INDUSTRY OPINION: Technology key to evolution in logistics
IN AUSTRALIA and New Zealand, a limited manufacturing base means our business is unique. We are predominately driven by imports, yet we still face the same challenges as the rest...
TRADE LAW: An agenda for digital trade
TECHNOLOGY has contributed to improvements in trade and is seen as one means to facilitate improvements. For example, many parties are looking to blockchain as a means to enhance...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Paving the way for gender equality
THERE is mixed news coming out of recent reports on the status of gender equality. The Maritime Industry Australia Seafaring Skills Census 2018 reported the overall percentage of...
THE GRILL: Tom Holyman
How have you enjoyed your recent move from ANL to Kalmar? I am enjoying not only the change in company, but also the more significant change into a different industry sector. It...
TRADE LAW: Please sir, a dog ate my Brexit
THE TERM “Brexit” has well and truly entered into regular use and represents one of the top topics for news and current affairs at the moment. The world is transfixed by...
THE GRILL: Jason Varsamidis
What has changed in the industry since you started? I started my career at P&O in 1997, so I’ve been privileged to be part of the immense changes in our industry over the past 20...
IMO 2020 - Less than a year to go
THE WORLD'S shipping industry now has fewer than 12 months to take steps to ensure compliance with the IMO’s sulphur cap without further strangling their profit margins, with the...
THE GRILL: Sue Dight
Where did you grow up? I am a Melbourne girl who was born and raised in Noble Park. My memories are of a place where you could swim in the backyard and play rounds in the streets....
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Stacey Jackson, ocean sailor
ENCOURAGING stronger female representation in Australian sailing while also promoting health and sustainability was the aim of an all-female crew that sailed the yacht Wild Oats X...
THE GRILL: Gordon Clark
Tell us a bit about your current role with Liebherr. My role in Australia is that I’m the general manager of the maritime division here. We set up in June of 2017. We started with...
WORKPLACE LAW: Mentally healthy workplaces – preventing and managing risks
WE HAVE been seeing investigations by workplace safety regulators into allegations of psychologically unsafe workplaces that expose workers to the risk of psychological and...
MARITIME LAW: Cruise passenger claims regimes under review
AUSTRALIAN ports have welcomed an increasing number of passenger vessels over recent years. According to Susan Bonner, the vice-president and managing director, Australia and New...
THE GRILL: Craig Carmody
You’ve had a varied career, what are some highlights? Clearly, working for Australian prime ministers – you can’t beat that [Mr Carmody was director of policy in the Office of the...
TRADE LAW: Similar but different
IT REALLY should come as no surprise that Australia and New Zealand have a shared experience and agenda when it comes to customs and trade matters. After all, both countries...
THE GRILL: Chris Waites
You recently became CEO of Gippsland Ports – what does your role entail? Gippsland Ports is responsible for the management and development of five local ports and two waterways...
