Jim Wilson

A tsunami originating from a major earthquake at the Manila Trench could potentially cause widespread and lengthy east Asian port closures, scientists have discovered. There would also a greater disruption to ocean freight shipping than any earthquake-induced tsunami than ever seen before, they also found. Up to 11 ports – including some ports that are...

Engage Marine prevailed over Poseidon Sea Pilots and MIRRAT to take out the annual Shipping Australia Phil Kelly OAM Trophy in Victoria. The trophy  was presented to the team by Shipping Australia’s Deputy Chair, Sirisha Gunde. The team left to right is Adam Rowlison, Joel Evans, Matt Grybas and Shaun Janetski. Joel Evans additionally took...

On 12 March 2025, the YSA NSW Committee kicked off our calendar of events for the year with a fascinating tour of GrainCorp’s Port Kembla Grain Terminal Facility. From the railyard and rail and road hoppers, to 10 MT siloes and 9 km of conveyor belts, the team got their steps in at one of...

ANL, part of the CMA CGM Group, continues to show leadership in the journey to net zero carbon by 2050 with its latest move into lower emission maritime fuels. This month, Australia will see the first container ship voyage powered by LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas). The vessel undertaking this voyage is the CMA CGM Baalbeck,...

Category two tropical cyclone Alfred continues to slowly bear down on the Australian coast with the city, airport, and port of Brisbane in its path. Widespread gale force and destructive winds are forecast along with days of heavy rain. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting winds above 48 knots within 60 nautical miles of the centre...

New York-based multinational investment company, Blackrock, and Terminal Investment Ltd – the port arm of global mega-container-carrier MSC, have stunned the shipping world by agreeing to buy most of Hong Kong-based Li Ka-shing’s Hutchison Ports for a cool US$22.8 billion (approx AUD$36.14 billion). BlackRock and TIL will buy 90% of Hutch’s interest in the Panama...

Marseille, France-based, global ocean container shipping company, CMA CGM, has announced a USD$20 billion (AUD$31.70 billion) investment over four years into US maritime, transport, logistics and supply chain capabilities over the next four years. Today, the Group operates in 40 U.S. states and employs 15,000 Americans. As a leading partner in U.S. trade, CMA CGM...

By the International Maritime Organization The IMO reports that: Maritime authorities and rescue coordination centres in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden are working to strengthen regional coordination and boost their search and rescue capabilities, with IMO support. A Regional Search and Rescue (SAR) workshop in Mombasa, Kenya (24-28 February 2025) focused on...

Shipping Australia attended the annual NSW Parliamentary Luncheon of the Supply Chain and Logistics Association of Australia Luncheon, which was held today (Friday 07 March) in the Strangers’ Dining Room. There were three presenters, Lisa Qu a Serial Entrepreneur & Commercial Growth Strategist, Maureen Jordan – CEO Switzer Group* and Nick McArdle – Ambassador for...

Wood from the Paulownia tree could be a particularly good choice for use aboard ships in shipbuilding, interior design of ships, and for both sound and thermal insulation, scientists in Germany and Lebanon have concluded. The damping properties of the wood (that is, the ability of the wood to absorb vibrations) and the stiffness of...