News
Issue No. 13 - October/November 2003
News Snapshots
Blueprint for freight export bonanza
The SA Freight Council (SAFC) has published a comprehensive guide to assist businesses involved in SA’s $800 million a year perishable goods export industry. SAFC hopes the document will become the “national blueprint”.“Over the past 2 years nearly $2 billion in homegrown produce/goods have left our shores destined for overseas markets," says SAFC working group convenor, Dean Buder.
“There is an increasing demand for SA—grown products in global markets and we as a State, and as an industry, need to continuously improve the quality and reputation of our export chain.”
The guide offers advice, guidelines and checklists in areas including Harvest Packing and Dispatch; Refrigerated Road Transport; Air Freight of Perishables; Refrigerated Shipping; Fresh Produce Physical Flow and Documentation Flow for both Air and Sea Freight; and Cooling and Storage Facilities (including types of coolrooms such as Hydrocooling, Vacuum and Forced Air Cooling). SAFC also released a similar guide for goods being transported to and from remote regions of the State.
Master of Entrepreneurship at Uni of Adelaide
A new masters degree program at the University of Adelaide will be delivered by the ECIC. The Master of Entrepreneurship is aimed at innovative or knowledge—based SMEs. Potential students will gain the knowledge and skills required to establish, manage or work within innovative and entrepreneurial business ventures. ECIC also offers a Graduate Certificate related to the M Ent providing early exit for those not able to undertake the full masters program.
The ECIC’s flagship Master’s program, the Master of Science and Technology Commercialisation is the first of its kind in the country. In unique partnership with the University of Texas in Austin now offers the US Master of Science in Sc & Tech Comm. for Australian and the Asia Pacific Re...
