Jim Wilson

A port project that could deliver nearly NZ$100m to the New Zealand economy each year has been stopped in its tracks by… bad words. “Ludicrous,” port boss Leonard Sampson fumed in a statement to the New Zealand Stock Exchange, arguing that benefits to the national economy could be “unnecessarily delayed yet again”. A superior court...

One of the largest-ever known amphetamine smuggling attempts in New South Wales has been foiled, it was announced recently. Law enforcement authorities declared on Thursday 28 August 2025 that they have seized 900kg of amphetamines with an estimated street value of over $64 million. Criminals attempted to smuggle the drugs by piggybacking on the shipment...

Shipping Australia is pleased to report that it has donated AUD$3,500 to the local branch of WISTA as part of our ongoing efforts to support Diversity Equity & Inclusion in the Australian shipping industries. Sirisha Gunde, Shipping Australia’s Victorian Co-Chair, recently presented a commemorative cheque to WISTA at our recent SAL Victorian State Committee Luncheon,...

Two men have been charged after authorities intercepted about 45kg of ketamine hidden in car parts imported from Germany. Federal Police (AFP) began investigating on 14 August 2025, after Australian Border Force officers flagged the drugs concealed inside 66 car drive shafts. A controlled delivery of the car parts was made to a Merrylands address...

Scathing critique of Victorian freight policy delivered by Shadow freight minister “I’m here to lay bare the facts, and they are both frustrating and deeply disappointing… the system is failing.” That was the hard and uncompromising opening by Ms Roma Britnell, Victoria’s Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight, and the Legislative Assembly member for South-West...

The refreshed National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy and new National Action Plan have been released. The refreshed Strategy addresses the recommendations of the 2023-24 Review and continues to set an agenda for a collaborative approach to deliver actions by governments and industry across all freight modes. The goals of the Strategy have been updated, along...

Supply chains are essential to the economy, the ability to move freight efficiently is vital, and Australia needs to protect and grow its capacity to move goods more efficiently, locally, and globally, Federal Transport Minister, the Hon Catherine King MP, has said in a speech recently. Minister King spoke at the Australian Logistics Supply Chain...

Law enforcement authorities are seeking help from the public after 80 kgs of cocaine was found in a shipping container at Port Botany. The haul is said to have an estimated street value of  AUD$26 million. According to a statement from the Australian Border Force, on 11 August 2025, officers examined a shipping container from...

Hanseatic Global Terminals, an entity within the Hapag-Lloyd Group, has announced the launch of Hanseatic Global Terminals Latin America, which is the brand’s first regional expansion. “This milestone represents a significant step in the company’s mission to strengthen its global terminal network and enhance service offerings worldwide,” the Group said, adding that the regional headquarters...

Two Norwegian men have been jailed for approximately 10 years each for attempting to hide drugs in the sea-chest of a bulker that had arrived from Brazil which called at Newcastle. A “sea chest” is a recessed area inside  a ship’s hull that is typically below the waterline. It is used to take seawater into...