Sea
Sea Transport is critical to Australia as an Island Nation. It links our products to overseas markets and allows us access to goods produced elsewhere.
Over 99% of Australia’s international exports and imports (by volume) travel via sea. We rely heavily on the imported goods for our quality of life, as well as the income we receive for exporting our bulk products by sea. Many goods are moved by sea, ranging from petrol to cars, and agricultural exports to heavy machinery.
Because sea transport is so important, major port infrastructure upgrades are occurring across the country. Recent examples include channel deepening in Adelaide and Melbourne, and the building of a new container terminal in Sydney.
General
- Marine information from the Department of Environment and Conservation
http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/section/40/1621/ - The Department of Environment and Conservation’s Marine community Monitoring Program
http://www.dec.wa.gov.au/content/category/40/297/1625/ - The Commonwealth Marine Security Regime
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/transport/security/maritime/index.aspx - Information on Australian Trade and Shipping Container Sizes
http://www.australiatrade.com.au/Shipping/ContainerSizeSales/index.htm - The Export Bureau’s A-Z Dictionary of Export, Trade and Shipping Terms
http://www.exportbureau.com/trade_shipping_terms/dictionary.html - German Marine Insurers Container Handbook on cargo loss prevention
http://www.containerhandbuch.de/chb_e/index.html - An SA Freight Council Paper on Moving Freight
http://www.safreightcouncil.com.au/SAFCInfraPrioritiesPaper2-Mar06.pdf
Publications & Reports
- The Department of Infrastructure & Transport’s links to Maritime Publications
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/maritime/publications/index.aspx - Working Safely on the Waterfront
http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/.../WorkingSafelyOnTheWaterfront_2006_PDF.pdf - Working Safely With General Steel Products Cargo
http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/.../WorkingSafelyWithGeneralCargoSteelProducts_2009_PDF.pdf - Working Safely With Containers
http://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/.../WorkingSafelyWithGeneralCargoSteelProducts_2009_PDF.pdf - The National Marine Safety Committee 2008-2013 Strategic Plan
http://www.nmsc.gov.au/media/pages_media_files/files/NMSC_Strategic_Plan_2008-2013.pdf - Find Links to all issues of the Waterline Journal
http://www.btre.gov.au/info.aspx?NodeId=81 - Infrastructure Australia’s National Ports Strategy
http://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/national_ports/files/National_Ports_Strategy_DEC2010_v2.pdf - 2003 International Benchmarking of Container Stevedoring by the Productivity Commission
http://vflc.com.au/files/SY43GKZRV8/Commission_Research_Paper.pdf - Infrastructure for an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable future, a national ports strategy by Infrastructure Australia
http://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/gateways/files/National_Ports_Strategy_DEC2010_v2.pdf - A national ports strategy background paper by Infrastructure Australia
http://www.infrastructureaustralia.gov.au/gateways/files/ports_strategy_background_paper_20_December_2010.pdf - A paper: “Effective port governance and project evaluation” by Infrastructure Australia and the National Transport Commission
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/general/GHDMeyIANTCNPSBackground1May10.pdf - A paper: “Current port planning practices in Australia” by Infrastructure Australia and the National Transport Commission
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/general/GHDMeyIANTCNPSBackground2May10.pdf - A paper: “Analysis of landside costs and the potential for container productivity gains” by Infrastructure Australia and the National Transport Commission
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/general/GHDMeyIANTCNPSBackground3May10.pdf - A paper: “Examples of best practice port planning overseas” by Infrastructure Australia and the National Transport Commission
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/general/GHDMeyIANTCNPSBackground4.pdf - A paper: “The possible future market challenges for relevant ports” by Infrastructure Australia and the National Transport Commission
http://www.ntc.gov.au/filemedia/general/GHDMeyIANTCNPSBackgroundMay10.pdf
Safety
- Information on shipping safety and environmental protection
http://www.amsa.gov.au/Shipping_Safety/ - Cargo and dangerous goods regulations information
http://www.amsa.gov.au/Shipping_Safety/cargoes_and_dangerous_goods/ - Navigation Safety information
http://www.amsa.gov.au/Shipping_Safety/Navigation_Safety/ - Maritime Safety Information
http://www.amsa.gov.au/Search_and_Rescue/Distress_and_Safety_Communications/Maritime_Safety_Information.asp - The National Maritime Safety Regulator
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/maritime/nmsr.aspx - Maritime safety information
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/maritime/safety/index.aspx
Associations and contacts
- National Marine Safety Committee
http://www.nmsc.gov.au - Shipping Australia Ltd
http://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/DesktopDefault.aspx - Maritime Heritage Association
http://www.maritimeheritage.org.au/?page=links - Australian Ship Owners Association
http://www.asa.com.au/ - Australian Maritime Safety Authority
http://www.amsa.gov.au/about_amsa/board_members.asp - Australian Association for Maritime Affairs
http://www.acmarst.com/home/ - A list of Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC) Issuing Bodies
http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/transport/security/maritime/msic_issuing_body.aspx - World Shipping Council
http://www.worldshipping.org/ - Freight and Logistics Council of WA
http://www.transport.wa.gov.au/freight/19913.asp - SA Freight Council
http://www.safreightcouncil.com.au - Tasmanian Freight and Logistics Council
http://www.tasfreightlogistics.com.au/ - Queensland Multimodal Freight Council
http://www.qmfc.com.au/
Regulations
- Link to Regulations page
Statistics
- Link to Statistics Page
