Non-profit provides “reality check” on diversity and inclusion
HUMAN Rights at Sea has published an interesting case study by Advisory Board member and maritime professional, Joanne Rawley, providing a personal insight and commentary as a...
New standard for in-water cleaning set for trial
SHIPPING industry group BIMCO has developed the first international standard for in-water cleaning to help protect the marine environment from pollution and the introduction of...
Crew change on bulker stuck off China
MSC, the operator of the bulker Anastasia, directed the vessel to Japan after it had been stuck off the coast of China since September. The ship is one of dozens of coal-carrying...
Survey to assess the wellness of Australian seafarers
MARITIME Industry Australia and Hunterlink have put together the Australian Seafarer Wellness Survey, which attempts to gauge the attitudes of seafarers across a broad range of...
Hope in sight for seafarers with COVID rules due to end
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has announced that from 28 February 2021, the interim COVID arrangements that have permitted seafarers to serve longer than 11 months...
Stolt Tankers appoints new CFO as it eyes IPO
STOLT Tankers has appointed Emile Hoekstra as the new chief financial officer, effective from 15 February. Stolt Tankers president Lucas Vos said Mr Hoekstra’s appointment is an...
Australia’s first barley shipment to Mexico worthy of a toast
AUSTRALIAN barley is heading to a significant new market this month after the nation’s biggest grains exporter, CBH Group, signed a deal to ship 35,000 tonnes of malting barley to...
Ammonia changes the game in the maritime sector: report
A NEW report from a US-based consulting company explores the business risks that flow from the International Maritime Organization’s most recent sulphur and GHG emissions...
Contract signed for hydrogen plant in Gladstone
SUMITOMO Corporation and engineering firm JGC Holdings signed a contract for the front-end engineering and design work on a proposed hydrogen production plant in Gladstone. A...
Platform publishes list of ships dismantled in 2020
ACCORDING to new data released by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 630 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to the scrap yards in 2020. Of these vessels, 446...
Hydrogen-powered tanker a step closer to reality
ASX-LISTED Global Energy Ventures has signed a memorandum of understanding with Ballard Power Systems to design and develop a hydrogen fuel cell for GEV’s compressed hydrogen...
Abandoned seafarers on hunger strike at Kuwaiti port
SEAFARERS onboard the MV Ula bulk carrier, in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, have been refusing all food since 7 January, saying they cannot eat while their families back home go...
Bulker breaks up in Black Sea
The MV Arvin sank in heavy weather off the coast of the Turkish province of Bartın. According to the Turkish government-run Anadolu Agency, rescue workers saved six of 12 crew...
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...
