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Friday, 4th July 2008
New official data released today contrasts the record amount of cargo crossing the nation’s wharves in 2006-07 with the continuing decline in the Australian trading fleet to less than a hundred ships.
According to the Australian sea freight 2006-07 report:
Australia’s maritime trading: index of exports, imports and coastal tonnage
(10 years to 2006–07)
But while our ports have never been busier, the Australian trading fleet decreased by nine to just 96 ships. What’s more, the number of voyages carrying cargo between Australian ports undertaken by foreign-flagged ships jumped by 56.4 per cent between 2005-06 and 2006-07.
These figures which demonstrate the need for policies that can reinvigorate an Australian shipping industry.
Earlier this year I asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development to inquire into coastal shipping policy and make recommendations on ways to enhance the competitiveness and sustainability of the sector.
The Committee will report in October.
Australian sea freight 2006-07 report was prepared by Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics’ (BITRE), based on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and port authorities and corporations.
The full publication can be downloaded is from www.bitre.gov.au
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