Biofuel production limitations may impact industry uptake: DNV
LIMITATIONS to biofuel production capacity may hinder uptake in the shipping industry, a report from DNV has found. DNV’s new whitepaper Biofuels in shipping suggests biofuels can...
Ammonia release mitigation system receives AiP
DNV has issued an approval in principle for Wärtsilä Ammonia Release Mitigation Systems (WARMS), a new system from the technology company. The system is designed to mitigate the...
Ag sector value to fall from record heights: ABARES
THE OVERALL value of the agriculture sector is expected to fall by 14% in 2023-24, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences. ABARES’...
Australia to host Pacific maritime leaders forum
AUSTRALIA is hosting the Asia-Pacific Heads of Maritime Safety Agencies (APHoMSA) forum in Sydney this week. The annual forum aims to connect maritime leaders from across the...
Accidental remote movement sent loco into harbour: report
AN UNINTENDED remote-control movement caused a locomotive to end up at the bottom of Picton Harbour in 2021, a new report has found. New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation...
Australia and Singapore to develop green, digital shipping corridor
AUSTRALIA and Singapore plan to establish a green and digital shipping corridor between the two countries by the end of 2025. The announcement follows the eighth...
Brisbane cruise terminal celebrates one-year anniversary
THE BRISBANE International Cruise Terminal has welcomed 138 cruise ship visits since opening one year ago. Port of Brisbane is celebrating the terminal’s first 12 months of...
Australia's SCF acquires CSL Containers
AUSTRALIAN shipping container supplier SCF has acquired CSL Containers. CSL Containers has existed in New Zealand for more than 30 years and is currently managed by Roger...
NPDL US service to expand trans-Tasman opportunities
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line is launching a liner service to the South Pacific from the US west coast, opening transhipment opportunities to Australia. NPDL said the new WCUSA...
Company and master convicted over pilot ladder injury
AAL Dampier Navigation and a master have been convicted over a pilot ladder incident that seriously injured a marine pilot. The company and the master were prosecuted in the Perth...
Air cargo capacity passes pre-Covid levels in April
GLOBAL air cargo capacity has surpassed pre-Covid levels for the first time in three years, data from the International Air Transport Association shows. The latest monthly data...
Record grain exports at Southern Ports
THE PORTS of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance handled record volumes of grain this year. The Southern Ports Authority has reported its three ports together exported more than 8...
Container Port Performance Index shows some improvement at Aussie ports
PERFORMANCE at Australian container ports mostly improved last year, according to the third edition of the global Container Port Performance Index (CPPI). The CPPI is a data-based...
OOCL welcomes big ship into fleet
OOCL welcomed the new 24,188-TEU containership OOCL Piraeus into its fleet this week. The vessel is the first of six “mega containerships” of the same capacity OOCL has ordered...
Work begins on Aurizon's zero-emissions freight locomotive
AURIZON has contracted Progress Rail to build what it claims will be the first zero-emissions capable freight locomotive constructed in Australia. Rail freight operator Aurizon...
