Stolt Tankers partners with Tufton Investments
STOLT Tankers and Tufton Investment have entered into a pooling agreement for seven of Tufton’s 19,000-21,999 DWT chemical tankers to join the Stolt Tankers Joint Service (STJS)...
Port congestion in southern China continues to worsen
THE Port of Yantian is the latest chokepoint in an ocean shipping network that has been seeing issues with congestion for the past year. The problem stems from restrictions the...
Stink bug season ends without a biosecurity breach
THE 2020-21 brown marmorated stink bug season is wrapping up and Australia’s measures have again remained strong against this serious pest. Certain goods shipped between 1...
Pilbara Ports reports steady throughput numbers for May
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported a throughput of 62.6 million tonnes over the month of May 2021, which was the same as May 2020. The bulk export colossus of the north west,...
Höegh LNG gets in on hydrogen with minority stake in Gen2 Energy
HÖEGH LNG and Gen2 Energy have partnered up to develop a seaborne logistics chain for green hydrogen. The two companies aim to take what they said is a “first mover position” in...
Vessel delays eating up tremendous capacity in global container shipping
VESSEL delays ate up about one quarter of container-shipping capacity deployed on the trans-Pacific routes in January-April 2021, according to research and advisory company...
IMO looking to assist in X-Press Pearl situation
INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim said the IMO is looking to assist local and international authorities in dealing with the fallout from the X-Press...
Millions of dollars in seafarers’ owed wages recovered
THE International Transport Workers’ Federation said it had recovered US$44,613,880 of seafarers' owed wages last year. The ITF said the wages were recovered by its network of...
MUA gives notice of work stoppages at VICT
THE Maritime Union of Australia plans to carry out eight 12-hour stoppages at the Victoria International Container Terminal starting on Friday 11 June, with each stoppage...
AMSA to pilot ship garbage recycling program
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is working to develop a national framework that will enable oceangoing ships to recycle some waste. Under the MARPOL Convention for the...
Hydrogen carrier development commences
GLOBAL Energy Ventures has commenced development of a pilot bulk hydrogen carrier for operation by mid 2020s. The 430-tonne capacity ship will be a scaled version of its planned...
Survey highlights impediments to Australia's trade
UNNECESSARILY complex regulation, erratic enforcement mechanisms and shipping costs were identified as impediments to Australia’s international trade regime in a recent survey....
New seafarers’ centre to be built at Hedland
THE Western Australia government has allocated more than $2 million, through the Pilbara Ports Authority, to help build a new seafarers’ centre in Port Hedland. The centre will be...
Audit finds DAWE response to biosecurity non-compliance “largely inappropriate”
AN audit of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s (DAWE) response to biosecurity non-compliance found its arrangements “largely inappropriate”. The Australian...
ABF targeting potentially asbestos-containing imports
THE Australian Border Force (ABF) is undertaking a targeted period of action against imported building products at risk of containing asbestos. Asbestos is a prohibited import and...
