Has the peak peaked or has space raced?
WITH China-Australia rates flatlining this week and South East Asia’s rise a third of last week’s, shippers may be seeing some stability. But as one observer notes, next week’s...
REGIONAL PORTS: Diversification's big impact
Australia’s metropolitan ports are often in focus for the role they play in maritime trade, much of the future growth for maritime supply chains lies in our regional ports. DCN...
REGIONAL PORTS: Ports with big hearts
WHILE Australia’s regional ports are becoming ever more important, at the heart of success is the welfare of the seafarers who sail the vessels that service these small ports....
Shrinking market forces Australian businesses to rethink freight
A SHRINKING number of market carriers and higher diesel prices since the start of 2026 shows Australian businesses can no longer rely on competitive tendering to control freight...
AMSA plan targets risks, lifts standards to keep seafarers safe
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority is to strengthen standards to support a more accountable maritime industry with a new National Compliance Plan. AMSA said the 2026-27 plan...
OPINION: Vessel spoofing - Indonesia’s maritime blind spots and Australian implications
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...
Aurizon announces Andrew Adam appointment
RAIL freight operator Aurizon has announced the appointment of Andrew Adam as a new non-executive director effective 1 July. Mr Adam has more than three decades of experience in...
China-Australia rates: “Now getting silly”
WITH the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index showing mean spot rates from Shanghai to Sydney up another 10% for this week, Week 28 and Xeneta’s South East Asia- main ports...
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Richard White steps down as WiseTech chair
RICHARD White has stepped down as executive chair of WiseTech Global, seeking to remove what he said was “an unnecessary distraction” from the company’s business operations....
ACCC troubled by offshore merger
A PROPOSED global merger of two offshore operators active in Australian waters has attracted the attention of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The ACCC says...
Calmer waters but poorer crops, as El Niño takes effect
CALMER waters for ships visiting Australian ports are a likely outcome of a 2026 El Niño weather season, oceanographer Sarah Ruth Merrigan says. There is a downside, however, with...
AMSA checking another Carnival complaint, releases MLC report
THE MUA has lodged another complaint with the Australian Maritime Safety Authority alleging Carnival Cruises’ non-compliance with the Maritime Labour Convention. AMSA is reviewing...
TRADE LAW: DFAT unveils report of the Trade 2040 Taskforce
ON 29 June 2026, DFAT convened an event at Parliament House to announce the release of the report by its 2040 Trade Taskforce entitled Towards 2040: Navigating Australia’s Trading...
China-Australia rates: “Gone bonkers”
SHIPPER shock appears unlikely to abate soon, with rates on the main East Asia-Australia route on an absolute tear over the past couple of weeks, even with up to 8,000 TEU of...
Cocaine smugglers target reefers
REFRIGERATED shipping containers are being increasingly used by criminal syndicates to conceal cocaine imports into Australia, authorities say, after Australian Border Force (ABF)...
