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Risky politics hikes chances of a world recession

Geopolitical instability is the biggest headache for the third year running and it is raising the risk of a world recession, maritime leaders believe. Regulations are...
Geopolitical instability is the biggest headache for the third year running and it is raising the risk of a world recession, maritime leaders believe. Regulations are a “pressing concern” and are said to have the greatest impact on operations for the fourth year running, the ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025 states. Risks of global recession strengthen;...
June 13, 2025

Roma Britnell to speak at SAL Victoria State Luncheon

Roma Britnell, the Victorian Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight, will be the guest of honour and keynote speaker at Shipping Australia’s Victorian State Committee Luncheon...
Roma Britnell, the Victorian Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight, will be the guest of honour and keynote speaker at Shipping Australia’s Victorian State Committee Luncheon Prior to her election as the Member for South-West Coast in the Victorian Parliament in October 2015, Ms Britnell ran a successful dairy farm business. She is also a qualified nurse...
June 13, 2025

Dredging plans announced for Freo

Fremantle Ports has announced  maintenance dredging plans to remove 10,000 m3 of sediment for roughly five days from 23 June. The dredger Modi R ((IMO:...
Fremantle Ports has announced  maintenance dredging plans to remove 10,000 m3 of sediment for roughly five days from 23 June. The dredger Modi R ((IMO: 8876091; Denmark-flag; LOA 63.4 metres), is a trailing suction hopper dredger, and the hydrographic survey vessel Rind R (MMSI: 503686400), will be in operation for 24 hours during the project...
June 13, 2025

Seafarer MLC complaints to AMSA down by 19%

Complaints by seafarers to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention have fallen by 19%, AMSA has said. Most complaints,...
Complaints by seafarers to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention have fallen by 19%, AMSA has said. Most complaints, about 34%, were filed in Western Australia and the second-most, 43% were filed in Queensland. Of the 173 complaints received in 2024, 109 complaints were submitted directly by seafarers. Small...
June 13, 2025

Ship-to-ship ammonia transfer can be safe and practicable, says decarbonisation think-tank

Ship-to-ship ammonia transfer can be safe and practicable, provided that recommended safeguards and operational controls are implemented, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has said....
Ship-to-ship ammonia transfer can be safe and practicable, provided that recommended safeguards and operational controls are implemented, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has said. The Centre has based its comments upon lessons learned from a pilot project carried out in September last year. Landmark trial A pilot project on the ship-to-ship transfer of liquid...
June 13, 2025

Shipping gears up for massive investments in decarbonization, says IMO Sec-Gen

By the International Maritime Organization IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez emphasized the global shipping industry’s need for significant investment in technology and alternative fuels to achieve...
By the International Maritime Organization IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez emphasized the global shipping industry’s need for significant investment in technology and alternative fuels to achieve a net-zero transformation and drive sector-wide change at the Blue Economy Finance Forum in Monaco on 08 June. The global shipping industry is preparing for a net-zero transformation that will...
June 13, 2025

Risky politics hikes chances of a world recession

Geopolitical instability is the biggest headache for the third year running and it is raising the risk of a world recession, maritime leaders believe. Regulations are...
Geopolitical instability is the biggest headache for the third year running and it is raising the risk of a world recession, maritime leaders believe. Regulations are a “pressing concern” and are said to have the greatest impact on operations for the fourth year running, the ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025 states. Risks of global recession strengthen;...
June 13, 2025

Roma Britnell to speak at SAL Victoria State Luncheon

Roma Britnell, the Victorian Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight, will be the guest of honour and keynote speaker at Shipping Australia’s Victorian State Committee Luncheon...
Roma Britnell, the Victorian Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight, will be the guest of honour and keynote speaker at Shipping Australia’s Victorian State Committee Luncheon Prior to her election as the Member for South-West Coast in the Victorian Parliament in October 2015, Ms Britnell ran a successful dairy farm business. She is also a qualified nurse...
June 13, 2025

Dredging plans announced for Freo

Fremantle Ports has announced  maintenance dredging plans to remove 10,000 m3 of sediment for roughly five days from 23 June. The dredger Modi R ((IMO:...
Fremantle Ports has announced  maintenance dredging plans to remove 10,000 m3 of sediment for roughly five days from 23 June. The dredger Modi R ((IMO: 8876091; Denmark-flag; LOA 63.4 metres), is a trailing suction hopper dredger, and the hydrographic survey vessel Rind R (MMSI: 503686400), will be in operation for 24 hours during the project...
June 13, 2025

Seafarer MLC complaints to AMSA down by 19%

Complaints by seafarers to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention have fallen by 19%, AMSA has said. Most complaints,...
Complaints by seafarers to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority for breaches of the Maritime Labour Convention have fallen by 19%, AMSA has said. Most complaints, about 34%, were filed in Western Australia and the second-most, 43% were filed in Queensland. Of the 173 complaints received in 2024, 109 complaints were submitted directly by seafarers. Small...
June 13, 2025

Ship-to-ship ammonia transfer can be safe and practicable, says decarbonisation think-tank

Ship-to-ship ammonia transfer can be safe and practicable, provided that recommended safeguards and operational controls are implemented, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has said....
Ship-to-ship ammonia transfer can be safe and practicable, provided that recommended safeguards and operational controls are implemented, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has said. The Centre has based its comments upon lessons learned from a pilot project carried out in September last year. Landmark trial A pilot project on the ship-to-ship transfer of liquid...
June 13, 2025

Shipping gears up for massive investments in decarbonization, says IMO Sec-Gen

By the International Maritime Organization IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez emphasized the global shipping industry’s need for significant investment in technology and alternative fuels to achieve...
By the International Maritime Organization IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez emphasized the global shipping industry’s need for significant investment in technology and alternative fuels to achieve a net-zero transformation and drive sector-wide change at the Blue Economy Finance Forum in Monaco on 08 June. The global shipping industry is preparing for a net-zero transformation that will...
June 13, 2025

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Shipping Australia’s Victorian State Committee Luncheon – Friday 15 August 2025

August 15, 2025 @ 12:00pm
 - 3:00pm
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY     KEYNOTE SPEAKER Ms Roma Britnell Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight   At Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club – Kooyong Room,...
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY     KEYNOTE SPEAKER Ms Roma Britnell Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight   At Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club – Kooyong Room, Melbourne   DAY & DATE: Friday 15 August 2025 TIME: 1200 hrs for 1230 hrs Please get your tickets before COB Wednesday, 6 August 2025 as seating is limited and...
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