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Meat Exports YTD June 2009 Everything is lovely in the garden now Print Post Approved PP255003/07533 Approved Print Post September 2009 + Meat special feature + Profile The New Palisade Roger Fletcher + Fair Work Act providing more security more peace of mind! appeal to Gillard • More secure harder to defeat than standard palisade + Rocky financial waters • The unique design protects the fittings from vandalisation and damage + Piracy – why should we worry? For more information contact Gryffin on www.gryffin.com.au 1800 672 066 [email protected] SEPTEMBER Contents The official Journal of Shipping australia ltd 2009 Level 6, 131 York Street, Sydney NSW 2000 PO Box Q388 Sydney NSW 1230 Ph: (02) 9266 9911 • Fax: (02) 9268 0230 2 Announcements from the bridge www.shippingaustralia.com.au Reform will be no help 5 Viewpoint PubliShed for ShiPPing auSTralia lTd SAL appeals to Gillard 6 Profile Roger Fletcher – the impossible dreamer Showcase Publications P/L 10 MEAT – RECORD PRICES, 26 Belmore Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 UNCERTAIN FUTURE Ph: (02) 9211 7422 Fax: (02) 9211 9061 12 Brazil leads market www.showcasepublications.com.au 13 “Meat ain’t just meat” Director: Roger Conway 13 The stats 14 Hygiene sells ediTorial 17 Pigs in short supply Executive editor - Llew Russell 18 Feedlot challenges Feature writer - Archie Bayvel 19 Kangaroo exports 19 Crocodile menu Advertising CO-ordinator For Advertising in the next issue 20 Education Call: Steve Moxey Ph: (02) 9211 7422 20 The best way to go Email: [email protected] 23 E-learning course launched ProducTion Manager and deSign 24 Break bulk Paul Ortiz-Gomez A forgotten sector Ph: (02) 9211 7422 Email: [email protected] 28 Abandoned cargo 28 A story with a nice ending adMiniSTraTion 29 New guidelines Sarah Abrahams Ph: (02) 9211 7422 32 Rocky financial waters Email: [email protected] by David de Garis of the NAB We kindly ask all readers to notify the advertisers that you saw their advertisement in Shipping Australia, as it is only by their willing 38 Unwanted passengers participation that this publication is available to you. We recommend that you use the advertisers wherever possible. Marine pests Disclaimer. Readers are advised that Shipping Australia Limited 40 Piracy and the Publisher cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of statements made in advertising and editorial, nor the quality of the Why we should worry goods or services advertised. Opinions expressed throughout the publication are the contributors own and do not necessarily reflect 44 Young Shipping Australia the views or policy of Shipping Australia Limited or the Publisher. While every reasonable effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy 46 Signal of the information contained in this publication, the publisher takes no responsibility for those relying on the information The Publisher 49 A must-have book and Shipping Australia Limited disclaims all responsibility for any Review by Professor Edgar Gold loss or damage suffered by readers or third parties in connection with the information contained in this publication. 50 Letters Warranty and Indemnity: ADVERTISERS and/or advertising The Pacific Adventurer, Grain surveys agencies upon and by lodging material with the Publisher Showcase Publications for publication or authorising or approving of the publication of any material indemnify Shipping Australia Limited the Publisher, its servants and agents, against all liability claims or proceedings whatsoever arising from the publication and without limiting the generality of the foregoing to indemnify Front Cover: each of them in relation to defamation, slander of title, breach of 1. Fletcher’s Dubbo plant copyright, infringement of trademarks or names of publication titles, unfair competition or trade practices, royalties or violation of 2. Roger Fletcher rights or privacy regulations and that its publication will not give 1 rise to any rights against or liabilities in the Publisher, its servants 3. David de Garis or agents and in particular, that nothing therein is capable of being 2 3 4. Sandblasting misleading or deception or otherwise in breach of Part V of the 4 5 Trade Practices Act 1974. 5. Dougal Gordon Announcements from the bridge by LLEW RUSSELL Gillard reforms will be no help in weathering the storm am sure that no one would disagree increase and this is fully recognised by the with the claim that various industry SAL membership. What they are asking sectors are experiencing the effects of for is not avoidance of price increases Ithe global financial crisis differently and forever but rather a moratorium during there have been quite different reactions to this extremely difficult period. A number meeting the serious challenges posed. of statutory authorities and commercial service providers to the industry have not Many of our container imports and motor been able to agree to that moratorium or vehicle imports (and exports) are well even to significant price restraint. down on this time last year but some of our export commodities are looking up The overall effect will be to reduce despite the fact that