proposal “deeply flawed” [...]
• 2 March 2019 : ABC News - Heightened security measures to reduce the risk of aviation terror acts to impact all Australian exporters [...]
• 26 February 2019 : DCN - Steering Committee to Examine Biosecurity Levy [...]
• 13 February 2019 : DCN - In Praise of Victorian Rail Mode Subsidy [...]
• 25 January 2019 : AFR - A hand behind their back: million dollar disadvantage for Australian-flagged ships [...]
• 24 January 2019 : FTA advocacy succeeds - Independent Review into BMSB [...]
• 24 January 2019 : MHD - Prepare for a Hit [...]
• 23 January 2019 : 2GB Money Matters - Why this bug is causing a stink in the freight industry [...]
• 23 January 2019 : WWO MEDIA RELEASE - WW Ocean calls on Federal Government to strengthen biosecurity regulations - Potential consequences disastrous if there are no changes [...]

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