Jim Wilson

Capt Melwyn Noronha, CEO of Shipping Australia writes: International geopolitics presented global shipping with an unwelcome development in the run-up to Christmas: drone and ballistic missile attacks on ships in the Red Sea. I have sailed that waterway many times as a commercial seafarer during times of armed conflict. Transit during such times is tense....

By the International Chamber of Shipping The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has submitted a detailed, fit-for-purpose proposal to shipping’s global regulator, the UN International Maritime Organization (IMO), for a Zero Emission Shipping Fund (ZESF). In recognition of the urgency to move forward with workable solutions to meet ambitious net zero targets, shipowners globally have...

Victorian Police broke up a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the gates of a port terminal in Melbourne earlier this week. Protestors blocked the Victoria International Container Terminal at Webb Dock from the evening of Friday 19 January 2024 and the bore flags with Palestinian colours and in the Palestinian design and carried banners saying such things...

The Hon Jo Haylen MP, NSW Minister for Transport and member of the NSW Legislative Assembly, has announced a new policy reform program that will review the different parts of the supply chain. Ports, rail, road and intermodal facilities all considered as part of a coordinated supply chain “to determine the right policy framework to...

A bit of weekend reading over the Australia Day BBQ and beer has just landed; the Freight Branch of Transport for NSW has announced that the “Final Report of the Independent Review of the Ports and Maritime Act and the Port Botany Landside Improvement Strategy has been released. The Final Report has made 37 recommendations...

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has condemned the attacks against international shipping and has called for an immediate release of the ship, the Galaxy Leader, and its crew. Addressing the Sub-Committee on Ship Design and Construction, held between 22-26 January 2024, at the IMO HQ in London, UK, the Secretary General highlighted the “regrettable” situation in...

The 2023 / 2024 Shipping Industry Flag State Performance tables, published by the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), indicate continuing positive performance by the vast majority of Flag States which are responsible for the safety and environmental performance of the world’s merchant ships. The Table is intended to encourage shipowners to maintain a dialogue with their...

Ship design experts from around the world are meeting at  the London headquarters of the International Maritime Organization for yearly global talks on ship design and construction. IMO Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez welcomed delegates and commented: “I fully recognize the critical importance of this Sub-Committee and its pivotal role in ensuring IMO regulations provide for...

Australia’s Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, the Hon Tony Burke MP, has slammed the stevedore DP World and has refused to intervene to end an industrial dispute that has so far cost the Australian economy over AUD$1.34 billion and which, economic modelling has shown, can cost up to $20m-23m a day. In a press...

Container carrier giants Maersk and Hapag Lloyd have announced that they have entered a long-term operational collaboration called the ‘Gemini Cooperation’, it will be implemented from February 2025, immediately after the conclusion of the 2M Alliance. The new network will: • cover 7 trades: Asia / US West Coast, Asia / US East Coast, Asia...