Jim Wilson

Opinion: Australia is a trading nation – by Senator the Hon Don Farrell, Federal Minister for Trade Senator Farrell writes: “Australia is a trading nation. One in four Australian jobs rely on trade, and last year our two-way trade in goods tipped more than $1 trillion. We know that international shipping plays a vital role...

A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) and Inmarsat Maritime have signed an agreement to upgrade Inmarsat satellite communications services across Maersk’s global fleet of approximately 340 container ships. The agreement will see bandwidth enhancements rolled out across Maersk’s entire fleet of owned container ships between 2025 and 2026. These upgrades are part of Maersk’s plan to...

Independent Arbitrator and Mediator Peter McQueen writes: “Question: does the time bar in Article III Rule 6 of the Hague Rules/Hague-Visby Rules apply to claims in relation to the mis-delivery of cargo AFTER discharge from a vessel? “The recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in the “GIANT ACE” (FIMBank Plc v KCH Shipping Co.Ltd...

Geoff Dalgliesh, Secretary of Shipping Australia’s Queensland Committee reflects on the year just gone. “When I sat down to right this report and then looked back at the year that’s been there has been an awful lot to report on. Firstly, SAL Qld had a new Chairman this year in Ajaz (Jaz) Mir from OOCL...

Charles Masters, Secretary of Shipping Australia’s Victoria Committee, writes of the events of 2024. The following extract highlights some of the issues. “The Victoria committee met throughout the year and covered a wide range of issues. The year started with the consequences of a prolonged dispute, which began 4Q 2023, between DP World and the...

A wide variety of matters took place in NSW last year, several of which are detailed in our Shipping Australia Annual Review. We provide a short extract of that report here. “The big policy development(s) in New South Wales were the ongoing reviews of NSW Freight Policy. Believe it or not, the NSW Freight Policy...

Shipping Australia CEO, Capt Melwyn Noronha, reflects on the year just gone. Capt Noronha writes: “Another year is now in the rear-view mirror and it is apposite to have a little reflection upon what has happened, what did not happen, and, of course, what should have happened. “National cabotage policy continues to hurt Australia. This...

Outgoing Chairman, Clint Evans, gives a report on the year just gone. “Global terrorism, attacks on shipping, strikes around the world, and global environmental rules are just a few issues that spring off the top of the mind when reviewing the year just gone… We must also remember seafarers who were killed in the course...

A century and a half after steamships revolutionised the maritime industry, the sector is now undergoing another transformative shift toward remotely operated and autonomous ships. This transformation is evident in innovative pioneer projects worldwide, including but not limited to AUTOSHIP (Autonomous Shipping Initiative for European Waters), Yara Birkeland, the Autonomous and Remote Navigation Trial Project...

Houthi militants released the 25-member crew of the PCTC Galaxy Leader (IMO: 9237307) earlier this week, a move that was welcomed around the world. Nationals from the Philippines, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Mexico and Romania were kidnapped in November 2023 at the start of the Hamas-Israel war when the Galaxy Leader was illegally hijacked and detained in...