Shipping Australia

About 41% of the world's seafaring workforce has been COVID-vaccinated, according to the latest data from the Neptune Declaration's Crew Change Indicator.

New data in a report from the global marine insurer's body, the International Union of Marine Insurance, paints a generally positive picture of world trade and marine insurance.

Shipping Australia thoroughly supports the comments about unions made by the Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently, on 15 November 2021, at St Marys, NSW. In response to a reporter’s question about supply chain problems, the PM said: “it’s very important that we don’t allow the unions on the wharfs to do the wrong thing by...

Lawyer Geoff Farnsworth walks through a case study that highlights the perils of "handshake deals". Proper written contracts are the golden standard!

GeelongPort has become the first port in Australia to achieve Climate Active carbon neutral certification for its business operations!

The International Maritime Organization and the International Chamber of Shipping have met to discuss funding options for the proposed "IMO Maritime Research Fund".

Glasgow, 10 November 2021: In a landmark moment for maritime workers the formation of a Just Transition Maritime Task Force has been agreed to drive decarbonisation of the industry and support millions of seafarers through shipping’s green transition.

The MUA has withdrawn all strikes at Patrick Terminals and has undertaken not to notify of any further action before 10 December.

Shipping Australia CEO Melwyn Noronha sets out seven areas in which ports and the landside logistics need to improve for the benefit of all Australians.

WELL, WE’VE HEARD OF SOME really terrible policy proposals, but the call to set up a Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) in Australia is probably one of worst of recent years.