Jim Wilson

Scheduled and upcoming shipping conferences, shipping meetings and shipping events. Click on the listed maritime event below to go to the appropriate web page:  Click here for Shipping Australia events! Industry events from around the world Megatrans 2026 16th-17th September 2026 14–16 September 2026IANA Intermodal EXPO 2026Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California, United States...

Strong winds drove four vessels off their berths at the Port of Brisbane in late November. At about 15:12 local time on 24 November, gale force winds pushed a car carrier away from the wharf during berth, resulting in the mooring lines parting, the ship moved to the centre of the channel, and two tugs...

An Australian-flagged ship has run aground on a coral reef in Papua New Guinea. The 93 metre cruise ship, Coral Adventurer (IMO 9838644),  was en-route to Dregerhafen in Papua on the morning of 27 December 2025 when it ran aground on a coral reef north of Nussing Island. An unsuccessful attempt was made to manoeuvre...

Shipping Australia would like to wish everyone in the sector a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We will be taking a little break over the holidays. The Shipping Australia secretariat will close on Tuesday 23 December and we will be back in the office on Monday 05 January 2026. Members and government...

Shipping Australia was privileged and honoured to host several Filippino seafarers at our Christmas lunch this year. They were part of a crew that were calling at Sydney at the time of our lunch. Seafarers Mark Cabalteja, Jayson Pangda and Maclets Ladisla joined us for the event. Capt Melwyn Noronha commented: “International seafarers are the...

Thompson Clarke Shipping (TCS) Managing Director Chris Raley has decided to retire to the Queensland Hinterland after a stellar 45+ year career at sea and ashore across the globe. Chris was Thompson Clarke Shipping – Director 2009 – 2012 and Managing Director 2012 – 2025. Chris’ stellar career included roles in the United Kingdom, New...

TasPorts Chair Greg McCann has announced that Chief Executive Officer Anthony Donald will step down from the role, concluding his tenure in March 2026. Mr McCann said that the board had accepted Mr Donald’s resignation and thanked him for his significant contribution to the organisation. “Anthony has served TasPorts for almost ten years, including leading...

Australia has completed an AUD$28.6 million to help the archipelagic nation of Tonga to upgrade the Queen Salote International Wharf at Nuku’alofa Port. Further funding was provided by the Asia Development Bank and the Kingdom of Tonga in a A$138.3 million project. The ports handles over 98% of Tonga’s imports and will be vital infrastructure...

Mitsubishi Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, “K” Line, MOL, NYK Line and NSY have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a standard design framework to develop and carry out the initial design of  liquefied CO2 carriers and next generational alternative fuel ships using greener fuels. The company, MILES, will operate as a platform and will be...

Roll-on Roll-off specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has announced two significant contract extensions that, together, are valued at close to USD$500 million. “The renewed contracts are a testament to the strength of long and strong standing partnerships with shared commitment towards zero emissions and developing integrated supply chains,” says Pia Synnerman, Chief Customer Officer at Wallenius Wilhelmsen....