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Day of the Seafarer – 25 June 2026

Next Thursday is the U.N. recognised “Day of the Seafarer”. The day highlights the hardship, pressures, and risks of life at sea, especially in conflict-afflicted...
Next Thursday is the U.N. recognised “Day of the Seafarer”. The day highlights the hardship, pressures, and risks of life at sea, especially in conflict-afflicted areas. The recent Middle East conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, is a prime example as the conflict saw 46 vessels attacked with the loss of 14 seafarer...
June 19, 2026

Too many standards, too much red tape, not enough lifetime to deal with it

Multiple, diverging, standards are not helpful for a global industry like shipping. Nor, indeed, are they generally good for society either. A new case study...
Multiple, diverging, standards are not helpful for a global industry like shipping. Nor, indeed, are they generally good for society either. A new case study and analysis, commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping and the European Shipowners Association supports the need for single standards. There are key areas of divergence between the EU Ship...
June 19, 2026

Stop talking about degrees of autonomy – it is holding the MASS Code back!!!!

Stop Thinking in Degrees of Autonomy; Start Thinking in Operations. You may still hear autonomous ships being explained through the four degrees of autonomy. The...
Stop Thinking in Degrees of Autonomy; Start Thinking in Operations. You may still hear autonomous ships being explained through the four degrees of autonomy. The language is familiar, simple, and easy to repeat. It helped the maritime industry begin a difficult conversation about ships that may operate with automated processes, remote control, or higher levels...
June 19, 2026

U.S. and Iran sign peace deal

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to immediately and to permanently end their conflict. The...
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to immediately and to permanently end their conflict. The belligerents have agreed not to undertake, nor initiate, any military operation against each other, to refrain from the threat of force, to respect each other’s territorial integrity and to refrain...
June 19, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is reopening, but global shipping won’t return to normal for months

By Behrouz Bakhtiari, Assistant Professor, Operations Management, McMaster University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article....
By Behrouz Bakhtiari, Assistant Professor, Operations Management, McMaster University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.   Iran and the United States are about to sign a peace deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil....
June 19, 2026

Australian ports fare extraordinarily badly in the World Bank container report – again

Major container ports in Australia have once again generally performed extraordinarily badly, according to data released by the World Bank. Out of approximately 400 ports,...
Major container ports in Australia have once again generally performed extraordinarily badly, according to data released by the World Bank. Out of approximately 400 ports, worldwide, Australian ports performed as follows: Worst: Fremantle. Rank: 366 out of 400. Performance: -74.4. Second worst: Port Botany (Sydney). Rank 351 out of 400. Performance: -56.0. Third worst: Brisbane....
June 12, 2026

Day of the Seafarer – 25 June 2026

Next Thursday is the U.N. recognised “Day of the Seafarer”. The day highlights the hardship, pressures, and risks of life at sea, especially in conflict-afflicted...
Next Thursday is the U.N. recognised “Day of the Seafarer”. The day highlights the hardship, pressures, and risks of life at sea, especially in conflict-afflicted areas. The recent Middle East conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran, is a prime example as the conflict saw 46 vessels attacked with the loss of 14 seafarer...
June 19, 2026

Too many standards, too much red tape, not enough lifetime to deal with it

Multiple, diverging, standards are not helpful for a global industry like shipping. Nor, indeed, are they generally good for society either. A new case study...
Multiple, diverging, standards are not helpful for a global industry like shipping. Nor, indeed, are they generally good for society either. A new case study and analysis, commissioned by the International Chamber of Shipping and the European Shipowners Association supports the need for single standards. There are key areas of divergence between the EU Ship...
June 19, 2026

Stop talking about degrees of autonomy – it is holding the MASS Code back!!!!

Stop Thinking in Degrees of Autonomy; Start Thinking in Operations. You may still hear autonomous ships being explained through the four degrees of autonomy. The...
Stop Thinking in Degrees of Autonomy; Start Thinking in Operations. You may still hear autonomous ships being explained through the four degrees of autonomy. The language is familiar, simple, and easy to repeat. It helped the maritime industry begin a difficult conversation about ships that may operate with automated processes, remote control, or higher levels...
June 19, 2026

U.S. and Iran sign peace deal

A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to immediately and to permanently end their conflict. The...
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the U.S. and the Islamic Republic of Iran, to immediately and to permanently end their conflict. The belligerents have agreed not to undertake, nor initiate, any military operation against each other, to refrain from the threat of force, to respect each other’s territorial integrity and to refrain...
June 19, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is reopening, but global shipping won’t return to normal for months

By Behrouz Bakhtiari, Assistant Professor, Operations Management, McMaster University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article....
By Behrouz Bakhtiari, Assistant Professor, Operations Management, McMaster University This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.   Iran and the United States are about to sign a peace deal that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries about one-fifth of the world’s oil....
June 19, 2026

Australian ports fare extraordinarily badly in the World Bank container report – again

Major container ports in Australia have once again generally performed extraordinarily badly, according to data released by the World Bank. Out of approximately 400 ports,...
Major container ports in Australia have once again generally performed extraordinarily badly, according to data released by the World Bank. Out of approximately 400 ports, worldwide, Australian ports performed as follows: Worst: Fremantle. Rank: 366 out of 400. Performance: -74.4. Second worst: Port Botany (Sydney). Rank 351 out of 400. Performance: -56.0. Third worst: Brisbane....
June 12, 2026

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October 10, 2026 @ 6:00pm
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Industry Gala Night 2026 – A Masquerade Affair Shipping Australia Limited Queensland is delighted to announce the return of our highly anticipated Industry Gala Night...
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Industry Gala Night 2026 – A Masquerade Affair Shipping Australia Limited Queensland is delighted to announce the return of our highly anticipated Industry Gala Night 2026. Following the outstanding success of last year’s sold-out event, we are excited to once again bring together industry leaders, valued partners, sponsors, and supporters for an unforgettable evening of...
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