By: the CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency. The loss of the coastal freighter led to one of the largest searches for survivors in Australian maritime history. The vessel’s resting place […]
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SAL MarketWatch: analysts call spot rate freight peak in box shipping markets
After 12 weeks of successive spot rate increases, the spot market rates have now declined on a variety of routes. Drewry’s World Container Index is down a tad, by about […]
Why are we finding so many Australian shipwrecks lately? There’s one research vessel helping uncover the past
By: Toni Moate, Chair, National Marine Science Committee and Director, CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure, CSIRO and Emily Jateff, Adjunct lecturer in archaeology, Flinders University. This article originally appeared […]
MSC vows not to use Arctic sea route and calls on the shipping industry to follow suit
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has declared that it will not use the Northern Sea Route and has called on the “entire shipping industry” to adopt that stance. “The situation in […]
ICS Secretary General Guy Platten honoured with WISTA’s Man of the Year Award
Guy Platten, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping, has been awarded the prestigious Man of the Year Award by the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association, UK (WISTA, […]
Start-up says new engine technology improves fuel efficiency by 40%; MOL invests!
Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has declared it will invest in UK-headquartered Carnot, which says it has developed advanced technical materials and an innovative engine design that radically […]
SAL MarketWatch: Strong demand for box carriage drives volumes
World trade volumes have ticked-up by about 1% in the first quarter of 2024 following a flat 2023, according to trade data from the World Trade Organization. Merchandise trade (average […]
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/sal-marketwatch-strong-demand-for-box-carriage-drives-volumes/
74% of seafarer deaths caused by illness
New research by marine insurer Gard demonstrates that 74% of all seafarer deaths are caused by some kind of illness. “Of course, this category of claims should ideally be zero. […]
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/74-of-seafarer-deaths-caused-by-illness/
Global protectionism: Australian Financial Review is on the money… home grown everything is bad policy
Shipping Australia was pleased to read an editorial in the AFR yesterday, “Shipping shock glimpse of world without rules“. In it, the AFR basically reviews the ongoing Red Sea crisis […]
SAL MarketWatch: box freight spot rate rises staaaaaaalllll
Shippers will have breathed at least a little sigh of relief this last week as the increases in box freight spot rates have stalled. First up: the Shanghai Containerised Freight […]
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/sal-marketwatch-box-freight-spot-rate-rises-staaaaaaalllll/