Patrick welcomes Maersk's rainbow container
MAERSK’S elusive rainbow container turned up at Port Botany this week. Patrick Terminals welcomed the 40-foot symbol of diversity and inclusion at its Sydney AutoStrad. The...
MOL and MSC join decarbonisation coalitions
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and MSC have joined coalitions aiming to decarbonise the shipping industry. MOL has signed a five-year impact partnership agreement with the Global Centre for...
Exporters welcome end of "barley dispute" with China
GOVERNMENT, industry and and exporters are celebrating China’s move to scrap tariffs on Australian barley. The Australian government announced on Friday that China had decided to...
Revenue in decline at K Line
JAPAN’S K Line has posted a decline in revenue and ordinary income for the first quarter of the 2023 financial year. Operating revenues for the first quarter of the 2023 financial...
NYK reports decreases in revenues and profits
SHIPPING and logistics conglomerate NYK reported decreases in revenues and profits in the first quarter of the Japanese financial year, which began on 1 April. For the three...
Methanol bunkering a first for Maersk and Singapore
A BUNKERING operation involving Maersk's new methanol containership was a first for the company and for Singapore. Maersk took delivery of its first containership able to run on...
MOL and K Line sign container terminal expansion agreement
THREE maritime companies have signed an agreement to expand the container terminal in Japan’s Port of Kobe, potentially creating the largest terminal in western Japan. Mitsui...
Japan welcomes first LNG-powered containership visit
PORT of Yokohama this week welcomed the first LNG-powered containership to call a Japanese port, according to CMA CGM. The 15,000-TEU CMA CGM Liberty arrived at the port’s Honmoku...
NYK bulk carrier equipped with group's first Econowind sail
NYK Line’s bulk shipping business NYK Bulkship (Atlantic) is to install a wind-assisted propulsion unit on a bulk carrier. The installation would be a first for the NYK group. The...
Transport ministers discuss Australia-Singapore green shipping plans
THE FEDERAL government is looking at how Australia’s Green Economy Agreement with Singapore can accelerate and promote decarbonisation technologies in shipping. Federal minister...
Japanese fully autonomous ship project moves to stage two
A PROJECT that aims for the full commercialisation of autonomous ship technology by 2025 is moving into its second stage. Three NYK Group companies – NYK, Japan Marine Science and...
Hapag-Lloyd milestone LNG bunkering operation concludes
AN LNG bunkering operation involving Hapag-Lloyd’s new 23,600-TEU ship Berlin Express has concluded in China. Berlin Express was delivered in June this year and is currently on...
Abbot Point hydrogen hub plan takes step forward
A CONSORTIUM of South Korean companies has signed a heads of agreement to develop a project to export renewable hydrogen and green ammonia from Queensland to South Korea. The...
Ro-ro ship transports turtles for migration research
THE RO-RO vessel Galaxy Ace recently transported 25 loggerhead turtles and the staff of a Japanese aquarium as part of a research project. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines teamed up with the...
Construction begins on PIL's largest LNG dual-fuelled containership
CONSTRUCTION has started on Pacific International Lines’ first 14,000-TEU LNG dual-fuelled containership. A steel-cutting ceremony at China’s Jiangnan Shipyard marked the first...
