Jim Wilson

WE ARE SOLD OUT!!!  The 2023 SAL NSW State Committee Christmas Luncheon will be held in the Maritime Ballroom at the Hyatt Regency. This is a great opportunity to celebrate the festive season with friends and colleagues. There will be a sumptuous lunch to enjoy, surprise entertainment and wonderful prizes.   We would like to...

What are vessel sharing agreements, slot charters, slot exchanges? These are ways for different shipping companies to lawfully co-operate, provided this is done in accordance with the appropriate laws and regulatory processes (see more, below). Slot exchange: companies can agree to swap cargo space onboard container ships (i.e. both companies agree that they can put...

“K” Line, Mitsui OSK Line, and NYK Line have each taken a 16.6% stake in marine transport research company, JSE Ocean, to help set up a global liquefied hydrogen supply chain. JSE Ocean is a subsidiary of Japan Suiso Energy, a liquid hydrogen research company that was set up in June 2021. JSE holds the...

By the International Maritime Organization The Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers made significant progress on the development of draft interim guidelines for the safety of ships using hydrogen and ammonia as fuel when it met for its ninth session (CCC 9, 20-29 September 2023).  Taking into account the urgency of providing guidance to...

The 32nd Annual Commemoration at the National Merchant Navy War Memorial, Kings Park, Canberra, is due to take place on Sunday 22 October at 11:00. The ceremony will be followed by morning tea at the Garden City Motel, 55 Jerrabomberra Venue, Narrabundah, ACT. The guest of honour is MR Matt Anderson PSM, director of the...

Nominations for the 2023 Daily Cargo News Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards close on 04 October 2023! That’s only five days away! DON’T DELAY! NOMINATE TODAY! Remember: if you snooze, you lose! You can nominate here right now! There is no set application form or template for nominations. Instead, nominations (which must be no more...

The Port of Newcastle has welcomed its first regular container caller, with Neptune Pacific Direct Line (NPDL) vessel, the Capitaine Dampier, arriving on what will be an initial monthly call of NPDL vessels to the Port. The first Trans-Tasman call saw the export of agricultural products to the AusPac region, along with the import of...

Yesterday, Thursday 28 September 2023, was the United Nations-designated World Maritime Day. Each year a theme for the forthcoming year is designated. This year’s theme is “MARPOL at 50” to mark the fifty years since the adoption of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 1973. The theme was chosen to...

One set of global rules is necessary for the shipping industry to decarbonize, the United Nations has declared, in this year’s Review of Maritime Transport. “Given the globalized nature of international shipping, fragmented solutions that favour exemptions and differentiated rules can lead to sub-optimal outcomes. A universal regulatory framework for decarbonization that applies to all...

Everyone in the maritime sector in Australia will be aware that one problem with the Fair Work system is the endless bargaining process. Eventually, a deal is done… just in time for next three-yearly or four-yearly round of bargaining to begin. Sometimes, the bargaining is even one whole cycle behind – the companies and employers...