Insights & Opinion


OPINION: Food supply chains during an oil supply shortage

OPINION: Food supply chains during an oil supply shortage

As the world is battling with a shortage of oil supply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz,...

OPINION: Food supply chains during an oil supply shortage

27 Mar, 2026
As the world is battling with a shortage of oil supply due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, in Australia, the flow-on effects reach far beyond fuel stations and motorists. The...
OPINION: Food supply chains during an oil supply shortage

OPINION: The ‘April cliff’ - a mathematical certainty

This article is submitted by a reader. The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Daily Cargo News. AUSTRALIA could be as little as 30-days from a...
OPINION: The ‘April cliff’ - a mathematical certainty

OPINION: Infrastructure Australia misses the boat

INFRASTRUCTURE Australia (IA) recently released the IA 2026 Priority List (IPL). I would like to make some comments on the Ports Capacity and Connectivity segment of the IPL Report. The...
OPINION: Infrastructure Australia misses the boat

NAVIGATING 2026: When the frame changes

13 Mar, 2026
FEBRUARY was shaping up as another well-known chapter in the cyclical downturn of the shipping market: a market struggling with overcapacity, weakening carrier finances, and constantly...
NAVIGATING 2026: When the frame changes

OPINION: The digital supply chain cake

10 Mar, 2026
As I prepare to teach JNB701 Maritime Informatics, a course on digital transformation in supply chains, at the Australian Maritime College for the upcoming semester, I’ve been reflecting on...
OPINION: The digital supply chain cake

OPINION: The illusion of oversupply

FOR most of this year, container shipping was bracing for the opposite problem.. too much capacity. New ships hitting the water, pressure on rates, and a long-awaited return to “normal”...
OPINION: The illusion of oversupply

INSIGHT: Metrics alone do not satisfy ASRS

4 Mar, 2026
MANDATORY climate reporting is about to change reporting for thousands of Australian businesses. Roughly 7000 companies will be captured, and the ripple effects will reach thousands more...
INSIGHT: Metrics alone do not satisfy ASRS

OPINION: Gulf cargo crisis - what does it mean for Australia?

DETAINED. Delayed. Detoured. Denied. The Gulf crisis is not a spectator sport, and Australian cargo owners who treat it like one will be last in line when the dust settles. Australia sits...
OPINION: Gulf cargo crisis - what does it mean for Australia?

INSIGHT: Nominee customs brokers, ABN-to-ABN engagements and the insurance gap

ONE of the most persistent misconceptions in the customs brokerage sector is that regulatory silence equals commercial safety. Nowhere is this more evident than in the growing use of...
INSIGHT: Nominee customs brokers, ABN-to-ABN engagements and the insurance gap