Jim Wilson

Freight forwarders consolidate cargo every day. Assembling enough visible, committed demand to support a coastal service that does not yet run is a different problem. The previous article argued that Australia should stop debating how much freight ought to move by sea and start identifying which freight realistically could. It ended on an awkward finding....

Mr Angus Mitchell has been re-appointed as Chief Commissioner and CEO to the ATSB Commission for a further five-year term. As Chief Commissioner, Mr Mitchell has overseen a number of significant investigative cases, as well as a period of expansion in both the volume and accessibility of safety information available through the ATSB. Mr James...

Join fellow AMC alumni for an evening of connection and conversation! Cargo Bar, Darling Harbour 24 September 18:00 to 20:00 AMC Principal Mal Wise will be in attendance to welcome guests!

IMO Secretary-General demands immediate and unconditional release of more than 90 seafarers held captive. IMO Secretary-General Mr. Arsenio Dominguez issued the following statement following reports of the SEAMULL being hijacked on 20 August 2026: “Shipping challenges are on the rise with the recent increase of piracy incidents in the Gulf of Aden. With the most...

Key findings from the Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan released this week include: The maritime sector is diverse and distributed Australia is in a unique position in the Indo-Pacific region and has the potential to be a leader in both green energy exports and maritime decarbonisation Actions taken now will support Australia’s continued trade...

Australia’s Commonwealth Government has released the Maritime Emissions Reduction National Action Plan (MERNAP), which outlines practical actions government and industry can take to continue decarbonisation of the maritime sector. The maritime sector already employs nearly 29,000 people and contributes $3.8 billion to the Australia economy annually, the Commonwealth states. Shipping Australia observes that such figures...

The global average for ship waiting times has nearly doubled between the first seven months of 2019 and the first seven months of the year, while ship reliability is declining according to international shipping experts, Drewry. And the cause? Ports. Drewry points out it it’s not just short-term weather issues as a larger and larger...

Capt Melwyn Noronha, CEO of Shipping Australia was pleased to meet with the Port Authority of NSW today (Thursday 27 August 2026) to help plan a Harbour Master-focused session at the Port Authority’s Safe and Efficient Port Operations Forum (2026) which takes place next week! The event is a forum to provide port stakeholders with...

A tanker was hijacked approximately 136 nautical miles (approx 205km) east of Al Mukalla, Yemen, within the last 24 hours. The tanker broadcast a distress call on VHF 16 that they had been approached by an unauthorised vessel while travelling west in the Gulf of Aden. The UK Maritime Trade Operations unit has reported that the...

A seafarer has died following an attack on the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier, Minoan Dignity, during an attack on the ship, according to international dry cargo shipping association INTERCARGO, which represents more than 500 companies. “Behind every vessel caught up in conflict are seafarers – civilians carrying out their professional duties, far from their homes and...