Jim Wilson

Amin Saikal, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University Control over the Strait of Hormuz has become the main bone of contention between the US and Iran in their prolonged conflict. In the face of Tehran’s determination to control the strategic waterway as a critical leverage of deterrence, US President Donald Trump...

Kevin Morrison, University of Technology Sydney Iran and the United States have ended their fragile peace agreement, signed only a month ago, with the exchange of missile fire. Once again, this halts the flow of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz and puts major oil importers like Australia on tenterhooks. And this time...

Ben Soodavar, King’s College London US forces have struck hundreds of Iranian targets – including in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas – over three consecutive nights in a bid by the US president, Donald Trump, to regain some modicum of control over the Strait of Hormuz. Trump has also inscribed the US as...

Sanjoy Paul, University of Technology Sydney For weeks now, the world economy has been on tenterhooks, waiting for one outcome: reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In response to war with Israel and the United States, Iran has effectively closed the narrow waterway, through which about a fifth of the world’s oil and gas normally passes....

John Calabrese, American University With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensable to the world economy. That fact was starkly illustrated by the war in Iran, which saw Tehran effectively close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic and Washington respond with a blockade of...

Norwegian chief mate Adrian Willyson Brask died trying to rescue a young child from a capsized fishing vessel in the waters of Nappstraumen in Norway in 2025. A selfless act of bravery A chartered fishing vessel carrying four adult tourists, two children and a fishing guide, suddenly capsized due to strong tidal currents on 26 September...

Middle East Update 2026-07-10 Iranian forces have launched missile attacks on U.S. interests across the Middle East, following an attack by U.S. Central Command. American forces attacked Iran after a series of attacks on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Centcom alleged that the Iranians had attacked the Al Rekayyat, the Wedyan, and the...

Shipping line CMA CGM has named the CMA CGM NOTRE DAME, which is the largest French-flagged Containership. The Notre Dame is the first in a series of ten vessels of 24,000 TEU and powered by liquefied natural gas. It will operate on the French Asia Line service between Asia and Europe. The ship measures nearly...

Liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) on the use of shore power in the Port of Hamburg. With this agreement, the company confirms that it will use the available infrastructure whenever possible and continue to integrate Onshore Power Supply (OPS) into operational vessel management. The agreement applies to...

Oveseas Orient Container Line’s first methanol dual-fuel boxship, the OOCL Wisdom, has completed its first its first green methanol bunkering and has begun its maiden voyage at Qingdao Port, China. OOCL Wisdom is the first in a series of seven methanol dual-fuel container vessels. With a maximum capacity of 24,168 TEU, it is currently the...