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Change at the top of the International Chamber of Shipping

By the International Chamber of Shipping* (* this item has been lightly edited by Shipping Australia).  The new International Chamber of Shipping Chairman-Designate has been...
By the International Chamber of Shipping* (* this item has been lightly edited by Shipping Australia).  The new International Chamber of Shipping Chairman-Designate has been named, and the new Secretary General has taken the helm, the ICS has reported. John Denholm CBE has been appointed as Chairman-Designate, to succeed Emanuele Grimaldi at the ICS AGM...
June 20, 2025

Day of the Seafarer 2025: “no-one should feel alone in their struggle,” says IMO Sec Gen

Next week is the Day of the Seafarer, which draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. The Day was designated by...
Next week is the Day of the Seafarer, which draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. The Day was designated by the United Nations in a resolution at the 2010 Diplomatic Conference in Manila to adopt the revised International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. According to...
June 20, 2025

Extensive electronic interference reported over Hormuz; safety of navigation at risk

Extensive electronic interference with ships is being carried out in the southern and Middle Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Sea of Oman,...
Extensive electronic interference with ships is being carried out in the southern and Middle Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Sea of Oman, Western naval authorities in the region have reported. Similar reports have been carried in the trade media. The UK Maritime Trade Operation, a programme of the UK Royal Navy that...
June 20, 2025

Mid-East tanker collision was an accident, says UAE

A collision between two tankers that led to an oil spill and a raging shipboard fire in the Gulf of Oman (to the south of...
A collision between two tankers that led to an oil spill and a raging shipboard fire in the Gulf of Oman (to the south of Iran), was an accident, according to an official statement both from the United Arab Emirates, and also from the UK Maritime Trade Operations (part of the UK Royal Navy). Initial...
June 20, 2025

Israel-Iran War: closure of Strait of Hormuz is unlikely

Shipping Australia does not have any information credibly pointing toward the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and we note comments by independent, commercial, maritime...
Shipping Australia does not have any information credibly pointing toward the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and we note comments by independent, commercial, maritime security consultancies that there is a low probability of Iran closing the Strait. Speculative commentary has appeared in the general media, which appears to have been driven by financial analysts,...
June 17, 2025

Risky politics hikes chances of a world recession

Geopolitical instability is the biggest headache for the third year running and it is raising the risk of a world recession, maritime leaders believe. Regulations are...
Geopolitical instability is the biggest headache for the third year running and it is raising the risk of a world recession, maritime leaders believe. Regulations are a “pressing concern” and are said to have the greatest impact on operations for the fourth year running, the ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025 states. Risks of global recession strengthen;...
June 13, 2025

Change at the top of the International Chamber of Shipping

By the International Chamber of Shipping* (* this item has been lightly edited by Shipping Australia).  The new International Chamber of Shipping Chairman-Designate has been...
By the International Chamber of Shipping* (* this item has been lightly edited by Shipping Australia).  The new International Chamber of Shipping Chairman-Designate has been named, and the new Secretary General has taken the helm, the ICS has reported. John Denholm CBE has been appointed as Chairman-Designate, to succeed Emanuele Grimaldi at the ICS AGM...
June 20, 2025

Day of the Seafarer 2025: “no-one should feel alone in their struggle,” says IMO Sec Gen

Next week is the Day of the Seafarer, which draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. The Day was designated by...
Next week is the Day of the Seafarer, which draws global attention to the contribution that seafarers make to world trade. The Day was designated by the United Nations in a resolution at the 2010 Diplomatic Conference in Manila to adopt the revised International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. According to...
June 20, 2025

Extensive electronic interference reported over Hormuz; safety of navigation at risk

Extensive electronic interference with ships is being carried out in the southern and Middle Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Sea of Oman,...
Extensive electronic interference with ships is being carried out in the southern and Middle Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and the Sea of Oman, Western naval authorities in the region have reported. Similar reports have been carried in the trade media. The UK Maritime Trade Operation, a programme of the UK Royal Navy that...
June 20, 2025

Mid-East tanker collision was an accident, says UAE

A collision between two tankers that led to an oil spill and a raging shipboard fire in the Gulf of Oman (to the south of...
A collision between two tankers that led to an oil spill and a raging shipboard fire in the Gulf of Oman (to the south of Iran), was an accident, according to an official statement both from the United Arab Emirates, and also from the UK Maritime Trade Operations (part of the UK Royal Navy). Initial...
June 20, 2025

Israel-Iran War: closure of Strait of Hormuz is unlikely

Shipping Australia does not have any information credibly pointing toward the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and we note comments by independent, commercial, maritime...
Shipping Australia does not have any information credibly pointing toward the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and we note comments by independent, commercial, maritime security consultancies that there is a low probability of Iran closing the Strait. Speculative commentary has appeared in the general media, which appears to have been driven by financial analysts,...
June 17, 2025

Risky politics hikes chances of a world recession

Geopolitical instability is the biggest headache for the third year running and it is raising the risk of a world recession, maritime leaders believe. Regulations are...
Geopolitical instability is the biggest headache for the third year running and it is raising the risk of a world recession, maritime leaders believe. Regulations are a “pressing concern” and are said to have the greatest impact on operations for the fourth year running, the ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025 states. Risks of global recession strengthen;...
June 13, 2025

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Shipping Australia’s Victorian State Committee Luncheon – Friday 15 August 2025

August 15, 2025 @ 12:00pm
 - 3:00pm
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY     KEYNOTE SPEAKER Ms Roma Britnell Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight   At Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club – Kooyong Room,...
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY     KEYNOTE SPEAKER Ms Roma Britnell Shadow Minister for Ports and Freight   At Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club – Kooyong Room, Melbourne   DAY & DATE: Friday 15 August 2025 TIME: 1200 hrs for 1230 hrs Please get your tickets before COB Wednesday, 6 August 2025 as seating is limited and...
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