ABF boss talks customs in Laos and SE Asia
AUSTRALIAN Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram recently attended the 28th meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations Directors-General of Customs, held in Laos....
MARITIME LAW: Autonomous ships: 2019 update and the future
REGULATION of autonomous vessels and legislation dealing with their safety, manning and operation remain a particular challenge both nationally and internationally. The maritime...
First LNG cargo shipped from Prelude FLNG
THE first shipment of liquefied natural gas has sailed from Shell’s Prelude operation 475km north-east of Broome in Western Australia. This shipment is to be delivered by the...
Kite system to help power K Line bulker
JAPANESE shipping company K Line has announced it is to install an automated kite system or ‘Seawing’ on one of its bulkers. The Seawing has been developed by AIRSEAS, a spin-off...
LNG and biofuel central to ANL's green approach
LIQUEFIED natural gas and biofuel are to be key to commitments by ANL, and its parent company CMA CGM, to meet new IMO rules governing reduced sulphur emissions. The new rules...
Dry bulk markets affected by weather
“WEATHER-related disruptions” have been noted as a factor in driving up bulk commodity markets from both Australia and Brazil. ANZ senior commodity strategist Daniel Hynes noted...
Opening maritime markets
AN ECOMMERCE platform designed for the shipping industry has been announced by Singapore business Marine Online. According to the proponents, more than 10,000 product listings and...
Queensland’s first hydrogen envoy announced in Japan
PROFESSOR Masakazu Sugiyama has been announced as Queensland hydrogen envoy in Japan. Speaking from the World Hydrogen Technologies Convention, Queensland infrastructure minister...
Chinese Navy pays a call
THREE Chinese warships have arrived in Sydney Harbour, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison reassuring the public the visit had been pre-arranged. The mini armada was made up of the...
Ship owner fined over Thailand incident
OWNERS of a container ship that spectacularly caught in Thailand have been fined THB50,000, or around AU$2280. Images of South Korean vessel KMTC Hongkong (IMO 9157753) ablaze at...
ICTSI Foundation brings light to small community
MORE than 140 families belonging to the Aeta indigenous people in the town of Capas in the Philippines, now have access to electricity after the ICTSI Foundation installed solar...
CMA CGM announces group changes
TURNING around the fortunes of logistics company CEVA while also streamlining operations in Oceania are focal points for a series of changes announced by French shipping group CMA...
Densa Whale towed to Queensland
TROUBLED tanker Densa Whale has reached the calmer waters of Queensland having been towed all the way from the New South Wales south coast. As reported in Daily Cargo News, the...
Fuel suppliers crucial to effective 2020 response
SUPPLY side stakeholders must be included in discussions about responding to IMO regulations on low sulphur fuel. That was the view of Arun Sharma, executive chairman of Indian...
VIDEO: Spectacular blaze recorded on ship in Thailand
CALCIUM hypochlorite has been blamed for an explosion on board containership KMTC Hong Kong (IMO9157753) in Thailand that injured more than 130 people. The incident occurred at...
