Jim Wilson

The secretariat of Shipping Australia was pleased to visit the offices of IFCBAA to congratulate new CEO, Simone Peacock, to the role. We discussed a variety of issues in the industry and expressed the view that Shipping Australia and IFCBAA have benefited from a productive working relationship. We look forward to working together in the...

Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Commonwealth Minister for Foreign Affairs, has confirmed to Shipping Australia that the Commonwealth Government is committed to upholding the U.N. Convention on the Law of the SEA and will continue to work with partners to defend the rules-based maritime order. “The Australian Government shares your deep concern,” Minister Wong wrote...

Shipping and logistics suffers from a “bit of middle-child syndrome,” the Hon. Natalie Ward MLC, the NSW Shadow Minister for Transport and Infrastructure and Deputy Leader of the Liberals, told Shipping Australia Luncheon guests in Sydney recently. Shipping Australia was honoured by Ms Ward who generously gave the keynote speech at our recent Spring Luncheon,...

Matthew Cook, director of operations at Thompson Clarke shipping consultancy, has proposed a two part-measure to tackle endemic underperformance in the Australian logistics sector. He was speaking at the recent Shipping Australia New South Wales State Committee Luncheon, held in Sydney recently. He notes that there are a wide range of questions in the Australia...

By the IMO Thousands of seafarers have been stuck in the Persian Gulf since the current conflict in the Middle East began on 28 February this year. To date, at least 70 attacks on international shipping have been verified by IMO, with 19 seafarers killed. With maritime security threats on the rise globally, IMO Secretary-General...

The World Shipping Council (WSC) is calling on governments to address a gap in international dangerous goods rules that allows containers carrying thousands of lithium batteries to be transported without carriers being informed of the hazard. The call comes as battery transport grows rapidly and cargo fires remain a persistent risk at sea. Global lithium-ion...

New South Wales State Committee Christmas Luncheon 2026 TICKETS NOW ON SALE: via our Events Page! FRIDAY, 4 DECEMBER 2026  1200hrs for 1230hrs At the “W” HOTEL  in the GREAT ROOM at 31 Wheat Rd, Sydney NSW 2000 SYDNEY DARLING HARBOUR    Join colleagues, clients, and industry leaders for Shipping Australia’s signature End of Year...

Shipping Australia was pleased to hold or NSW Spring Luncheon 2026 at the Sydney Harbour Marriott on Pitt Street late last week. Held on 03 September, our guests were treated to a delicious three course meal, consisting of the soup of the day, an alternate service of Barramundi with shaved asparagus, pea puree and smoked...

Brazilian national Roberta Duarte will join Maersk as Chief People Officer from 01 November, succeeding Susan Elvira. Ms Duarte was previously with Maersk from 2014 to 2024. In her previous time with Maersk she held senior people-leadership roles across the regions Asia Pacific and Latin America as well as Ocean & Logistics before joining Werfen,...

Edward Rhys Jones, University of Oxford (first published in The Conversation, August 22, 2026). Sea Legend, a Chinese shipping line, recently announced it was launching a regular container service between China and Europe via the Arctic. The announcement follows a trial crossing in 2025 that saw a container ship travel from the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan...