This Month
Freight, oil climb as Red Sea attacks shut down shipping
Intensifying attacks from Houthi rebels in the Red Sea hastened a US-led response to a dangerous escalation of the Gaza war that threatens global trade.
- Jenny Wiggins, Jacob Greber, Sarah Jones and Mark Mulligan
Shipping giants halt Red Sea route in blow to global trade
Maersk, the world’s second-biggest container shipper, and Hapag-Lloyd will not use the vital trade route after missile attacks made it unsafe for vessels.
- Updated
- Alaric Nightingale and Sanne Wass
DP World begs for ‘cool off’ as strikes cause more damage than hack
The stevedore argued for the Fair Work Commission to order a 90-day “cooling off” period to allow for talks with the Maritime Union of Australia
- David Marin-Guzman
ACCC says it’s too soon to regulate port fees
The competition watchdog has shied away from regulating so-called “access” fees charged by port stevedores despite industry profits surging to record highs.
- Jenny Wiggins
November
DP World flags first roster change in decades
The stevedore will impose new rosters to better respond to the 24/7 economy, but the move could inflame an already tense industrial dispute disrupting goods.
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- David Marin-Guzman
Hackers stole DP World data, patch lapse blamed
The stevedore said its data had been “exfiltrated” during a cybersecurity breach that probably stemmed from failure to patch a widely known security flaw.
- Nick Bonyhady and David Marin-Guzman
Allen & Overy risks losing trust if it stays silent on cyberattack
The global law firm has continued to refuse to comment on the cyberattack it suffered last week, as a former head of the government’s cybersecurity agency says the firm’s silence is “unhelpful”.
- Maxim Shanahan
No mercy: union doubles down on port strikes until end of month
Ports will face weeks of further disruption as wharfies extend stoppages and work bans against DP World, as the stevedore recovers from last week’s cyberattack.
- David Marin-Guzman
Cyberattack leaves $1m of frozen lamb trapped at docks
Ararat Meat Exports has container loads of frozen lamb and mutton waiting to be loaded onto ships at Swanson Dock in Melbourne.
- Euan Black
Wharfies stick with strike action despite DP World hack
The major port operator is gradually restarting after a cyberattack forced it to shut down terminals across the country. Now it faces a week of union strikes.
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- David Marin-Guzman
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The one debate this Macquarie infrastructure guru finds ‘nuts’
Ani Satchcroft says higher rates are making complex deals harder, and debates about the widening definition of infrastructure miss the point.
- James Thomson
‘We can’t do it all’: Infrastructure Australia boss on major projects
The federal government’s independent infrastructure adviser has warned that there isn’t the financing or the workers to deliver the nation’s largest project.
- Ronald Mizen
- Exclusive
- Infrastructure Summit
Telco boards hit with strict cybersecurity rules
The big telcos will have to sign off on a new or updated cyber risk management program every year or face hundreds of thousands of dollars in penalties.
- Ronald Mizen, Jenny Wiggins and Mark Ludlow
- Exclusive
- Cybersecurity
DP World checking systems for stolen data, software threats after hack
The disruption caused by the hack indicated it was done by criminals seeking profit, one cyber expert said, but others see its scale as a sign of a state link.
- Nick Bonyhady
DP World hack strands 30,000 shipping containers
Tens of thousands of shipping containers stuffed with consumer goods were trapped at ports around the country after a cyberattack on stevedore DP World Australia.
- Jenny Wiggins, Nick Bonyhady, Ronald Mizen and Euan Black
DP World shuts down ports after hack
The Australian Federal Police is investigating a hack that has shut down ports around the country for days and left DP World scrambling to restore operations.
- Updated
- David Marin-Guzman
Why goods meant for Sydney are ending up elsewhere
Ships loaded with goods are skipping ports where they might be hit by a long-running wharf dispute and dropping them off somewhere else.
- David Marin-Guzman
Giant Maersk to cut 10,000 jobs
The shipping company says it will cut thousands of jobs to save $US600 million as container and logistics firms face an abrupt drop in earnings.
- Christian Wienberg
DP World’s 52pc fee rise at Port of Melbourne labelled ‘exorbitant’
Former competition watchdog chairman Graeme Samuel says the federal government needs to control prices charged by stevedores at the nation’s container ports.
- Jenny Wiggins
October
Origin in box seat to import LNG through South Australia
The major energy retailer is in exclusive discussions for a deal committing it to use the Venice Energy import terminal for 10 years.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
