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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
INTERVIEW: Shipping in maritime Asia is vulnerable to geopolitical tension
Maritime Asia is a major international trade route, but the South China Sea is hotly disputed. What are the possible impacts on shipping of geo-political tensions?
Securing the backbone: Security challenges to and governance of submarine cables in the Indo-Pacific
Despite the importance of submarine cables to global supply chains and economy, this critical infrastructure is vulnerable to attacks and damage.
The challenges of cleaner fuels for shipping supply chains
Unless governments across the Asia Pacific make decisions about the fuels for the ships they depend on they are likely to be disadvantaged.
The deepening climate emergency for Pacific domestic shipping supply chains and what can be done
Survival without shipping is not possible for societies dependent on imports for essential commodities.
WEBINAR: The impacts of non-traditional maritime security issues on supply chains in the Indo-Pacific
In an era of decarbonisation, shipping supply chains need to drive the energy transition. There are also increased geopolitical tensions other issues challenging resilience.