Dalian Maritime University teams up with major port for academic exchange
THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dalian Maritime University to co-operate in talent and academic information...
MOL signs on for ammonia fuelled engine
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Mitsui E&S Machinery, a developer of large maritime engines, signed a memorandum of understating with MAN Energy Solutions to buy an ammonia-fuelled main...
Authorities seize heroin in largest-ever onshore detection
IN a joint media release, the Australian Border Force and the Australian Federal Police reported that authorities have seized the largest heroin shipment ever detected in...
China Navigation rebrands as Swire Shipping
THE China Navigation Company (CNCo) announced that it has been renamed to Swire Shipping as part of a strategy to streamline its brands, and provide customers and stakeholders...
Swire joins zero-carbon shipping body
THE parent company of the Swire Group has partnered with the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, for a long-term strategic collaboration around the development...
Australia donates to IMO program to boost maritime capacity in developing countries
AUSTRALIA has donated $200,000 to the International Maritime Organization’s Integrated Technical Co-operation Program. The program’s sole purpose is to help developing maritime...
Singapore, Australia developing a “green economy agreement” to promote trade, investment
AUSTRALIA and Singapore are developing a green economy agreement that will further accelerate both countries’ transition towards a green and sustainable future by looking at...
OOCL reports big Q3 revenue growth despite decrease in volume
OOCL reported quarterly revenue of US$4.3 billion in the third quarter of 2021. This is an increase of 125.3% compared with Q3 2020. In a statement to the Stock Exchange of Hong...
AMSA bans bulker for underpaying seafarers
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority on Saturday (2 October) banned the Singapore-flagged bulk carrier Western Callao from Australian ports for six months. AMSA inspected the...
Australia and India re-launch trade negotiations
TRADE minister Dan Tehan and his Indian counterpart, Piyush Goyal, have formally launched the resumption of negotiations on the India-Australia Comprehensive Economic Cooperation...
T.S. Lines launches dedicated China NZ service
T.S. LINES is launching a new service between China and New Zealand. The service, with the first is to be fortnightly through the end of October, with weekly sailings starting in...
HMM orders 12 containerships
HMM has ordered 12 newbuild containerships – each with a capacity of 13,000 TEU. Hyundai Heavy Industries is to build the new vessels at a cost of US$1.57-billon. An official from...
Launch of NextGEN portal for maritime decarbonisation
THE NextGEN (where "GEN" stands for "Green and Efficient Navigation") portal, an online collaborative global ecosystem of maritime transport decarbonisation initiatives, has been...
BIMCO deputy secretary general to relocate to Singapore
BIMCO deputy secretary general Søren Larsen is expected to relocate to Singapore in the first quarter of 2022. The organisation says the move is to facilitate its ambition to...
NYK to invest in Australian carbon-credit company
JAPANESE ocean carrier Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (NYK) is investing in Australian Integrated Carbon, which sells carbon credits obtained through primeval forest restoration...
