OOCL revenue plummets 63% in second quarter
ORIENT Overseas International has reported a 62.6% decrease in total revenue for Orient Overseas Container Line for the second quarter of 2023. The Hong-Kong headquartered company...
WA port secures new export contracts
SOUTHERN Ports has secured export deals for iron ore and spodumene out of the Port of Esperance. The port authority has entered a three-year iron-ore export contract with Western...
Jeanine Drummond appointed chair of AMSA
JEANINE Drummond has been appointed chair of the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board. The federal government announced Captain Drummond’s appointment on Wednesday (5 July),...
NYK and GCMD to trial ammonia under new partnership
NYK Line has partnered with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation to boost the centre’s capacity to trial ammonia as a marine fuel. GCMD and NYK signed a five-year...
UK organisations form seafarers' welfare coalition
A GROUP of seafarers’ welfare organisations in the UK have formed a coalition that aims to address abuse, bullying, harassment, discrimination and violence at sea. The Seafarers’...
AI-based voyage planning trial concludes
YARA Marine Technologies has concluded trials of an AI-based semi-autonomous voyage planning system. The so-called Via Kaizen project looked at a how AI and machine learning could...
New global sea freight director at logistics company
RÖHLIG Logistics has appointed Simon Albrecht as global sea freight director. Mr Albrecht stepped into the role on 1 July and reports to Hylton Gray, CEO of sea freight, air...
ICS launches ship recycling guide
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has launched a new ship recycling guide designed to help shipowners comply with new regulations. The publication follows the announcement in...
Dredging program wraps up at QLD port
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports' annual maintenance dredging program has concluded at the Port of Weipa. This year’s dredging program ran for 45 days and involved the dredge vessel...
Contract awarded for Inland Rail enhancement works
INLAND Rail has awarded a contract worth $403.5 million for design and construction of enhancement works for two sections of the rail route. Martinus Rail received the contract...
Companies to develop book-and-claim systems for decarbonisation
OLDENDORFF, Hapag-Lloyd and ONE are among nine companies that intend to develop a book-and-claim chain of custody systems to speed up early phases of maritime decarbonisation....
Aussie engineering firm to design NZ electric ferry
AUCKLAND Transport has commissioned a design for a new electric hybrid fast ferry from Australian marine engineering and design company Incat Crowther. The new 300-passenger ferry...
Aussie-made fire tech installed on spirits of Tasmania
TASMANIAN-made fire safety technology is being installed on the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries. TT-Line said the two new vessels, currently under construction in Finland, will be...
New CEO at port infrastructure company
SOUTH Australian port infrastructure company T-Ports has appointed a new CEO. Nathan Kent stepped into the role on 1 July 2023, succeeding Scott McKay, who has served as CEO since...
New NYK compression system to reduce emissions
NYK Line is installing an engine air compression system on two LNG-fuelled coal carriers. It claims the system is a world-first. The variable compression ratio (VCR) system is...
