Jim Wilson

By the International Maritime Organization IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez emphasized the global shipping industry’s need for significant investment in technology and alternative fuels to achieve a net-zero transformation and drive sector-wide change at the Blue Economy Finance Forum in Monaco on 08 June. The global shipping industry is preparing for a net-zero transformation that will...

A swathe of countries from around the world have ratified the High Seas Treaty, which is (or will be) a new international treaty aimed at preserving biodiversity in the high seas beyond the jurisdiction limits of countries. About 18 Countries ratified the High Seas Treaty at the UN Ocean Conference held in Nice, France, in...

Shipping Australia Limited announces that Sustainable Numbers Pty Ltd has resigned as the company’s auditor, effective 2 May 2025. The Board of Directors has appointed Trigons Business Advisory Pty Ltd (Registered Auditor Number 535683) as the new auditor.

International Maritime Organization assessments are paving the way for setting up Single Maritime Windows across the world, with the IMO reporting its consultants have carried out missions in Sierra Leone and Guinea Bissau. The IMO reports that it carried out stakeholder meetings, and will provide reports that will provide the basis for further development, including...

We’ve been waiting for it, you’ve been waiting for it, and NOW here it is! NSW’s Government has released the Freight Reform Advisory Panel’s (Panel’s) final paper ‘Delivering freight policy reform in New South Wales’. The Panel was appointed by the former Minister for Transport in January 2024 and work on the NSW Freight Policy...

CMA CGM has announced steps toward the decarbonisation of river transport in Southeast Asia: the launch of the first fully electric container barge in Vietnam, supported by the construction of a solar-powered charging station at the Cai Mep port, the country’s main container gateway near Ho Chi Minh City. As part of this initiative, CMA...

By ONE and Hamburg Port Authority* (with minor amendments by Shipping Australia). Hamburg Port Authority and liner shipping company, Ocean Network Express, have signed an agreement to supply container ships with shore power. Dr. Melanie Leonhard, Hamburg’s Senator for Economic Affairs, Friedrich Stuhrmann, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) and Takahiro...

Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and port operator PSA International (PSA) have  announced a five-year tie-up to advance collaboration on maritime / seaport decarbonisation. Noting that ports “play a pivotal role in enabling the maritime energy transition,” the pair argue that supporting infrastructure such as onshore power supply, storage and handling facilities, and...

The “Global Ro-Ro Community”, comprising the major car carriers and a class society, have announced guidelines for calculating Greenhouse Gas emission intensity for Ro-Ro ships, which introduce a common calculation method.  The work has been done in conjunction with the international non-profit organisation, “Smart Freight Centre”. The Guidelines will enable “shippers to accurately measure Scope...

Shipping Australia and WISTA Australia celebrated the 2025 IMO International Day for Women in Maritime on May 23 in Melbourne at the RACV City Club. This was the second year that such an event was organised to commemorate the day in Melbourne and the event was well attended. The event was sponsored by HFW as the...