An examination of the merits of a rail to Webb Dock in Melbourne is intertwined with the broader question of how … Read More

In 2013, the Chinese government initiated the concept of the “Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road” (also referred to as the One Belt and … Read More

It’s all beer and skittles at the Victorian Treasury in Spring Street as the recent sale of the Port of Melbourne to the Lonsdale Consortium delivered $9.7 billion … Read More

Crew not required – what happens when we don’t need humans on ships?

Rolls Royce Marine, in collaboration with a number of Finland’s top academic researchers and leading members of the … Read More

Unease surrounding the fate of the global shipping industry has skyrocketed after the recent collapse of South Korean company Hanjin Shipping, the seventh-largest shipping line in the world. Maritime … Read More

The current revival of Sir Henry Bolte’s vision for Hastings has followed generations of politicians and successive governments maintaining the dream, probably in part through the relationships between … Read More

Both the Victorian Government and the Opposition have recently announced that they intend to sell the Port of Melbourne, and possibly … Read More

A scholarship to promote the recruitment and advancement of women in management positions within the freight, logistics and marine industry has been announced by the Minister for Roads and Ports, Tim … Read More

Australia, which has a coastline of about 16,000 miles, has been a shipping nation since Aborigines used canoes to transport goods … Read More

When Tony Abbott stepped up to claim victory for the Coalition in September, he declared Australia was “under new management and once more open … Read More