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Tides of change: Steering towards improved mariner safety and welfare in the Indo-Pacific

  • Dr Mary Ann Palma-Robles & A/Professor Lowell Bautista,

Seafarers, often out of sight, must navigate harsh working conditions, a lack of legal protection and geopolitical tensions.

INTERVIEW: Shipping in maritime Asia is vulnerable to geopolitical tension

  • Jennifer Parker,

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?

Migrant fishers from Southeast Asia are increasingly subject to forced labour and human trafficking

  • A/Prof Sallie Yea,

One of the most pressing problems in terms of fishing supply chains is modern slavery of migrant fishing crew.

Securing the backbone: Security challenges to and governance of submarine cables in the Indo-Pacific

  • Jeslyn Tan,

Despite the importance of submarine cables to global supply chains and economy, this critical infrastructure is vulnerable to attacks and damage.

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.

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