Shipping Australia was privileged and honoured last Friday, at our annual NSW Christmas Luncheon, to receive an address from Senator the Hon Bridget McKenzie, who is the Shadow Minister for […]
Policy
Albanese shipping laws have “actually been a massive fail,” Senator McKenzie tells Luncheon guests
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s 2012 package of shipping laws, introduced when he was the Transport Minister in the Gillard administration, have “actually been a massive fail,” Senator the Hon Bridget […]
The president’s plan to strengthen US logistics
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-presidents-plan-to-strengthen-us-logistics
Policy changes – an overview
By Capt. Melwyn Noronha, CEO, Shipping Australia
Looking back over the 12 months since we last published a half-year review, it is astonishing how many policies, initiatives, treaties, pieces of legislation and other developments have occurred.
We have a newly elected IMO Secretary General who will take office from January next year. International geopolitics in the Black Sea began to threaten the safety of ships and...
218 Empowering Women in Transport: the maritime industry and the Role of the EU
Panel discussion in the European Parliament June, 27th 2023
Ms Vera Tax, MEP European Parliament, organised this panel event to raise awareness amongst the maritime community and policymakers about the importance of women and how to improve working conditions in the sector.
This is a recording of our discussion on June 27 in Brussels. The participants have generously given me permission to share with you what we discussed.
You will hear five panellists (besides me) speaking;
- Ms Line Heimstad,...
165 Frank Coles, British-American entrepreneur and maritime lawyer
We are approaching June 25th, 2021, and celebrating the Day of the Seafarer, which is a way to recognise the invaluable contribution seafarers make to international trade and the world economy, often at high personal cost to themselves and their families.
In episode 165, you meet Frank Coles, currently on gardening leave from Wallem, and get to listen to his view about a fair future for seafarers, the IMO theme for the 2021 Day of the Seafarer.
Frank is speaking his mind about many things that...
https://shippingpodcast.com/165-frank-coles-british-american-entrepreneur-and-maritime-lawyer/
Supply chain study: Shipping Australia supports the “strategic fleet”
Shipping Australia thoroughly endorsed the concept of a “strategic fleet” in our submission to the Productivity Commission’s Supply Chain Study.
Shipping Australia believes that the existing...
Strict rules key to sustainable transportation, climate policy expert says
FreightWaves recently chatted with Dan Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign, to learn about how transportation-related climate change policy works.
After law school, Becker fought to pass legislation such as the Clean Air Act, California’s vehicular emissions law, AB 1493, President Barack Obama’s clean car standards and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Superfund program for cleaning up toxic waste in places such as Love Canal.
Becker ran the global warming and...
OPINION: Australia ripe for regionalisation
Ash Salardini, general manager, trade and chief economist at the National Farmers’ Federation argues the case for regionalisation and decentralisation. He sees agriculture as a lynchpin to revitalise the regions and explains what he sees as the role of ports, shipping and freight.
The ongoing restrictions associated with the Coronavirus pandemic have demonstrated the significant risk posed by the absolute concentration of economic activity in our two major cities.
This...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/opinion-australia-ripe-for-regionalisation/
Opinion: ANL calls for consideration of larger vessels in Australia & New Zealand
Ships have been getting bigger and bigger over recent years. Vessels that were once seen as innovative in terms of their size and capability are already on the list of “the former greats” as newer and larger ships are developed, taking the industry’s trunk routes to new heights in scale and sustainability.
For many in the industry, this development in terms of increased size and capability is not only a reality,...