Publications
Dramatic vision of massive U.S. boxship congestion off Los Angeles
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/
Explainer: container logistics, industrial woes, berthing delays and propaganda-busting
Shipping Australia welcomes the news that industrial relations woes may be over (well, for now, at least) at one of our major container terminals.
DPW Australia earlier this week informed the industry that it had finalised its Enterprise Bargaining Agreement, that its terminals are operating normally and without berthing delays.
That is great news,...
Examining empty: ECP study to get underway in Victoria
An Empty Container Park study will soon get in underway in Victoria. Government body Freight Victoria has engaged the consultancy NineSquared to carry out the study.
NineSquared carried out the NSW Empty Container Park Study.
Freight Victoria committed at a workshop in December 2020 to plan for the expansion of the Voluntary Performance Monitoring Framework Industry Workshop in parts of the Melbourne Container Supply Chain.
The State-based framework will include a set of performance indicators at...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/examining-empty-ecp-study-to-get-underway-in-victoria/
Private operator should fund Port of Melbourne upgrade
Shipping Australia has lodged a submission with the Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) objecting to a price hike plan by the private operators of the Port of Melbourne.
In its application to the Victorian ESC, the port operators propose upping prices to fund an infrastructure upgrade. The Port of Melbourne would thereby be enabled to handle bigger ships.
Need for port upgrades was predictable and predictedShipping...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/private-operator-should-fund-port-of-melbourne-upgrade/
UKHO highlights dangers posed by counterfeit ADMIRALTY products
UKHO highlights dangers posed by counterfeit ADMIRALTY products
TAUNTON, UK – 10 December 2020: The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) is reissuing a warning for the industry to be aware of the dangers of counterfeit versions of ADMIRALTY charts and publications, after observing an increase in the number of counterfeit products in circulation.
These counterfeit items pose a significant danger to crew, vessels and cargo, as they have not been...
AMTAC address: COVID-19 and shipping
SAL CEO Rod Nairn gave the 2020 annual address of the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission (AMTAC), a specialist commission of the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.
He spoke on the topic, “Charting the Unknown – how COVID-19 has impacted international shipping”.
“The standout casualty of this pandemic...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/amtac-address-covid-19-and-shipping/
Future fuels: zero-emission ships technically ready to hit the water by 2024
Developments that will shape the future of fuel for shipping have been coming thick and fast in recent weeks.
So fast, in fact, that an executive from international class society Lloyd’s Register has told the UN that zero-carbon emission vessels will be technically
SAL comment on Labor’s shipping policy launch
Shipping Australia representatives attended Mr Albanese’s Federal Labor party’s shipping policy launch for the 2019 election campaign, which was hosted by Maritime Industry Australia Limited (MIAL) at the Australian National Maritime Museum.
The policy launch was consistant with the Labor policy announcement of 24 February which outlined the central pillar of the establishment of a Strategic Fleet. Available here
Labor intends to more stringently enforce the current
Coastal Trading Act. There...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/sal-comment-on-labors-shipping-policy-launch/
Australia depends on shipping as a service
With a federal election upon us it’s time to remind both sides of the political divide that the best interests of Australia are served by focusing on optimising the benefits that international shipping provides to the greater good of ordinary Australians.
Shipping should not be used as a pawn in the chessboard of politics nor should it be considered or as the golden goose to squeeze for more fees and taxes. The more taxes you impose on international shipping visiting Australia, the more every...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/australia-depends-on-shipping-as-a-service/