By the International Chamber of Shipping New data released earlier this week has revealed how the global shipping industry will require the equivalent of the world’s entire current renewable energy demand in order to replace fossil fuel … [Read more...]
Shipping Australia cautions against government support for protectionist maritime policies
Shipping Australia notes that there is now backing by both of the major parties for support to, and expansion of, a national commercial ocean-going freight fleet. Details of the policies by either main party are pretty scant at this point so it … [Read more...]
Chris Wang wins the Shipping Australia Prize!
Australian Maritime College MBA student Chun Hei (Chris) Wang has won the 2021 Shipping Australia Prize for Excellence! Shipping Australia congratulates Chris on his achievement! He was nominated for the $750 prize by the Australian Maritime … [Read more...]
Shipping industry repatriates over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers trapped by COVID restrictions
The full repatriation of over 600 i-Kiribati seafarers to Tarawa, capital of the Republic of Kiribati, has been completed. Six seafarers have recently touched down in Tarawa, marking the end of a two-year period of repatriation blighted by … [Read more...]
International Chamber of Shipping and Suez Canal Authority sign landmark agreement to enhance cooperation
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (SCA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering key issues impacting international ship owners and operations of the Suez Canal. The year-long commitment, … [Read more...]