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Insights from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding maritime supply chains with a focus on Southeast Asia

  • Professor Jasmine Siu Lee Lam,

The pandemic was an unprecedented event in shipping supply chains and maritime stakeholders need to prepare for future disruptions.

INTRODUCTION: Shipping supply chains in Asia are being tested by global crises

  • Dr Troy Lee-Brown & Professor Bec Strating ,

Maritime supply chains are crucial for societies and economies worldwide, but they’re being tested by war, tension in the South China Sea, climate change, a push for decarbonisation and many other issues.

Indo Pacific fish stocks face multiple challenges

  • Andreas Aditya Salim,

Fish stocks, critical for food and livelihoods, are under pressure from human population growth, illegal fishing and climate change.

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?

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Any opinions expressed on Melbourne Asia Review are those of the contributors and not those of the Review, the Asia Institute or the University of Melbourne.