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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?
Migrant fishers from Southeast Asia are increasingly subject to forced labour and human trafficking
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
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 is not possible without shipping for societies completely dependent on imports of all fuel, most food and virtually every other essential commodity.