ICS welcomes UN adoption of High Seas Treaty
THE UNITED Nations has formally adopted the High Seas Treaty, a marine biodiversity agreement supported by the International Chamber of Shipping and the International Maritime...
GCMD joins Clean Energy Marine Hub initiative
THE GLOBAL Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has joined the Clean Energy Marine Hub (CEM) initiative. The CEM Hub initiative aims to advance the production, transport and use of...
All Aboard Alliance releases first insights report
MARITIME companies are aligning diversity, equity and inclusion with their business strategies but are still maturing in equipping employees to reflect those traits in the...
Blockade Australia blocks ports again
ACTIVISTS blocked access to the ports of Brisbane and Melbourne for the second day in a row. Protesters representing Blockade Australia suspended themselves over roads at both...
SeaRoad denies union claims of unhealthy work culture
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has called on SeaRoad leadership to restore a healthy workplace environment after reports of mental health and wellbeing problems among its workers...
Autonomous shipping expert joins SAL team
SHIPPING Australia has appointed autonomous shipping expert Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh to its staff. Ms Shahbakhsh specialises in the human elements of autonomous shipping. She joins...
Five new tugs to be chartered to Port Hedland
SVITZER has signed an agreement for the delivery of five new tugboats to service BHP’s Port Hedland operations. The new RAstar 2800 tugs are slated for delivery from the first...
Berth refurbishment to begin at WA ports
BERTH refurbishment at the ports of Albany and Bunbury is ready to begin under a $4.5 million program. Southern Ports on Monday announced the contract for the program. The program...
New leadership at New Zealand port
NEW Zealand’s Port Taranaki has appointed Jeff Kendrew as its new chair. The port also has two new directors. Mr Kendrew is a former chair of Patrick Terminals and of Linx Cargo...
ONE to equip reefers with telematic devices
OCEAN Network Express has announced plans to install telematic devices across its reefer fleet. The devices would allow ONE to monitor conditions in reefer containers, such as...
HMM adds stop to service
Photo] MV. Hyundai Shanghai, deployed on FIL service, called at New Priok Container Terminal One(NPCT1) in Jakarta, Indonesia. HMM has launched a new stop in Indonesia on its FIL...
ICS welcomes Bangladesh’s ratification of ship recycling convention
BANGLADESH has ratified the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships. The International Chamber of Shipping has welcomed what...
Drugs in plastic pallets seized in Australia, US, Hong Kong and NZ
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police have charged three men in Sydney as part of an investigation into a Mexican organised crime syndicate that police suspect imports hundreds of...
Protesters target ports of Brisbane, Newcastle and Melbourne
PROTESTERS attempted to disrupt operations at the ports of Brisbane, Newcastle and Melbourne on Monday morning. Three climate activists associated with Blockade Australia...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index last week saw some fluctuation over the past week, but relative to previous weeks, there was little movement. The BDI started out on Monday (12 June) at 1056,...
