Jim Wilson

Solar Technology Australia has won an AUD$672,000 contract from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to help maintain aids to navigation. AMSA Executive Director of Response Mark Morrow commented that ““Solar Technology Australia is an experienced provider of aids to navigation products and services. We look forward to the company starting work on our network shortly.”...

Shipping has “lost” the Red Sea, one prominent shipping commentator has declared and his views may well be justified given that Suez Canal traffic is now apparently down by 4/5ths, according to analysis seen by Shipping Australia. With innocent seafarers killed, ongoing attacks on ships by drones and missiles – over 65 attacks since mid-November...

Shipping Australia took part in an online celebration earlier this week of the UN’s World Oceans Day, which is officially observed on 08 June each year. Oceans Day was first declared as 8 June, 1992 in Rio de Janeiro at the Global Forum, a parallel event at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development....

Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh, a member of the Shipping Australia Secretariat, attended the WISTA NSW Breakfast and Coffee Chat recently and discussed autonomous shipping and aspects of artificial intelligence. On June 6, 2024, representatives from various companies and organisations, including Swire Shipping, CSL, Port Authority of NSW, and Shipping Australia, gathered for the WISTA NSW Breakfast catch-up...

A step forward for international maritime safety occurred in London recently during the meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Maritime Safety Committee (No. 108). From January 2026, ship’s masters must report the loss of freight containers lost overboard to ships in the vicinity, to the nearest coastal state and to the flag state administration. If...

Mining conveyor belts and loading equipment have been set on fire, a seaport was shut because of riots, ship operations were suspended, the army was called in to secure the port, and the airport has been shut, in the Pacific islands of New Caledonia. Civil unrest ignited over proposed voting reforms; it is understood that...

Mitsui OSK Lines and group company MOL Drybulk have announced a plan to install wind propulsion systems  on seven new build dry bulkers / multi-purpose vessels, which will be operated by MOL Drybulk. Most of the vessels will be equipped with the “Wind Challenger” system. Mitsui OSK Lines equipped this system on the Shofu Maru...

MPC International and LinerGame have partnered to introduce an innovative simulation-based training solution to Oceania. The Liner Shipping Game is designed to enhance strategic thinking and provide a deeper understanding of the complex operations within shipping lines. Offered in workshop format,  workshops cover essential topics such as operational logistics, digitalisation, and decarbonisation and also offer...

Circuit breakers in the power management system of the boxship Dali (IMO 9697428) repeatedly tripped, leading to blackouts across the ship and a loss of propulsion and steering prior to the ship striking and destroying the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River, Baltimore, in the United States of America, on 26 March, the...

Avoid delay! Act today! Ticket sales are OPEN for the SAL NSW Parliamentary Luncheon! Proudly sponsored by the Port of Newcastle, the NSW Parliamentary Luncheon this year will be hosted by guest speaker the Hon. Natalie Ward MLC, Shadow Minister for Transport & Roads, Shadow Minister for the Illawarra and South Coast, and Deputy Leader...