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[Link] How drug smugglers are trying to outsmart border officials at Australian ports
Read: 10/5/2022 www.abc.net.au
International crime syndicates are attempting to smuggle drugs into the country strapped to the hulls of cargo ships to evade detection, police say. Once the ship arrives at the port, scuba divers are standing by to collect the contraband.
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[Link] More than four months after blocking the Suez Canal cargo ship finally reaches destination
Read: 4/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The container ship Ever Given, which got stuck in the Suez Canal in March, arrived in the Dutch port of Rotterdam after being released by authorities in Egypt. The 400-metre vessel eased into the Amazonehaven container terminal on Thursday (local time), months later than originally planned.
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[Link] Federation 'ill-equipped' to deal with 21st-century challenges as Australia grows 'vulnerable'
Read: 21/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
More than 250 stakeholders are behind a report, as part of the National Resilience Project (NRP), that makes recommendations on topics including energy security, climate change responses, global and regional security risks, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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[Link] Automate The Freight: Autonomous Ships Look For Their Niche
Read: 11/10/2021 hackaday.com
It is by no means an overstatement to say that life as we know it would grind to a halt without cargo ships.
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[Link] Ship that blocked the Suez canal docks in UK – four months late
Read: 4/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
The container ship that caused global disruption after blocking the Suez canal earlier this year has finally docked in the UK – four months later than planned.
[Link] Rio Tinto steps in to provide food, water to crew after bauxite ship detained for 'appalling conditions'
Read: 7/4/2021 www.abc.net.au
The Movers 3 is one of two Aswan Shipping carriers under detention in the country for multiple breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention. The Panama-flagged bulk carrier was inspected last month by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and found to have a defective freezer.
[Link] There Aren’t Enough Containers to Keep World Trade Flowing
Read: 10/2/2021 www.mhlnews.com
A shipping container shortage that’s left everything from Thai curry to Canadian peas idling in ports may be about to get a whole lot worse as China steps up its coronavirus precautions on incoming vessels.