DCN September Edition 2019

NEWS IN BRIEF
INTEGRATED
NATIONAL FREIGHT
STRATEGY ADOPTED
Ban on sheep exports to
the Middle East extended
The Department of Agriculture extended
a ban on live sheep exports to, or through,
the Middle East to 22 September.
In making the decision, the department
said it had considered the “best available”
science and evidence, and feedback from
public consultation.
The interests of the industry, animal
welfare and government policy were also
taken into account.
A statement from the Department of
Agriculture said evidence indicated the
risk of heat stress for voyages departing
Australia in the first three weeks of
September are comparable, or higher
than June.
“The department determined conditions
in June (along with July and August) are
too hot for sheep exports. The industry
came to a similar conclusion,” the
Department of Agriculture said in a
statement.
“Furthermore, sheep departing Australia
in early to mid-September are acclimatised to
cooler Australian temperatures and therefore
less heat tolerant than sheep departing in
Australian summer or autumn months.”
When trade resumes, shipments to the
Middle East must comply with the same
conditions that applied in May when the
ban started.
These include verification of the
ship’s pen air turnover, a heat-stress
management plan, stocking sheep properly
and collection of environmental data to
report to the department.
Deputy Prime Minister Michael
McCormack announced the adoption
of the National Freight and Supply
Chain Strategy.
The strategy and its associated
action plan, developed by all
Australian governments with industry
input, will integrate the different
transport modes for the first time.
“With our freight volumes
expected to grow by more than a
third by 2040 and online shopping
growth at over 20% a year, we need
to increase the productivity of our
freight system,” Mr McCormack said.
The strategy commits to national
action in the areas of: smarter and
targeted infrastructure investment;
improving supply chain efficiency;
better planning, coordination and
regulation; and better freight location
and performance data.
Jurisdictions will report back
to COAG in November with their
implementation arrangements for
delivering the strategy.
The strategy was welcomed by the
Australian Logistics Council.
“The development of this strategy
has been a long-term policy objective
for ALC and has been enthusiastically
supported by industry participants,”
ALC chief Kirk Coningham said.
Chief of NSW Ports Marika
Calfas said she was pleased to see
the commitment to keep industry
engaged throughout the strategy’s
ongoing delivery.
INDUSTRY EVENTS
2019 EVENT
7 Sep 30th Anniversary Australian Freight Industry Awards, Melbourne http://vta.com.au/all-events
10-13 Sep Australasian Coasts & Ports 2019, Hobart www.coastsandports2019.com.au
16-24 Sep Official ICC Incoterms ® 2020 Aust. workshops, various capital cities
within that time period
www.australianchamber.com.au/international/
incoterms2020workshops
8-10 Oct Pacific 2019 International Maritime Conference, Sydney www.pacificexpo.com.au
28 Oct–1 Nov AMPI Pilotage & Ports Logistics Conference, Sydney www.ampi.org.au/AMPI2019
29-30 Oct Regional Ports, Newcastle www.informa.com.au/event/conference/regional-ports
14 Nov 2019 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards, Melbourne www.dcnawards.com.au
22 Nov Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards, Sydney https://sclaa.com.au/events
2020
23-26 Mar 12th International Harbour Masters Congress, Hobart www.globalportoperations.com
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Jordi C
16 September 2019
thedcn.com.au