Updated: 03 June 2020 at 10:25. This article features the latest shipping and port restrictions around Australia on a rolling basis.
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Shipping Australia commends and thanks Port of Brisbane and Port Phillip Sea Pilots for their support of shipping lines. We call on others to follow their lead.
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A plan to save 150,000 trapped seafarers, put together by global maritime bodies, has been issued by the United Nations agency, the International Maritime Organization (IMO).
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Commercial cargo vessel crew will be able to more freely enter and travel around Tasmania after new maritime class exemptions went into effect.
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Crew changes for both on-signing and off-signing ship crews are now possible in Queensland following the entry into force of a new class exemption for non-cruise maritime crew.
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Rail freight upgrades are most welcome. Operational delays and charging users in advance are not.
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Governments around the world have been urged by the heads of three specialised UN agencies to ease crew change restrictions at seaports and airports, and to designate maritime, aviation and logistics personnel as key workers.
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A comprehensive, consolidated and current guide to Australia's confusing thicket of maritime-related COVID-19 restrictions on shipping is available at our website.
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