Jim Wilson

Monday 19 February 2024 marked a sad, solemn, and tragic anniversary. It is now a little over three months since the Houthis seized the Galaxy Leader and its 25 seafarers in the Red Sea. The vessel, a roll-on/roll-off vehicle carrier, was seized on the 19 November. The maritime industry has joined together from around the...

Australia’s box trade volumes for imports declined in 2023 when compared to 2022 and export volumes were essentially flat, according to the latest data analysis from Shipping Australia. Exports demonstrate an increasing reliance on one customer: China On the export side, Australia was up by just over 5,000 twenty foot boxes* last year, which is...

The IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) have agreed on a roadmap for the comprehensive review of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and the accompanying STCW Code. The STCW Convention establishes basic requirements on training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers on an international level....

BIMCO, together with Bangladesh, India, Norway, Pakistan and the International Chamber of Shipping, has submitted a paper ahead of the 81st Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) meeting on 18-22 March 2024. The paper highlights the need to solve possible conflicting requirements of the Hong Kong Convention and the Basel Convention which could have severe consequences...

Shipping Australia is delighted to report that The MCC Group is generously supporting the Shipping Australia Port Kembla Luncheon! Founded in 1991, The MCC Group is a group of companies providing a wide range of services to the maritime industry. These services include traditional marine surveying and advisory services, waterfront loading and discharge experts, cargo...

Join friends and colleagues for an enjoyable day, followed by a sumptuous dinner at the 2024 SAL QLD Shipping Industry Golf Day. The Golf Day will once again be held at the Wynnum Golf Club (located in beautiful Bayside and meanders over 31 hectares of picturesque parkland) on 8th May 2024. Ticket price includes: Light lunch...

*Note: this article was written in the run-up to Christmas 2023. Ships often travel by the Suez Canal but many ships are now avoiding the Red Sea because of ballistic missile, and other, attacks from the so-called Houthis, local armed forces operating in Yemen. The Houthis are affiliated, or, at least, feel affiliation toward, Hamas...

The Australian Logistics Council (ALC) has announced the appointment of Air Vice Marshal Margaret Staib AM CSC as the Independent Chair, commencing 16 February 2024. Air Vice Marshal Staib began her career as a military logistician with the Royal Australian Air Force. During her military service she also served as Commander Joint Logistics and Commandant...

ClassNK has awarded an approval in principle (AiP) for the design of a prismatic ammonia fuel tank (IMO Type B independent tank) for container Ships developed by Planning and Design Center for Greener Ships (GSC). Ammonia could be used as a marine fuel for shipping decarbonization as it does not emit CO2 when combusted. However,...

Businesses that offer building, construction and asset maintenance services can now tender for a new suite of government contracts that are now open on AusTender. The contracts are for the maintenance of aids to navigation, including iconic lighthouses, marine buoys and more, which are operated by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). Under a new...