Analyst reports spike in service contacts filed with US maritime commission
OCEAN freight analyst Sea-Intelligence has reported a sharp increase in service contracts filed with the Federal Maritime Commission in the United States. According to...
Change at the top in Wallenius Wilhelmsen
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen executive vice-president and chief operating officer shipping services Erik Noeklebye is stepping down and moving on. Mr Noeklebye said: “25 years in the...
Norwegian shipping company orders reliquefaction systems for new LNG carriers
NORWEGIAN shipping company Knutsen OAS Shipping has ordered three Compact Reliq reliquefcation plants from technology group Wärtsilä, to be installed on the shipping company’s new...
Twelve dead in gas tank loading incident at Port of Aqaba, Jordan
A TOXIC gas leak from a storage tank in Port of Aqaba, Jordan, has killed at least 12 people and injured 251 people. Footage from the incident on 27 June shows a storage tank...
Gladstone Ports Corporation to donate $20,000 to disability support charity
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has announced local disability support charity Choice, Passion, Life will benefit from beneficiary funding raised at this year's Port to Park run. The...
Swire Bulk launches liner service between South East Asia and Europe
SWIRE Bulk is launching its first liner service between South East Asia and Europe, with one or two vessels deployed on a monthly rotation. The new service will load cargo in...
Zim invests $6 million in AI tech company
ZIM Integrated Shipping has closed a $6 million investment in artificial intelligence technology company Data Science Consulting Group (DSG), a step for AI technology in maritime....
Maritime charities join forces to support ex-P&O Ferries seafarers
MARITIME welfare charities in the United Kingdom are combining support packages for seafarers who have been made redundant, including those dismissed by P&O Ferries in March. The...
Australia celebrates Day of the Seafarer
THE MARITIME industry, its stakeholders and supporters celebrated Day of the Seafarer 2022 in Australian ports and around the world on Saturday 25 June. Day of the Seafarer was...
Protester climbs mooring line at Port of Hobart
A PROTESTER suspended herself from the mooring line of fishing boat Antarctic Discovery in Port of Hobart last week, an action TasPorts described as "reckless and dangerous". The...
MOL launches ammonia-powered carrier project
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has announced the launch of a joint project with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding to build an ammonia-powered liquefied gas carrier. The...
AMSA enforces seafarers' rights to shore leave
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority recently issued a marine notice reminding shipping companies and ship owners and masters of their obligation to grant visiting seafarers...
Höegh LNG and AIE secure Port Kembla gas infrastructure contract
HÖEGH LNG has secured a contract with Australian Industrial Energy for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to operate at the Port Kembla Energy Terminal. AIE and...
Getting to Zero Coalition outlines maritime decarbonisation plan
A COALITION of maritime value chain representatives gathered in Copenhagen last week to establish a concrete plan to fully decarbonise the maritime sector by 2050. The Getting to...
Deadly varroa mite detected at Port of Newcastle
A PARASITE threatening Australia’s bee industry was detected at Port of Newcastle last week, prompting the New South Wales government to issue a biosecurity emergency order....
