MOST people treat force majeure like a light switch. Something goes wrong, a port closes, a strait...
MOST people treat force majeure like a light switch. Something goes wrong, a port closes, a strait gets dangerous, a supplier collapses and someone sends a notice invoking the clause, as if...
WE HAVE officially passed 150 days of the Strait of Hormuz crisis. Surcharges have been climbing steadily, peak season surcharges, congestion surcharges, bunker adjustment factors, stacking...
WHILE corporate presentations dominated much of the Australian Grains Industry Conference (AGIC) 2026, the true operational pulse (pun intended) of international grain trade unfolded across...
MIT Sloan Management Review published an article recently that should be required reading for anyone running a cross-border logistics business. What CEOs Need to Know About Sovereign AI, by...
RECENT reports that Iran has requested Houthis forces to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait have once again exposed the fragile security architecture governing critical international maritime...
THE US plans to seize the Strait of Hormuz and reimpose a blockade on ships entering and departing Iranian ports. It also plans to impose a 20% fee for all cargo shipped through the Strait...
El Niño has returned to the Pacific, and while much of the attention has focused on its impact on agriculture and regional economies, its implications for shipping deserve equal attention....
I RECENTLY watched a program on ABC TV about a ‘ghost airport’ in Timor-Leste, which was built in 2017 for the proposed Greater Sunrise gas project (its development is still in dispute...
IN ITS Maritime Domain Awareness report launch in Jakarta on 7 July 2026, the Indonesia Ocean Justice Initiative (IOJI) findings show that Indonesia’s maritime domain is increasingly...
