Jim Wilson

Western Australia’s government has reported a record share of of container freight transported by rail in and out of Fremantle Inner Harbour in 2025-2026 Ports Minister Stephen Dawson commented: “Strong, efficient ports are vital to Western Australia’s economy. Every container, commodity and export shipment moving through our ports supports jobs, businesses, and the communities that...

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) has announced that it has entered into an agreement to sell Maersk Training and its subsidiary Maersk H2S Safety Services to Open Gate Capital, an industrial, corporate carve-out specialist. New York / Paris headquartered OpenGate is a global private equity firm specializing in the acquisition and operation of businesses to...

Nima Shokri, United Nations University; Technical University of Hamburg Oil slicks moving along Iran’s southern coast have reached the Hara mangrove forests of Qeshm Island. Iranian authorities say the extent of the contamination is still being assessed and the source of the oil pollution has not yet been established. But several oil spills have been...

Vanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University In the Strait of Gibraltar – a famous marine road connecting the Mediterranean and the Atlantic – lives a critically endangered sub-population of a few hundred long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas). Despite their name, these dark and blubbery marine mammals aren’t technically whales – they’re large oceanic dolphins which are believed...

Shipping Australia, the peak body for Australian shipping, has written to the Australian Federal Government calling for Australian support for the shipping industry position that there should be freedom of navigation and toll-fee transit passage for international shipping. We are an industry association that represents the participants in Australia’s international supply chain. We have over...

Iran has claimed* that a deal is close to being agreed with Oman on new arrangements for the passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran and Oman are the littoral states of the Strait of Hormuz and their territorial sea of 12 nautical miles from the coast touch at several points in...

By the IMO The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has completed the first audit cycle under the IMO Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS), with 168 Member States audited on how effectively they implement IMO regulations, since the Scheme became mandatory in 2016.  IMSAS helps Member States strengthen how they implement and enforce IMO regulations, making shipping...

Flinders Port Holdings (FPH) has begun the construction on the new $50 million Outer Harbor Intermodal Precinct, a major investment in South Australia’s logistics capability and trade infrastructure. Stewart Lammin, CEO, Flinders Port Holdings, said: “The Outer Harbor Intermodal Precinct is an investment in the next generation of South Australia’s trade infrastructure, designed to make...

First published in The Conversation. Note: this article was written by academics on a topic of current interest. It is included here for solely for the interest of readers. Shipping Australia neither endorses or rejects the content.  Chad Hewitt, Lincoln University, New Zealand; Gregory Ruiz, Smithsonian Institution; Ian Davidson, Cawthron Institute, and Mario Tamburri, University...

The Essential Services Commission is asking for public feedback as part of its second inquiry into whether the Port of Melbourne has been operating competitively and efficiently, in accordance with the Victorian Government’s pricing order. A public forum (details below) will be held shortly. Essential Services Commission Chairperson and Commissioner Gerard Brody commented: “This inquiry...