Cabinet needs this condition placed on shipping (10)
I believe the answer is:
statecraft
'cabinet needs this' is the definition.
(something a political cabinet might need)
'condition placed on shipping' is the wordplay.
'condition' becomes 'state' (I've seen this before).
'placed on' says to put letters next to each other.
'shipping' becomes 'craft' (craft can mean a ship or ships).
'state'+'craft'='STATECRAFT'
(Other definitions for statecraft that I've seen before include "art of government" , "Diplomacy" , "What a PM should have" , "Skilful management of national affairs" , "Political skill" .)