Shipping
First ship in government’s long-awaited ‘strategic fleet’ revealed
The number of large Australian-flagged ships has dwindled to just nine – down from a peak of more than 100 – leaving the nation exposed in times of emergency.
- Matthew Knott
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UAE says Iran has resumed attacks after drone strike on oil facility
The attacks came after the US military said two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after it launched a new initiative to restore traffic.
- Adam Schreck and Tala Ramadan
‘Alarming’: The billionaire sending his ships into the deadly Strait of Hormuz
Crews have allegedly been ordered to turn off the transponders on the vessels before entering the strait in order to make them harder to hit.
- Christopher Jasper
How an oil lifeline became a clogged artery: the Strait of Hormuz
Millions of barrels of oil moved through the Strait of Hormuz every day – until the war in Iran started. Now its role in global inflation is under the microscope.
- Shane Wright
Iran crisis to hit prices of bread, beer, drugs and online shopping
Price hikes will flow to consumers as global trade chaos derails everything from farmers plans for their paddocks and international mail.
- Mike Foley and Elias Visontay
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Dire straits: The oil industry is facing its worst nightmare
The US-Israeli assault on Iran has brought into sharp focus a critical choke point for global shipping.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
Oil giant lines up tanker fleet to ship crude out of Venezuela
All eyes are on the Houston-based Chevron as the only exporter of the country’s oil following the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro by US forces.
- Lucia Kassai
Households are being stung by higher costs as port fees soar: ACCC
The watchdog has called out a surge in fees charged to transport companies bringing goods such as electronics, cars, and clothing into the country.
- Elias Visontay
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- Blood Oil
How Putin’s ‘ghost ships’ put billions worth of blood oil into Australian cars
Australians have paid billions of dollars for petrol sourced from Russian oil – despite sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime. We’ve now managed to track exactly how it’s getting here.
- David Crowe
A new ocean front opens in Trump’s trade wars
“The shipping news weren’t good this week” as both the US and China started implementing hefty port fees on each other’s vessels.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz