Shipping Australia

Shipping Australia has lodged a submission with the Victorian Essential Services Commission objecting to a price-hike plan by the private operators of the Port of Melbourne.

The WA Government has demonstrated either a gross ignorance of, or indifference to, the point at which two of the most important industries in the Western Australian economy intersect: namely ocean-transport and the iron ore industry.

Agri-exporters may be finding it difficult to obtain a food quality container. Why? Supply and demand.

Maersk Oceania Managing Director, Henrik Jensen writes: "From the conversations we have had with our Australian customers, the most common and immediate need has been to introduce greater flexibility, enhanced data visibility and new modes of transport into their supply chains".

Shipping continues to play a pivotal role in maintaining supply chains and global trade flows and part of this will include delivering COVID vaccines and associated materials around the world.

Xavier Eiglier, immediate past-CEO of ANL discusses developments at the CMA CGM Group. He explains the programme to simplify various shipping line brands.

Over 400 companies have formally vowed to help resolve the crew crisis by signing up to the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change.

The International Chamber of Shipping has called for governments to prioritise seafarers and frontline maritime shore workers for COVID vaccinations so as to avoid a repeat of the 2020 ‘crew change crisis’.

Shipping Australia’s chairman, Scott Henderson, discusses the the impact of COVID-19 last year, and how Shipping Australia developed last year: The COVID-19 year, 2020 has certainly been a different year for all of us inour own businesses, for Shipping Australia Limited and in our private lives. Shipping Australia started the year: developing new ideas to...

SAL's State Committee Secretaries, Melwyn Noronha (who is also our CEO), Geoff Dalgliesh of Queensland and Charles Masters of Victoria review developments in shipping in their state over 2020.