MOU to develop Dampier ammonia bunkering
THE LIKELIHOOD of ammonia marine bunkering availability in the Pilbara has increased with two Perth-based companies signing an MOU to explore its role in the decarbonisation of...
US loads tariffs onto Chinese port hardware
THE BIDEN Administration has included a 25% tariff on all ship-to-shore gantries of Chinese manufacture as part of a broader trade attack on Chinese imports. London-based World...
Congestion forces NEMO to port swap
PROBLEMS at the Indian port of Ennore have forced the NEMO/AES vessel APL Boston to call at the alternative port of Chennai on its northbound voyage from Australia. The weekly...
First transhippers set for Onslow action
MINERAL Resources will begin exports from its Onslow Iron project mid-year upon the completion of commissioning work on the first two of its new mega-transhippers. MinRes Airlie...
Recognising seafarers on IDWIM
ON SATURDAY 18 May industry celebrated International Day for Women in Maritime 2024. This year’s theme is “Safe Horizons: Women Shaping the Future of Maritime Safety”. There...
Design unveiled for new S Aust research vessel
SEATTLE-based naval architecture and marine engineering company Glosten has completed concept designs for a new coastal research vessel for the South Australian Research and...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index was 1844 on Friday 17 May. The index is now 33% higher than it was in the same week last year. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 17 May 2024....
Strong turnouts and messages mark day for women in maritime
SATURDAY 18 May was International Day for Women in Maritime – a day recognising the immense contribution of the women in our industry. The theme this year is Safe Horizons: Women...
Spirits sagging as deliveries delayed
THE COST of TT Line’s new Spirit ferries has risen and delivery of both vessels has been delayed, again. Spirit of Tasmania IV and V, being built by Finland’s Rauma Marine...
TechnipFMC wins another Woodside contract
UK AND US offshore engineering specialist TechnipFMC has secured a new contract with Woodside Energy for work tied to the Pluto LNG project on the North West Shelf. TechnipFM,...
PNG Ports has new CEO
FORMER Pacific Towing general manager Neil Papenfus has taken up the position of chief executive officer of PNG Ports Corporation Limited. This is the first permanent appointee to...
Ferry projects fraught on both sides of Tasman
DOCUMENTS released last week by the NZ Government show the country’s Ministry of Transport raised many concerns about the cost of the iReX Cook Strait replacement ferries long...
ACCC has cotton concerns
THE AUSTRALIAN Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns with Louis Dreyfus Company’s proposed acquisition of...
Partnership looks at long-term biofuel use
A PROJECT to assess the impact of long-term and continuous use of biofuels on engine performance and fuel delivery system operations has been launched by the Global Centre for...
Dali suffered multiple blackouts
THE PRELIMINARY report of the US National Transportation Safety Board into containership Dali’s allusion with Baltimore’s Francis Key Scott Bridge has found the ship suffered a...
