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Shipping News - December 2017

Colin Biggers & Paisley

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This article covers recent local shipping news and summarises interesting maritime cases from Australia and overseas.

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Stuart Hetherington

IN BRIEF - LATEST NEWS AND CASES FROM THE WORLD OF SHIPPING

Our transport and logistics team covers recent local shipping news and summarises some interesting maritime cases from Australia and around the world which have been handed down in recent months.

The partners and solicitors in our team take this opportunity to wish all our clients a happy Christmas and enjoyable holiday season.

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The Australian Federal Government introduced the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shipping) Amendment Bill 2017 into parliament on 13 September 2017. It seeks to simplify and make more flexible the arrangements for the carriage of cargo around the Australian coast. The Bill has been referred to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee for report by 4 December 2017.

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