AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING: Reforming the AISR
THE GULF crisis has exposed a critical weakness in Australia’s economy: a near-total reliance on foreign-flagged shipping. While this strategy has supported economic efficiency...
OPINION: AI not the answer to Customs Broker skills shortages
ALL sectors of the logistics industry are reporting difficulties attracting and retaining staff in an increasingly competitive labour market. These pressures extend across the...
PORT CALL OPTIMISATION: The digital mooring
In a recent column, I used the metaphor of a “digital cake” to describe how standards form a critical layer in building a modern, connected supply chain. At the end of March, the...
DECARBONISATION: From measurement to action
THE FIRST two parts of this series established two things. First, that mandatory climate related financial disclosures are bringing logistics emissions under a level of scrutiny...
THE GRILL: David Fethers
When David Fethers left Boluda Towage Australia in early March attention was drawn to his quite remarkable curriculum vitae. Dale Crisp explored with David a career at sea, in the...
TRADE LAW: Modern slavery risks in trade
ON SEVERAL occasions, I have written and presented on the importance of modern slavery issues in the supply chain, as part of wider concerns to address environmental and social...
TRADE LAW: Australian ports and landside charges
The operations of the landside part of the supply chain are vital as they are how containers and other cargo (cleared by the border agencies) are moved from vessels at the port by...
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Sweet success
AS CLIMATE pressure intensifies on maritime shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is driving sector-wide transformation. To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
MID WEST PORTS PILOTS RESCUE: Answering the call
When the boat of local fisherman, Ken Roberts, was found washed up ashore, the pilots of Midwest Ports at Geraldton were called on for a search and rescue mission. While rescue...
OPINION: Preparing for takeoff
AUSTRALIA'S air cargo sector is on the cusp of a significant transformation. With Western Sydney International (Nancy-Bird Walton) Airport set to open later this year, alongside...
THE GRILL: Brian Hack
EES Shipping managing director Brian Hack speaks candidly about working in a family business and 40 years in the game of freight forwarding How did you get your start in the...
DECARBONISATION: The data gap that is holding back logistics
AFTER 25 years in global transport and a decade focused on logistics decarbonisation, it is become clear the sector's biggest challenge isn't technology, fuel availability, or...
OPINION: When the signal fails
WHEN I taught my children to drive, I discovered something that genuinely unsettled me. When I suggested we take this street or that road to get somewhere, they looked at me as...
2025 DCN Award Winner's profile: Safety sits with everyone
2025 DCN Awards Safety Winner Gavin Simpson discusses the team approach to safety culture and where he thinks Australian freight forwarders are at THE YEAR 2025 was a big one for...
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Wake of transformation
Exploring how Oceania's maritime industry is harnessing advanced technology across its waterways and ports IN MY first ‘Emerging Technology’ article that was published earlier...
