MPA and US ports partner on Pacific green shipping corridor
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has partnered with two US ports to develop a strategy for a green and digital shipping corridor across the Pacific Ocean. MPA unveiled...
Röhlig Logistics expands in Malaysia
RÖHLIG Logistics recently opened a new sales office in Penang, Malaysia. The logistics company said the opening of the new office at the end of October, has expanded the company’s...
Air cargo demand increases in October
OCTOBER marked the third consecutive month of stronger year-on-year air cargo demand, according to the latest market data from the International Air Transport association. Global...
Höegh explores ammonia bunkering for Aurora fleet
HÖEGH Autoliners is looking into the supply of ammonia as a bunker fuel for the company’s upcoming Aurora Class fleet. Höegh signed a letter of intent with Japan’s Sumitomo...
Nuyina returns to Tassie after Antarctic voyage
RESEARCH vessel Nuyina has returned to Tasmania after resupplying the Davis Station in Antarctica. The ship sailed across the Southern Ocean to its home port of Hobart before...
Commercial ships under fire in Red Sea
THERE has been another wave of attacks against ships in the Red Sea. The US military, cited by Reuters, reported on Sunday that three commercial vessels had come under attack in...
Seafarer Christmas gift appeal kicks off in Port Botany
PORT Authority of NSW marine pilot Michael Kelly and Stella Maris chaplain Sister Mary Leahy have joined forces again this year to pack hundreds Christmas presents for visiting...
QuayConnect breaks ground on inland port
PORT Nelson’s logistics division QuayConnect has started building an inland port on the South Island of New Zealand. The Marlborough Inland Port aims to support logistics for the...
Australia re-elected to IMO Council
AUSTRALIA has been re-elected to the International Maritime Organization Council for the 2024-25 biennium. Australia is one of 10 member states elected to category b of the...
Port of Newcastle joins ammonia research partnership
PORT of Newcastle and the University of Newcastle have signed a tripartite agreement with Pusan National University on developing a research centre for green ammonia power...
New project to prepare crews for decarbonisation
THE MARITIME Just Transition Task Force is launching a project designed to prepare seafarers for work in a decarbonised maritime industry. The International Maritime Organization...
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden attacks spark concern for seafarers
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has called for attacks on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to stop immediately. The ICS voiced its “serious concerns” for commercial...
ITF inspection campaign expands to NZ ports
THE INTERNATIONAL Transport Workers’ Federation is expanding its Nowhere to Hide inspection campaign to include New Zealand ports. The ITF Australian inspectorate recently...
Ten indigenous students join maritime workforce
TEN indigenous students have become deckhands through a TAFE NSW maritime program. TAFE developed the Get Into Maritime program in partnership with the Sea Heritage Foundation and...
Landing craft rescues sailors from sinking trawler
THE CREW of Sea Swift landing craft Albatross Bay rescued the crew of a sinking trawler on Tuesday night. Albatross Bay was en route from Cairns to Horn Island at around 1800 when...
