State Conference signals return of events for VTA
VICTORIA’S peak transport industry association will hold its first in-person major event in more than a year. The Victorian Transport Association has just opened registration for...
Ammonia changes the game in the maritime sector: report
A NEW report from a US-based consulting company explores the business risks that flow from the International Maritime Organization’s most recent sulphur and GHG emissions...
Platform publishes list of ships dismantled in 2020
ACCORDING to new data released by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 630 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to the scrap yards in 2020. Of these vessels, 446...
Abandoned seafarers on hunger strike at Kuwaiti port
SEAFARERS onboard the MV Ula bulk carrier, in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, have been refusing all food since 7 January, saying they cannot eat while their families back home go...
Pathway for logistics sector to reduce enviro impact
THE logistics sector tackled multiple challenges in 2020 while simultaneously meeting a boom in delivery volumes, thanks to an increase in online purchases. A new and growing...
AAL commits resources to Europe-Asia liner service
AAL Shipping is marking the one-year anniversary of its Europe–Middle East/India–Asia Monthly Liner Service with a long-term commitment to employing six mega size (30,000+ DWT)...
K LINE to share operational data
KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha Ltd. and Ship Data Center Co. have agreed to share operation data of all K LINE fleet equipped with Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions through IoS Open...
OPINION: Underwriters' view of the lessons of 2020
By Paul Jennings WITH COVID-19 testing improving and vaccine roll-out accelerating, there is much to feel hopeful about in 2021 for a maritime industry learning from its 2020...
New ABB emissions solution to help decarbonisation
COMPLIANCE with maritme emissions regulations has become easier with ABB's new analyser solution. CEMcaptain is the name of the new system designed to help the maritime industry...
Incident alert on ships in eastbound lane of Singapore Strait
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued an alert for ships in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait as incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to...
Deepening trade and maritime ties with Malaysia
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, held the first Australia-Malaysia Annual Leaders’ Meeting on 27 January 2021 via video...
GPC welcomes fresh faces
AS part of Gladstone Ports Corporation’s apprentice, trainee and work placement program, 22 new faces joined the team last week. This year GPC’s intake includes five apprentice...
Enhanced monitoring for reefer containers
CARRIER Transicold’s TripLINK platform for refrigerated container monitoring has been enhanced with capabilities to integrate with vessel-based wireless networks for improved...
ClassNK updates guidelines for remote surveys
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK has released Guidelines for Remote Surveys Ver. 2.0 including a class notation requirement for the ship with advance preparation for remote surveys....
Same-day delivery not a priority for many online shoppers
DO online shoppers really want same-day delivery? This was the question asked by parcel collection network Hubbed in its latest research. The data was derived from more than two...
