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As trade rebounds in Australia, war of words erupts over surcharges

Although trade with the Far East is booming, shipping line surcharges in Australia are “spiralling out of control” – and carriers blame port congestion.
Last week, Alphaliner highlighted a significant increase in cargo demand in Australia, coinciding with the country’s …



Russian intelligence accused of bringing down Maersk’s IT

It has been widely assumed by many cyber security experts in the maritime industry that the 2017 NotPetya cyberattack which crippled Maersk IT systems was not directed at the shipping line itself, but an attack on the Ukrainian government, with …