Shipping Australia

Find out more about the largest assembly of shipping executives and maritime states to convene for a landmark decarbonisation conference at COP 26 in Glasgow.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns about the proposed merger between container handling equipment companies Cargotec and Konecranes.

Specialist heavy lift project carrier, AAL Shipping (AAL) has bought two 33,000 deadweight heavy lift ships and has given an update on its newbuilding plans.

Patrick Terminals announced that it lodged an application with the Fair Work Commission, to terminate its enterprise agreement with the Maritime Union of Australia.

Early in the evening yesterday*, the shipping and trade industries were stunned by news of a sweeping range of aggressive strikes by the Maritime Union of Australia. A series of rolling 12 hour strikes are due every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for the first two weeks of November along with a sweeping range of other...

Shipping Australia was today privileged to give a brief on the current shipping markets and port congestion crisis to the Federal Minister for Trade.

FACT CHECK: there is no broad-based investigation into container shipping in Australia.

Shipper arguments that shipping lines should pay for trucks to come into a container terminal are fundamentally flawed. Find out how, and why...

This is why freight rates are so high. This is why the cost to hire a ship is so high. This is why there are delays in the delivery of goods. This is why ships are skipping ports. This is why ships are reducing their sailing frequency. This is why ships are arriving late. This...

Rod Sims, the Australian Competition & Consumer Chairman, has forcefully argued that market competition in Australia is facing big challenges. Speaking at the UniSA & ACCC Competition Law and Economics Workshop recently, Mr Sims addressed a variety of topics including merger law reform, and the requirement to prove the future in competition-centred lawsuits. Merger reform...