Applications are open for the Young Ship Agent / Shipbroker of the Year 2024 Competition!

Are you a young ship agent or ship broker, or do you know a young ship agent or ship broker? Do you want to win a prestigious, internationally-acclaimed, award? Do […]

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Shipping Australia explains autonomous shipping to maritime law conference

Shipping Australia’s own Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh explained how autonomous shipping is developing and gave insights into its human elements at a prestigious law conference recently. Speaking at the 48th National Conference […]

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IMO: Progress on safety guidelines for hydrogen- and ammonia-fuelled ships

By the International Maritime Organization The Sub-Committee on Carriage of Cargoes and Containers made significant progress on the development of draft interim guidelines for the safety of ships using hydrogen […]

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Vic Ports & Freight Minister Horne argues transport should not lag on tackling climate change

Declaring that the Victorian  government is “morally obliged to act”, Ports & Freight Minister Melissa Horne recently told guests to the Shipping Australia Victoria State Committee Luncheon that: “for too […]

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Trucking industry should bear its full costs; further subsidies for trucking is bad policy

Pictured: a row of trucks prime movers. Photo credit: Dale Staton from Unsplash.

Australia isn’t getting the best deal from its trucking industry. Trucking is heavily subsidised, it is polluting, and it is dangerous – many Australians are killed and injured in heavy truck accidents each year.

We don’t think it’s good policy to give yet more subsidies to this industry at the further expense of all other Australians.

But that’s exactly what trucking industry executives, shippers (who hire...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/trucking-industry-should-bear-its-full-costs-further-subsidies-for-trucking-is-bad-policy/

Dramatic vision of massive U.S. boxship congestion off Los Angeles

Pictured: containership congestion off the U.S. coast at Los Angeles; a screenshot taken from the footage posted by aviator Kevin E. You can watch the video yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hygdnqMGKLY

Containerships speckled across the sea, as far as the eye can see, is the dramatic vision off the U.S. coast at Los Angeles. Congestion is out of control in the U.S. and that’s why there are problems in Australia.

One set of footage has been provided by the U.S. Coast Guard. You can see it...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/dramatic-vision-of-massive-u-s-boxship-congestion-off-los-angeles/

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