OPINION: M&A in transport and logistics
IT IS perhaps unsurprising that global deal-making contracted somewhat in 2019, given deep economic uncertainties with a trade war and the resulting risk of global recession and...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: A new year with new challenges
A STRONG woman, Helen Keller, once said “Your success and happiness lies in you. Resolve to keep happy, and your joy will form an invincible host against difficulties”. I’m...
THE GRILL: Kerry Egerton
What is your job and what does it entail? I am the general manager corporate services for Ports North. We manage nine ports in Far North Queensland, with the main port and hub for...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Leading the way in maritime law
How did you get into maritime law? By accident. I expected to go into criminal law and started work as an articled clerk at a London law firm that had a reputation for dealing...
WORKPLACE LAW: To be or not to be… an employer
TODAY’S fluid and reactive work environments dictate the way in which businesses engage staff. Such relationships can range from full-time employment, to casual employment or...
OPINION: IMO 2020 Regulations – a step in the right direction
AS OF 1 January 2020, the International Maritime Organization ruled that marine sector sulphur emissions must be cut by more than 80% in international waters. The implications of...
THE GRILL: Deanne Withers
What does your job involve? I am the managing director of All Ports International, Melbourne. I don’t have a specific “job” but every day brings new challenges and hurdles. My...
MARITIME LAW: Bills of lading and complexities
IN MARITIME trade, the original bill of lading effectively represents the cargo itself. At its simplest, the shipper receives the bill from the carrier, and transfers it to the...
OPINION: Consolidation in containers – what do customers really think?
SHIPPING is the backbone of the world economy, facilitating international trade and globalisation with more than 90% of trade by volume being transported by sea, according to the...
THE GRILL: Professor Vinh Thai
What is your current job and what does it entail? As Associate Professor at the School of Business IT & Logistics, RMIT University in Melbourne, my work portfolio includes...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Navigating treacherous waters
What made you consider a maritime career? I never dreamt of being in maritime. It was my desire for an offbeat career that brought me here. I was at the crossroads looking for a...
OPINION: A packing quagmire
PACKING declarations have been in operation since around 1998/1999. International sea freight trade into Australia has changed dramatically since that time; sea freight shipments...
THE GRILL: Regan Brown
Describe your current job? Impex Personnel is the white-collar recruitment arm of my new venture, the Navital Group. Getting into the ‘people’ side of the supply chain industry...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: What 2% representation looks like
A BUSY year it has been in 2019, a year of awareness of the need to #balanceforbetter in the maritime industry. With women in maritime events spanning the globe, focused social...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Forging a new path
MEL’S first introduction to maritime was a 10-day family voyage on the Bounty (a replica of Captain Bligh’s famous ship of the same name) in 1988. She was just 13 but that trip...
