WA Premier takes on Defence Industries portfolio to push shipbuilding
WA PREMIER Roger Cook has taken direct responsibility for the state’s Defence Industries portfolio in a significant Cabinet reshuffle aimed at accelerating the state’s ambitions...
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...
AI demands a social dividend, wharfies say
STEVEDORES must pay a social dividend if they want to introduce changes in the form of artificial intelligence and automation, the Maritime Union of Australia says. The MUA has...
US court ruling sharpens focus on detention fee fairness
COULD this significant decision out of the United States strengthen scrutiny of detention charging practices across the shipping industry? A U.S. federal appeals court has upheld...
Qube fails to appeal wharfie reinstatement ruling
QUBE Ports has failed to appeal a Fair Work Commission (FWC) order to reinstate a wharfie originally fired over allegations of crude language and sharing a colleague’s bikini...
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...
AMSA appoints Greg Witherall as executive director operations
GREG Witherall says he is looking forward to working with all maritime sector stakeholders to make for a safer industry. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has just...
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...
Failed axle contributed to freight train derailment
THE FAILURE of a wagon axle that contributed to a freight train derailment near Rockhampton highlights the importance of systematic risk management, a report from the Australian...
Dunny-dos and dunny-don’ts: TT Line court case
TT LINE is fighting a complainant in the Federal Court who alleges a fall in a Spirit of Tasmania toilet left him with permanent and continuing disabilities. The ABC has reported...
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Iran remains fertiliser wildcard as trade flows continue to shift
EVOLVING Chinese export policy and the potential return of Iranian product are key factors in the international fertiliser trade, a key industry entity says. The Australian...
Tugboat propeller heist stumps WA Police
WA POLICE are investigating the theft of four tugboat propellers weighing a combined eight tonnes from an industrial yard on the Burrup Peninsula, in what authorities describe as...
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)...
TRADE LAW: US tariffs continue to create uncertainty for Australian trade
ONCE upon a time, there was hope that the world was working towards a rule‑based, multilateral trading system in which customs tariffs on imported goods were being reduced as part...
