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:

• 2 December 2020 : DCN - HEAVY CONGESTION REPORTED AROUND MELBOURNE FREIGHT PRECINCTS [...]
• 9 November 2020 : DCN - CSIRO REPORT EXAMINES AUSTRALIA’S BIOSECURITY FUTURE [...]
• 4 November 2020 : DCN - INCENTIVISE RAIL FREIGHT INTO PORT BOTANY, SAYS INDUSTRY GROUPS [...]
• 2 November 2020 : ATN - LOGISTICS COALITION URGES NSW CONTAINER PORT RAIL INCENTIVES [...]
• 23 October 2020 : DCN - CALL FOR BLANKET EXEMPTION ON CONTAINER DETENTION PENALTIES [...]
• 16 October 2020 : DCN - SHIPPING SURCHARGES OUT OF CONTROL AT PORT BOTANY, SAYS FTA [...]
• 13 October 2020 : DCN - CHALLENGING TIMES, BUT NOTHING LIKE PRE-1998, STEVEDORES AGREE [...]
• 12 October 2020 : Newcastle Herald - Calls for governments to do more to help repatriate ships crews trapped at sea by border closures and other COVID restrictions [...]
• 8 October 2020 : DCN - BUDGET: FREIGHT MOVERS WELCOME AIR FREIGHT SUPPORT [...]
• 3 October 2020 : The Loadstar - Cyber-attack victim CMA CGM struggling to restore bookings, say customers [...]
• 1 October 2020 : DCN - COSCO HALTS SOUTHBOUND BOOKINGS FOR EARLY OCTOBER [...]
• 30 September 2020 : ABC - Australia Wide - The worlds biggest freight line has stopped sending ships to Australia over port dispute [...]
• 29 September 2020 : 2GB - Paul Zalai interviewed by Jim Wilson Port Botany Congestion [...]
• 29 September 2020 : Sun Herald - Maritime union accused of - holding country to ransom - over Port of Botany wharf dispute [...]
• 27 September 2020 : ATN - SYDNEY CONTAINER GRIDLOCK DISRUPTION SEEN SPREADING [...]
• 25 September 2020 : The Land - Rural exporters plea for help as Port Botany dispute hurts trade [...]
• 25 September 2020 : JOC - DP World labor deal raises hopes for Australia port labor peace [...]
• 18 September 2020 : ATN - CONTAINERSHIP BEHEMOTH STOPS SYDNEY SERVICES OVER DISRUPTION [...]
• 11 September 2020 : The Loadstar - Australia’s crisis-hit shipping industry now providing a third-world service [...]
• 11 September 2020 : AFR - Waterfront industrial action causes gridlock in Sydney [...]
• 9 September 2020 : AFR - China trade war hits Australian importers [...]
• 2 September 2020 : ABC Australia Wide - The world"s biggest freight line has stopped sending ships to Australia over port dispute [...]
• 1 September 2020 : FreightWaves - Stink bug fouls up Australian airfreight [...]
• 10 August 2020 : The LoadStar - Logistics protests as Melbourne lockdown puts the brakes on supply chains [...]
• 8 August 2020 : AFR - Victorias epic battle to keep supply chains open [...]
• 6 August 2020 : AFR - Search Results Web results Supermarket deliveries at risk from stage four lockdown [...]
• 15 July 2020 : DCN - AUSTRALIA POSTS ROLE “ESSENTIAL”, COMMITTEE HEARS [...]
• 3 July 2020 : ATN - Victoria and Tasmania react to latest stevedore hike [...]
• 3 July 2020 : DCN - SUBMISSIONS SEEK ELIMINATION OF WATERFRONT INFRASTRUCTURE CHARGES [...]
• 3 July 2020 : MHD - Industry says increased surcharge will devastate Australia’s economy [...]

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