Shipping requires vast amounts of fuel, and the questions of which country is responsible for emissions makes reaching agreements a mammoth and glacial task.
- Maritime Logistics Expert, Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics (CSCL), Deakin University
An industrial dispute on Australia’s ports has been billed as ‘extortion’ by the Prime Minister. But the unions call this ‘fake news’.
In three decades Australia’s merchant fleet has declined from about 100 ships to 14. It’s mostly to do with ships changing flags to avoid local laws and crews.
The collapse of shipping giant Hanjin and slowing growth point to rough seas ahead for global and local shipping lines.
The Barnett government’s plans to sell ports, including the last capital city port slated for privatisation, appear to have been torpedoed by the WA Nationals’ change of heart.
International investors competing for a stake and the Federal Government’s positive outlook for mining are both good signs for the largest companies in the transport sector.
The change to foreign ownership of Australia’s critical infrastructure companies continues.
Political and commercial posturing has made the outcome of a number of Australian port privatisations uncertain.
Victoria’s election debate about infrastructure is shaping up around large projects such as the East West Link and Airport Rail Link. But another infrastructure project could also be on the radar: the…
When Australian prime minister Tony Abbott came into office last year his aim was to be remembered as the “infrastructure prime minister”. In the Coalition’s September 2013 policy to “Deliver the Infrastructure…
When Tony Abbott stepped up to claim victory for the Coalition in September, he declared Australia was “under new management and once more open for business”. One hundred days on, we look at the open for…
Should major Australian ports be in public or private hands? This question goes to whether we are selling off vital assets for short-term financial gain and political expediency, or for commercially sound…
The arrival of Hutchison Port Holdings Australia as a third stevedore onto Australia’s waterfront is designed to provide increased competition but raises the vexed issue of whether three may be too many…
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