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Article outlines the appropriate response in circumstances where there is a transport incident.

This newsletter includes recent media releases, reports, and documents relating to Transport, Shipping & Logistics.

This article looks at the effect that section 11 of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1991 (Cth) (COGSA) can have on the prospects of enforcing, in Australia, a foreign arbitral award pursuant to a foreign jurisdiction/arbitration clause in a "sea carriage document". The issue is nothing altogether new, however, it still seems to take maritime practitioners by surprise!

The commitment of the new NSW Liberal Government to involve the private sector in the operation, maintenance and leasing of the Sydney ferry fleet is good public policy.

Rail safety harmonisation benefits rail operators by national requirements and less of a regulatory burden.

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA)'s new rules governing the operation of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) in Australia took effect in late September.

International port experience reveals the benefits of anticipating climate change regulation.

This Issues Paper is the first step for the NTC's review of the HVNL and discusses the regulatory foundation of the HVNL.

This bulletin update provides a list of legislative activity in the transport and logistics sector across all states and territories.

The following are the principal acts, most of which have undergone recent amendment, which have a direct or indirect impact on which Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) laws apply to 'vessels' in Australian waters...

The Federal Treasury has released draft legislation to enact tax reforms for the Australian Shipping Industry.

Explanation of the TAC including it's role, how it is funded, who is entitled to it's benefits etc.

A recent decision has provided much needed clarity.

In our Trade & Transport Bulletin of 7 May 2009 we discussed the judgment of Justice Blair of the English Commercial Court in Global Process Systems Inc & Anor v Syarikat Takaful Malaysia Berhad which reconsidered the law of inherent vice and the concept of inevitable loss in marine insurance. That decision has now been overturned by the English Court of Appeal in a judgment handed down on 17 December 2009 ([2009] EWHC 367 (Comm)).

About one in six Americans get ill, 128,000 are hospitalised and 3,000 die each year from food borne diseases.

Offences committed in an aircraft towards passengers or crew are criminalised in the Crimes (Aviation) Act 1991 (Cth).

Using mobile phones while driving can create a 'distraction', which takes a driver's mind off the road.