Publications & Media
Commentary on Australia’s maritime resilience.
Published commentary, interviews and media coverage on shipping, sovereign capability, ports, fuel security and Australia’s maritime future.
Published commentary
ASPI Strategist
Articles by Peter Court on Australia’s merchant fleet, sovereign shipping capability and national resilience.
When a crisis hits, countries scramble for shipping. Australia has barely any.
Australia’s exposure when global shipping markets tighten in a crisis.
Read article → ASPI StrategistAustralia adrift. We must restore our merchant shipping fleet.
The case for treating sovereign shipping as critical infrastructure.
Read article → ASPI StrategistAustralian navy, army, air force … what’s missing? A strong merchant navy.
Why a strong merchant navy matters to national capability.
Read article →Media & interviews
Featured and interviewed.
Selected media appearances and commentary relating to Australia’s maritime capability and supply chain vulnerability.
No flag, no fleet, no plan
Opinion article on Australia’s maritime fuel blind spot.
Read article → The AustralianShrinking merchant fleet leaves Australia exposed
Featured commentary on Australia’s maritime vulnerability.
Read article → John Anderson ConversationsPeter Court and Walter Purio
A long form discussion on Australia’s shipping challenge and strategic options.
Watch interview →Independent support for the same argument.
This is not an article by Peter Court. It is independent commentary by Rowan Moffitt supporting the case for an Australian merchant navy.
Let’s get behind an Australian merchant navy.
Rowan Moffitt discusses and reinforces the proposition that Australia should rebuild sovereign merchant fleet capability.
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