revenue for shipping Australia’s international competitiveness lines from containerised exports generally because a number of ports, canal is not as high as for imports. In terms authorities and service providers to the of volume, many agricultural export shipping industry overseas have exercised The Workplace Relations Minister, Julia commodities are moving in greater volume restraint and in a number of cases have Gillard (pictured) has revealed her plans and it is at least one small light on the actually reduced their prices. Regrettably, to extend the Fair Work Act, 2009 to horizon as is the cruise industry which is in Australia one could be forgiven for foreign-owned coastal permit or licensed also a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy thinking at times that governments, in ships operating on the Australian coast outlook. particular, are not fully cognisant of how and carrying coastal cargo. It is understood their actions, policies and regulations that the Minister has made regulations to Shipping companies both globally and are reducing Australia’s international extend the Act to apply to foreign-owned in Australia have been doing all they competitiveness and not helping those coastal permit and licensed ships. With can to reduce their operating costs. This who are doing all they can to weather the almost a stroke of the pen the Minister has has included reducing the number of storm. changed a long standing policy which has vessels involved through rationalisation applied to coastal shipments in Australia of international liner services, relying There are many examples but the debate for almost 100 years. The policy to date on owned rather than chartered ships, concerning the Pacific Adventurer with the has sought to balance the economic cancelling or postponing ship building Queensland Government highly critical of interests of foreign ships lifting domestic orders where possible, slow steaming to a shipping company that has met its legal cargo and the commercial interests of save fuel costs, increased scrapping of old obligations and responsibilities is a case in Australian consignors and consignees tonnage, laying up vessels not currently point. The implications of the Convention of domestic cargo with the legitimate required and reducing discretionary on Limitation of Liability for Maritime interests of Australian licensed vessels to expenditure. This has included reducing Claims to which Australia is one of the carry domestic cargo. Subject to being fit administrative costs where possible and, contracting parties, not really being put for the carriage of the cargo in question, in some cases, staff retrenchments. It has into effect in Australia goes well beyond the availability of a licensed vessel either been estimated that around 500 container our shores with a serious and potentially three days before or three days after the vessels are on standby or lying idle at ports significant impact on insurance premiums scheduled loading date means that a or offshore around the world, representing applied to all ships serving the Australian permit will not be issued to a foreign vessel over 1.4 million teu capacity. In addition, trades. paying foreign wages. many bulk and other types of vessels have The cost increases being applied in many been laid up. This important issue is the subject of our Australian ports this financial year and Viewpoint article in this edition. Not surprisingly the shipping industry by a number of service providers in those has looked to ports, service providers and ports is also of concern. The proposal by other links in the transport chain to adopt the Australian Government to extend OUR MAJOR FEATURE in this a similar approach in reducing their prices Australian workplace laws to foreign crew edition is Australia’s meat industry and, in where possible to assist in riding out this on vessels carrying domestic cargo which is particular, how meat exports are currently financial tsunami. SAL members have part of an international voyage is another faring and we assess its future outlook. been disappointed that in some cases that good case study in terms of the difficulty Our subject for our profile section is Roger plea has fallen on deaf ears. There are often of doing business in Australia. Fletcher, managing director of Australia’s good and many reasons why prices have to most successful sheep meat exporters. 2 March 2009 Email: [email protected] Web: www.mhshydro.com MHS providesMapping a broad and range Hydrographicof PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN INSurveysCLUDE: Investigations for New Ports/Offshore Ship Hydrographic Survey Services Loaders and Redevelopment of Existing Ports to Government, Corporate Channel Charting Surveys and Private clients throughout Capital and Maintenance Dredging Surveys Australia and overseas. Route Surveys for Submarine Pipelines and Cables We have a demonstrated track Marine Seismic Profiling record in achieving high quality Environmental Monitoring results in challenging physical Coastal Erosion and Management Surveys Ocean Outfall Investigations environments around the world.
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