Australia
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Operations
Emanuel Exports handed livestock ban
Canberra has suspended Emanuel Exports’s licence in the waking of shocking footage of conditions on a ship carried on a…
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Australian livestock trades change direction
The livestock trades out of Australia are changing in dramatic fashion in the weeks since a whistleblower seafarer exposed conditions…
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Huge fire tackled at Port Kembla
More than 100 firefighters were deployed at Port Kembla on the east coast of Australia today, dousing a massive fire…
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Animals Australia takes legal action over livestock exports
Animal rights group Animals Australia has launched legal action against the Australian federal government and livestock export company Emanuel Exports…
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Americas
Byron Energy awarded four blocks offshore US Gulf of Mexico from March lease sale
Independent oil and gas E&P firm Byron Energy announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded four offshore blocks at…
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Operations
Australian livestock trader faces criminal probe over Awassi Express deaths
Australian livestock trader Emanuel Exports is facing a criminal investigation, undertaken by the country’s Federal Department of Agriculture, over the…
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Maritime CEO
CEC Systems: Solving the empty container riddle?
Sydney-based CEC Systems is making efforts to develop new technologies to bring the humble shipping container into the 21st century…
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Regulatory
Australian politician seeks to capsize livestock shipping
An Australian politician introduced legislation to parliament yesterday to ban the export of live sheep. The government has introduced a…
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Contributions
Live Animal Export: Ignorant, defiant or stupid?
Splash livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson is disappointed with changes made to the animal export industry in Australia this week.…
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Tech
Fincantieri joins the 3D printing rush
Shipbuilders’ flirtation with 3D printing continues to mount. Australian metal additive manufacturing company, Titomic has entered into a MoU with…
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Operations
Canberra introduces sweeping changes to livestock shipments
A federal government-ordered review into live sheep exports from Australia – carried out in the wake of a high profile,…
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Maritime CEO
National Australia Bank: ‘We want to support the strongest players in each segment’
National Australia Bank (NAB) is looking to expand its presence in shipping finance despite the ongoing challenges in the ship…
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Europe
New venture aims to take a slice of the fast growing decommissioning market
UK class society Lloyd’s Register (LR), Australian engineering firm WorleyParsons, and salvage giant Ardent have created a new consortium targeting…
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Operations
Australian livestock exporters agree to cut stocking densities
Chastened Australian livestock exporters have agreed to cut stocking densities of sheep aboard vessels during northen hemisphere summer months by…
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Chastened Australian livestock exporters vow to change
Following a prime time documentary exposé on terrestrial television 12 days ago Australian livestock exporters have now unveiled reform initiatives.…
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Contributions
Live Animal Export: The dead sheep handicap
Dr Lynn Simpson reimagines the Australian livestock trade scene post-60 Minutes as a horse race. Who will make it past…
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Operations
Australians in shock as livestock carrier conditions are shown on primetime TV
The Australian livestock exporting community has been in extreme crisis communications mode the past few days as a shocking documentary…
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Contributions
60 Minutes exposé barely scratches the surface of live export horror
Last night the Australian public was yet again collectively lied to by the Australian live export industry; desperately trying to…
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Operations
Gory TV exposé prompts Australian authorities to act on livestock exports
Ahead of a much-trailed explosive exposé into the Australian livestock trades due to air on terrestrial television this Sunday (see…
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Asia
K Line cops car carrier cartel fine Down Under
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has pled guilty to criminal cartel conduct, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commision (ACCC)…
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