19 August 2026
The Reserve Bank deputy governor has a tough warning for Australian mortgage holders if one thing doesn’t change.
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19 August 2026
One Nation self-proclaimed status as one of Australia's 'gayest' parties has come under scrutiny.
19 August 2026
From scam syndicates to fuel security, Australia and Thailand have mapped out a closer strategic partnership.
19 August 2026
A Sydney council says using AI cameras will help prevent drownings in public pools but lawyers say this could breach surveillance laws.
19 August 2026
“We’ve always done it this way, and we’re still here.” For Steve Bomgardner, CEO of ABS Wavesight, a maritime software-as-a-service company, that sentence neatly captures both shipping’s greatest strength and one of the biggest obstacles to its digital transformation. “Maritime’s durability is also its trap,” Bomgardner tells Maritime CEO. “The industry has survived for centuries …
19 August 2026
China’s extraordinary shipbuilding boom is pulling another small domestic yard deeper into the oceangoing market, the latest sign that capacity is spreading well beyond the country’s established shipbuilding giants. Yizheng Kangping Ship Repair Yard in Jiangsu started construction this week of its first 5,000 ceu pure car and truck carrier, ordered by newly established Hainan …
19 August 2026
Few shipping bets have paid off as spectacularly as Sinokor Maritime’s extraordinary tanker buying campaign. The South Korean owner has dominated secondhand tanker acquisitions in 2026, buying 73 ships for $5. 925bn, according to VesselsValue. That is roughly equivalent to the combined spending of the next eight largest tanker buyers in the year to date and …
19 August 2026
Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has reached another extraordinary fleet milestone, taking its tally of secondhand containership acquisitions since August 2020 to 500 ships, according to Alphaliner. The landmark comes with the Swiss carrier’s acquisition of the 2,796 teu Calandra for a reported $27m and the 1,732 teu Fitz Roy for more than $26m. In its …
