ON 4 September the ATO finalised TR 2026/2, its view on when cross-border software payments are...
ON 4 September the ATO finalised TR 2026/2, its view on when cross-border software payments are royalties subject to withholding tax. Importers of physical goods should also look again at...
BENEATH the everyday activity of Australia’s ports, pilotage and deck-officer community, one question is increasingly being asked: what is happening at Smartship Australia? That question...
THE NORTHERN Sea Route (NSR) was mainly a geographic curiosity for international shipping for many years. Today, the NSR is attracting attention from shipowners, cargo interests and...
WEEKENDS and holidays are notorious bad luck charms for maritime incidents to occur (especially four day weekends). The consequence of a 24/7 industry is it doesn't neatly happen at Monday...
FOUR days into the Cape Falcon grounding, the owner is engaging salvors, who can then begin the work needed to shape a recovery plan: side scan for bottom profile, drafts/list, to work out...
THOSE in the supply chain are subject to extensive legislative and other regulatory controls. There is debate on the ways in which those controls are imposed and varied, especially in...
THE SIGHT of fuel tankers sitting offshore for extended periods can look unusual from outside the industry, particularly when the vessels may be accruing significant costs while they wait....
TEN years ago, I was working carrier-side in Melbourne when the reports started coming in. Ships holding position outside ports rather than coming in. Not because of weather, not because of...
ON 26 August 2001, the Norwegian container ship MV Tampa altered course in the Indian Ocean to answer a distress call from the Australian Rescue Coordination Centre. Its master, Captain...
