Insights & Opinion


INSIGHT: Government legislation attacks illicit tobacco

INSIGHT: Government legislation attacks illicit tobacco

THOSE in the supply chain are subject to extensive legislative and other regulatory controls. There...

INSIGHT: Government legislation attacks illicit tobacco

14 Sept, 2026
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...
INSIGHT: Government legislation attacks illicit tobacco

The supply chain factors behind fuel tankers' extended offshore anchorage

11 Sept, 2026
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....
The supply chain factors behind fuel tankers' extended offshore anchorage

Ten years on: What Hanjin taught the industry about crisis

9 Sept, 2026
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...
Ten years on: What Hanjin taught the industry about crisis

The Tampa, 25 years on: A master's duty, a nation's response

8 Sept, 2026
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...
The Tampa, 25 years on: A master's duty, a nation's response

OPINION: From risk to root cause - a smarter approach to driver safety

3 Sept, 2026
THE SAFETY of drivers and other road users remains a major concern for fleet managers, with human error estimated to contribute to as many as 90% of road traffic collisions in Australia....
OPINION: From risk to root cause - a smarter approach to driver safety

OPINION: The safety paradox of decarbonisation - new fuels, new risks

AS SHIPPING accelerates its transition towards lower and zero greenhouse gas fuels, the industry is entering one of the most significant periods of operational change in its history....
OPINION: The safety paradox of decarbonisation - new fuels, new risks

OPINION: Global piracy figures are cause for concern

2 Sept, 2026
THE LATEST global piracy figures should concern Australia and Papua New Guinea not simply because they represent a threat to international shipping, but because behind every incident is a...
OPINION: Global piracy figures are cause for concern

Smuggling, ‘piggybacking’ and a history of government intervention in the supply chain

1 Sept, 2026
THERE is a long history of government intervention in the international supply chain undertaken for a variety of reasons, whether related to the conduct of war, recovery of various duties,...
Smuggling, ‘piggybacking’ and a history of government intervention in the supply chain

OPINION: The border is not the problem. The gap behind it is.

25 Aug, 2026
THERE is a moment in every trade digitalisation working group that I have come to recognise. Someone presents a framework. Someone else presents a system. A third person presents a...
OPINION: The border is not the problem. The gap behind it is.