Insights & Opinion


OPINION: Minimising supply chain disruptions in the festive season

OPINION: Minimising supply chain disruptions in the festive season

AS THE global economy enters peak trade season, minimising supply chain disruptions has never been...

OPINION: Minimising supply chain disruptions in the festive season

AS THE global economy enters peak trade season, minimising supply chain disruptions has never been more crucial. The pre-Christmas and Boxing Day surge marks the most critical and...
OPINION: Minimising supply chain disruptions in the festive season

OPINION: Holding course through a fragile calm

RECENT weeks in global shipping has delivered a rare moment of stability, but it is a stability that feels thin, temporary and deceptively calm. Spot rates stabilised after a prolonged...
OPINION: Holding course through a fragile calm

OPINION: Supply chain and logistics technology trends for 2026

4 Dec, 2025
SUPPLY chain teams are facing one of the most unpredictable periods in recent years. Trade flows are shifting, new technologies are emerging, and customers expect faster, more transparent...
OPINION: Supply chain and logistics technology trends for 2026

INSIGHT: Protecting cargo in a digital world

THE EVOLUTION of cargo theft has been dramatic, particularly in the last few years, owing to the increased sophistication of cyber-enabled attacks. Gone are the days when criminals relied...
INSIGHT: Protecting cargo in a digital world

OPINION: Blank sailings - manufactured scarcity or market mechanism?

2 Dec, 2025
AFTER five decades in freight forwarding, I’ve seen firsthand how reliability underpins our industry. Customers value forwarders who can service their needs and manage their deliveries,...
OPINION: Blank sailings - manufactured scarcity or market mechanism?

Harnessing hydrogen for maritime growth

18 Nov, 2025
IF GREEN hydrogen is a reliable source of clean energy, why is not being widely used in the maritime sector? By way of a definition, green hydrogen is produced by using renewable...
Harnessing hydrogen for maritime growth

Electrification - ports are getting on with the task

17 Nov, 2025
AS GLOBAL supply chains face intensifying pressure to decarbonise, ports around the world have been rethinking and progressing change in how they power vessels, move cargo and manage...
Electrification - ports are getting on with the task

OPINION: Ports, ships and the path to a cleaner future

WE HAVE recently seen several Australian ports celebrating achieving a perfect score in the GRESB Infrastructure Assessment. But what does this all mean? The GRESB is an organisation that...
OPINION: Ports, ships and the path to a cleaner future

OPINION: Postponing net-zero amidst global maritime uncertainty

11 Nov, 2025
ON 17 October, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) announced a twelve-month delay in adopting its much-anticipated net-zero...
OPINION: Postponing net-zero amidst global maritime uncertainty