Jim Wilson

TasPorts and Bass Strait shipping provider Strait Link, have reached a milestone agreement paving the way for Strait Link to continue operating from the Port of Burnie for up to 30 years. The new Agreement will see Strait Link transition to a contemporary lease and pricing model in line with TasPorts current Schedule of Port...

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with NH3 Clean Energy Limited and Oceania Marine Energy (Oceania) on the development of clean ammonia bunkering operations in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. This is a memorandum of understanding to promote collaboration with NH3 and Oceania on the Pilbara Clean Fuels Bunkering Hub initiative. This...

Our friends across the Tasman at Shipping New Zealand have provided an update of commercial maritime / regulatory matters in New Zealand. You can visit their website here. This week Shipping New Zealand reports: Chinese-built Cook Strait ferries confirmed by NZ Government Has been confirmed this past week, with some concerns being raised about it...

Shipping Australia is disappointed that the Member States of the International Maritime Organization were unable to agree to progress the Net-Zero Framework at their recent extraordinary meeting in London between 14-17 October. We note that the talks have been adjourned for 12 months and we hope that progress can be made over the period and...

Today is the last day of a critical three-day meeting at the Albert Embankment in London as the IMO’s Maritime Environment Protection Committee meets to decides shipping’s decarbonisation. The IMO is considering the adoption of amendments to the air emissions part of the international Marine Pollution treaty with an aim of adopting the IMO Net...

The Competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has sought leave to intervene in the High Court Case of Mayfield Development Corp vs NSW Ports, and the State of NSW. Early in August this year, the High Court of Australia (the highest court in the Australian judicial system) granted special leave to Mayfield to...

Our friends across the Tasman at Shipping New Zealand have provided an update of commercial maritime / regulatory matters in New Zealand. A big thank you to Shipping New Zealand! You can visit their website here. Shipping New Zealand reports: Northport expansion The Environment Court has granted consents for Northport’s plans for expansion at Marsden...

Boluda Towage Australasia began work earlier this month after the Boluda Corporación Marítima bought the business of Smit Lamnalco in the Australian and Papua New Guinea regions at the end of the month. Shipping Australia understands that shareholders involved in the transaction decided to keep the process confidential until conclusion of the deal. We further...

Former Olympian tennis player Sam Groth has been appointed as the Victorian Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight. The news was announced recently when the Victorian Leader of the Opposition, Brad Battin, Liberal Member for Berwick and Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party, announced a new front bench. “Today we have appointed a shadow cabinet...

Boluda Towage Australasia is pleased to announce the appointment of Remko Hottentot as Director Business Development, effective as of October 10. This marks the company’s first major leadership appointment following its transition from Smit Lamnalco to Boluda Towage in a $600m transaction. Boluda Towage Australasia began operations on 1 October 2025, covering Australia, Papua New...