INSIGHT: Cape Falcon grounded and what your business can learn from it
WEEKENDS and holidays are notorious bad luck charms for maritime incidents to occur (especially four day weekends). The consequence of a 24/7 industry is it doesn't neatly happen...
Global marine insurance premiums rise, IUMI says
GLOBAL marine insurance premium income rose by 5.5% in 2025 to USD 42.6 billion, according to new market analysis from the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI). The...
Supply chain cybersecurity challenges highlighted
INDUSTRY needs to be proactive in ensuring interconnected supply chains do not fall prey to cybersecurity threats. This was a key message from the Defending Digital: Cybersecurity...
OPINION: Cape Falcon grounding - Why doesn't Australia have its own OPA 90 style regime?
FOUR days into the Cape Falcon grounding, the owner is engaging salvors, who can then begin the work needed to shape a recovery plan: side scan for bottom profile, drafts/list, to...
Minister Catherine King to talk supply chains in China
SECURING regional supply chains will be high on the agenda when infrastructure and transport minister Catherine King visits China this week. Ms King is travelling to attend the...
Summit highlights freight decarbonisation momentum
PRACTICAL realities of freight decarbonisation were explored at the VTA Alternative Fuel Summit 2026 in Melbourne this week, focusing on the technologies, fuels and infrastructure...
Seafarer survey highlights the need for connectivity
THE IMPORTANCE of connectivity for the mental health of seafarers when visiting Australian ports has been highlighted in new research. The Seafarer Port Welfare Survey was...
Dodgy boxes on the rise, survey finds
A REPORT published by the World Shipping Council has found more than one in ten cargo transport units inspected during 2025 had safety deficiencies. Government authorities in...
Unions seek arbitration as BHP Pilbara dispute escalates
THE LONG‑running industrial dispute at BHP’s Port Hedland operations has escalated, with unions now seeking an intractable bargaining declaration from the Fair Work Commission...
WSC calls on governments to close battery cargo safety gap
GOVERNMENTS must address a gap in international dangerous goods rules that allows containers to carry thousands of lithium batteries to be transported without carriers being...
Book sends a message of supply chain resilience
BOLSTERING supply chain resilience during a time of turbulence is a key message to come from a new book aimed at the business community. The book, Australia: A Lighthouse in the...
MIAL welcomes CEO's appointment to Freight Industry Reference Panel
MARITIME Industry Australia has congratulated its chief executive, Angela Gillham, on her appointment as chair of the Freight Industry Reference Panel – Ports and Shipping...
INSIGHT: Government legislation attacks illicit tobacco
THOSE in the supply chain are subject to extensive legislative and other regulatory controls. There is debate on the ways in which those controls are imposed and varied,...
Vopak cleared for Port Botany expansion
VOPAK Terminals Sydney has received approval from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for the acquisition of leasehold land for the expansion of its Botany...
Ten years on: What Hanjin taught the industry about crisis
TEN years ago, I was working carrier-side in Melbourne when the reports started coming in. Ships holding position outside ports rather than coming in. Not because of weather, not...
