AAL commits resources to Europe-Asia liner service
AAL Shipping is marking the one-year anniversary of its Europe–Middle East/India–Asia Monthly Liner Service with a long-term commitment to employing six mega size (30,000+ DWT)...
AMSA assists in rescuing 13 after vessel breaks down
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority assisted in saving the lives of 13 who had been missing for more than a week in the Solomon Sea. A 10-metre-long vessel was reported to...
K LINE to share operational data
KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha Ltd. and Ship Data Center Co. have agreed to share operation data of all K LINE fleet equipped with Kawasaki Integrated Maritime Solutions through IoS Open...
TasPorts invests in fire system upgrade
TASPORTS is investing more than $8 million in the fire system at the Selfs Point fuel transit facility on the River Derwent about five kilometres from the Hobart city centre....
New ABB emissions solution to help decarbonisation
COMPLIANCE with maritme emissions regulations has become easier with ABB's new analyser solution. CEMcaptain is the name of the new system designed to help the maritime industry...
UK applies to join CPTPP
THE UK announced it would begin negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, with formal negotiations set to start in 2021. Rigby Cooke...
Incident alert on ships in eastbound lane of Singapore Strait
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued an alert for ships in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait as incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to...
ClassNK updates guidelines for remote surveys
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK has released Guidelines for Remote Surveys Ver. 2.0 including a class notation requirement for the ship with advance preparation for remote surveys....
WA hydrogen development gets financial boost
The Western Australia government is investing $2 million from the Renewable Hydrogen Fund for Yara Pilbara Fertiliser’s YURI Green Ammonia project on the Burrup Peninsula, north...
MSC CEO backs industry campaign for seafarers
SHIPPING line MSC has joined with peers across the maritime value chain to call for action to end the crew change crisis caused by COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are...
Melbourne container throughput sees increase in December
PORT of Melbourne saw a strong month for container throughput in December, with a total throughput of 260,925 TEU – 4% more than throughput in December 2019. A statement from the...
DNV GL approves wing sail propulsion system
REGISTRAR and classification society DNV GL has awarded an approval in principle to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for...
Tender awarded for Geraldton Wharf 4 upgrades
MID WEST Ports Authority has awarded the tender for the $10 million Wharf 4 Strengthening and Rail Replacement project to Fortec Australia, with upgrades to begin next month....
MoU signed for hydrogen logistics
GLOBAL Energy Ventures has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pacific Hydro to explore opportunities in the production, storage, loading and transportation of hydrogen...
Inmarsat passes 10K vessel Fleet Xpress installations
MOBILE satellite communications provider, Inmarsat, has completed its 10,000th Fleet Xpress ship installation. The company has also launched a new Fleet Data Academy with existing...
