The ocean shipping industry is aware that the current market is, for a lot of importers and exporters, profoundly upsetting. It’s no secret that there are a lot of problems right now. There are three main reasons why: ship operating costs … [Read more...]
Productivity Commission shows fatal flaws of the awful ‘national fleet’ concept
In the recent "Vulnerable Supply Chains" report (something of a misnomer as the key finding was that supply chains are not, in fact, vulnerable), the Productivity Commission has pointed out the extreme costs of a "national fleet". Although most of … [Read more...]
Supply chain study: shipping is resilient – OFFICIAL
Australia's shipping sector is resilient during the COVID pandemic. That's a key finding from the Productivity Commission Vulnerable Supply Chains study, which was released earlier this week. "The Australian shipping sector proved to be resilient" … [Read more...]
Mid-COVID, our investigation finds few vulnerabilities in Australia’s supply chains
Catherine de Fontenay, The University of Melbourne Until COVID, Australians had a pretty safe assumption that global supply chains could supply more or less whatever they wanted. And then it became hard to get sanitiser and masks and other … [Read more...]
Singapore transport minister describes shipping as “resilient”; calls for action to tackle port congestion; criticises “just-in-time”
Singapore's Minister for Transport, Chee Hong Tat, recently addressed the audience at the recent "Leadership Insights Live Event", held by the International Chamber of Shipping. Singapore is home to one of the world's busiest container-focused … [Read more...]