Insights & Opinion


INSIGHT: Electrification - ports are getting on with the task

INSIGHT: Electrification - ports are getting on with the task

AS GLOBAL supply chains face intensifying pressure to decarbonise, ports around the world have been...

INSIGHT: 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...
INSIGHT: 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

OPINION: Why Australia needs a whole-of-ecosystem approach to digital optimisation

AUSTRALIA’S ports are critical for our economy, handling 99 per cent of Australia’s international trade and supporting almost 700,000 jobs across the country. Despite world-class...
OPINION: Why Australia needs a whole-of-ecosystem approach to digital optimisation

From inclusion to involvement: A sea change in maritime culture

3 Nov, 2025
THE ONLY word I can think of to describe the feeling of walking into a conference on the other side of the world and seeing a sea of crisply uniformed cadets with bright smiles, is...
From inclusion to involvement: A sea change in maritime culture

OPINION: Paying more, getting less: Australia’s ports under the microscope

THE 2024 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI), released by the World Bank and S&P Global Market Intelligence, paints an interesting picture of global container port efficiency. Out of...
OPINION: Paying more, getting less: Australia’s ports under the microscope

OPINION: From chaos to continuity - 20 years of ICS

23 Oct, 2025
READERS of this article in our industry 20 years ago will have their own story about the introduction of the Integrated Cargo System (ICS). These are my indulgent reflections. On 12 October...
OPINION: From chaos to continuity - 20 years of ICS

EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Sensing the future

19 Oct, 2025
ON THE back of the continued push for global logistics and end-to-end supply chain management, there is a growing acceptance of the optimisation and yield on offer to the shipping industry,...
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Sensing the future

Tracking progress: Clean cargo and the rise of carbon literacy at sea

16 Oct, 2025
WHAT began as a push for shipping emissions transparency more than two decades ago has steadily evolved into one of the most meaningful platforms in the journey towards shipping...
Tracking progress: Clean cargo and the rise of carbon literacy at sea