Maritime
Maritime Sector
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- The Maritime industry in Australia has an estimated annual revenue of $9.3 billion, adding $3.7 billion to the Australian economy in 2015-16 (Australian Industry Standards, 2016).
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- Australia is currently the world’s 5th largest shipping nation in terms of the tonnage of its inbound and outbound freight task.
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- 10 per cent of the world’s sea trade passes through Australian ports and 99 per cent of Australian trade is transported by sea.
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- Our coastline is over 60,000 kilometres in length and our search and rescue region covers more than 10 per cent of the earth’s surface.
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- Per capita, Australia has more cruise passengers than any other nation, making it the fourth-largest cruise market in the world.
Latest Maritime Industry News
Queensland ports announced as candidates for the World Ports Sustainability Program 2020 Awards
The International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) World Ports Sustainability Program (WPSP) announces a total of 45 eligible projects submitted as candidates for the WPSP 2020 Awards. These have been submitted by IAPH members, and will now be carefully...
MIAL Future Leaders Program – nominations open
For those who aspire to leadership within the maritime industry, be that commercial, government or defence, there is no better way to understand how the industry works and the players in it then to participate in the Maritime Industry Australia Ltd (MIAL) Future...
Cross Sector Supply Chain Skills Project Update
As part of the Cross Sector Supply Chain Skills Project, the final draft Units of Competency and Skill Sets, along with the Companion Volume Implementation Guide compendium, have now been submitted to the Australian Industry and Skills Committee (AISC) as part of...