Jim Wilson

A panel of experienced shipping and ports operators met at the Safe & Efficient Port Operations Forum 2026  held in Sydney recently. The panel was moderated by Shipping Australia CEO, Capt Melwyn Noronha, and the panel comprised of Myron Fernandes, Harbour Master, Sydney, Port Authority of NSW; Andrew Haysm Harbour Master, Melbourne, Ports Victoria; Carl...

Australian biosecurity specialist Fintran Australia has delivered a new Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry-approved quarantine treatment pathway for Yellow Spotted Stink Bug (Erthesina fullo). The new treatment, which is the result of an 18-month long research initiative by Fintran, provides the international shipping and cargo industries with a validated treatment protocol for managing...

World Maritime Day will be celebrated by the United Nations next week on Thursday 24 September 2026. For the first time, the theme of the day will run for two years, from 2026 to 2027 and the theme is: “From Policy to Practice: Powering Maritime Excellence”. The theme is said to highlight the International Maritime...

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...