This issue contains an article on Australian International Shipping. It summarises Australia's maritime trade 2002–2003, including cargo movements, main trading partners as well as major port activity with the main focus on international trade.
This issue's feature article examines domestic on time performance, one year after the commencement of reporting of on time data. The article explores total industry trends and some of the factors influencing the results.
This issue contains an article on Trends in Australian International Sea Trade. It examines Australia's maritime trade 1994–1995 to 2004–2005, including commodity exports and imports, trade regions and port activity.
The feature article in this issue examines regional aviation in Australia–a topic first explored in Avline in October 2003.
This issue contains two articles, one on the role of the new Maritime Security Identification Card system and the other on Australian International Shipping.
Previous issues of Avline have examined Australian domestic and regional aviation.
In addition to the usual content on wharf side indicators of productivity, Waterline 41 contains a feature article on a a set of new indicators of productivity improvements focusing on the interface between port terminals and the trucks and trains
It highlights the variation in aircraft and passenger traffic during this period and discusses how the operational profile has changed through the introduction of discount flights and more direct services to regional centres.
This edition of Waterline includes an article on the Maritime Crew visa which started on 1 July 2007.
The feature article examines the operational changes in terms of passenger traffic and aircraft movements at Australia's five major airports (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth) over the decade 1997–2006.