Jim Wilson

Global shipping’s fight against invasive species transported in ballast water took another step forward recently. The International Maritime Organization approved 2024 guidance on ballast water record-keeping and reporting  (BWM.2/Circ.80/Rev.1) at Marine Environment Protection Committee No. 82. The purpose of Guidance is to help ship crews, and in some cases officials from port states, to understand...

Tokyo-headquartered and stock exchange listed shipping major “K” Line (JPX TYO: 9107) has announced that it is trialling “NexusWave,” an advanced communications system operated by comms company Inmarsat Maritime. “K” Line and Inmarsat describe the system as “seamlessly integrated multiple high-speed networks,” that “enable high-speed, always-on ship-to-shore communications”. The system is said to offer unlimited...

International ocean shipping major, CMA CGM, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Suez Group, a a global leader in the water and waste management, to produce biomethane from waste recovery. How much? A lot! According to CMA CGM, Suez will supply up to 100,000 tonnes of biomethane per year by 2030, which would...

Australia’s international trade may get a bit of a boost depending upon the outcome of a reform underway by the Attorney General’s office; it’s looking at options to bring the UN Model Law on Transferable Records into Australian Law. UN Model Law On Electronic Transferable Records The UN Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records was...

This is PART 2 of an article detailing the flaws and problems in how government public services officials handled supply chain issues during the COVID pandemic (2020-2023). These were identified in the COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report, which landed on the public earlier this week (i.e. late October 2024). Set up in September 2023, the Report...

This is PART 1 of an article detailing the flaws and problems in how government public services officials handled supply chain issues during the COVID pandemic (2020-2023). These were identified in the COVID-19 Response Inquiry Report, which landed on the public earlier this week (i.e. late October 2024). Set up in September 2023, the Report...

A mammoth, weighty, COVID inquiry report was released by the Federal Australian Government earlier this week and it highlights many of the problems experienced by the supply chain. As the Report runs to 877 pages, 24 chapters, covered a vast range of Australian life and made nine recommendations with 26 actions, we will focus on...

My-Therese Blank has been elected as the Chair of the Shipping Australia Board, and Phillip Holmes has been elected as the Deputy Chair, each for a standard fixed two-year term. Shipping Australia CEO Capt. Melwyn Noronha congratulated Ms Blank and Mr Holmes on their election and appointment commenting that, “on behalf of all the staff...

The Essential Services Commission is conducting a second inquiry to assess the use of power in setting and reviewing land rents at the Port of Melbourne. It covers the period 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2024. The public forum is a great chance for you to learn more about the inquiry and how to...

Australia’s competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, has set out a laundry list of competition worries about the proposed sale of the MIRRAT automotive terminal for AUD$$332.5m to Australian Amalgamated Terminals, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qube (ASX:QUB). MIRRAT operates the roll-on / roll-off facility at Webb Dock West in Melbourne. If the sale...