Australian port signs on for ammonia bunkering collaboration
PILBARA Ports Authority and Yara Clean Ammonia have signed a collaboration agreement to jointly facilitate the uptake of clean ammonia as a marine fuel in the Pilbara. The purpose...
Cargo increases at Pilbara ports in June
PILBARA Ports Authority reported a solid increase in throughput at its ports in June. Total cargo crossing the wharves of the northern Western Australian ports came to 65.9...
AMSA bans Liberia-flagged tanker
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority on Saturday (23 July) banned the Liberian-flagged oil tanker AG Neptune from Australian ports for six months. AMSA inspected the ship in...
Throughput records broken in the Pilbara
PILBARA Ports Authority has broken its annual throughput record with a total of 733.1 million tonnes over the 2021-22 financial year. PPA said this is an increase of 1% compared...
The week in bulk: A generally positive week
THE Baltic Dry Index was relatively steady over the past week. On Friday (22 July) it stood at 2146. This was roughly in line with where it ended the previous week. The Baltic Dry...
Alleged "grain laundering" trend emerges amid Russia-Ukraine conflict
MARITIME technology company Windward has identified a “worrisome” new trend in grain laundering, building off Russia’s alleged theft of Ukrainian grain. Grain laundering,...
K Line to purchase more kite systems for bulkers
KAWASAKI Kisen Kaisha has signed a contract with Airseas for the installation of three Seawings on bulk carriers. The Seawing is an automatic kite system that can tow ships,...
Vic government releases 30-year port plan
VICTORIAN minister for ports and freight Melissa Horne on Thursday released Navigating our Port Futures: The Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy, which sets out a 30-year...
AiP granted for multi-fuel tank system
MARINE classification society DNV has granted approval in principle for a multi-fuel tank design for ships capable of running on LNG, methanol or ammonia. The project was...
Container trade up at Port Botany
NSW Ports reported increases in container volumes at Port Botany in June this year. A total of 239,490 TEU crossed the wharves last month, an increase of 12.6% compared with the...
Grain supply-chain study to look 25 years into the future
THE Victorian government has invested $125,000 to produce the Western Victoria Grain Industry Supply Chain Study. Victorian minister for ports and freight Melissa Horne said the...
MARPOL the focal point of 2023 World Maritime Theme
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has announced its World Maritime Theme for 2023, and it spotlights the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships...
Marine plastics a threat to marine flora and fauna, livelihoods and health, AMSA says
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has reiterated the urgency of reducing plastic litter from ships. AMSA said it is working with the International Maritime Organization to...
Slight decline in Brisbane’s May container trade
TOTAL container trade through Port of Brisbane in May saw little change compared with the same month last year, according to the latest trade statistics from the port. A total of...
Australian fund buys into Brazil bulk ports operator
An Australian infrastructure fund has invested in a Brazilian company that runs one of Brazil’s largest bulk grain terminals TEXT AUSTRALIAN infrastructure fund Macquarie...
