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The Australian government has backed a series of proposals from a taskforce set up in 2022 to examine developing a national strategic shipping fleet reserve.
The Independent Taskforce on the Strategic Fleet published its report last week, which recommends creating a fleet of 12 vessels – domestically owned, registered and crewed – to “help Australia build resilience to freight disruptions, while supporting our maritime workforce and sovereign capability”.
The composition of the fleet’s vessel types has yet to be decided, although it ...
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