AAL joins SAL
SHIPPING Australia has announced it has a new member, with breakbulk and project cargo carrier AAL Shipping joining the organisation. AAL operates regular sailings on key trade...
Big investment needed to reach zero-carbon emissions
A MASSIVE scaling up of finance for research and development is essential to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2050, says a report by International Chamber of Shipping and global...
MOL announces joint study using Rotor Sails
MITSUI OSK Lines has announced an agreement with iron ore mining company Vale International SA to conduct a joint study on installation of a wind propulsion system known as Rotor...
Inland Rail upgrades completed in time for ag export season
BULK grain exporters in north-west New South Wales will be able to ship their harvest this year through Port Botany and Port of Newcastle with a key section of the enhanced Inland...
New LNG bunker vessel named
THE first LNG bunker vessel to be based in France was officially named Gas Vitality at a ceremony held recently at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. The 18,600 cubic-metre...
Seafarers call for shipping to set ambitious climate targets
THE shipping industry needs to set ambitious targets to help prevent global climate catastrophe, according to a new position paper released by the International Transport Workers’...
Qube and MUA strike deal in Freo
QUBE and the Maritime Union of Australia have reached an agreement that is to end their dispute in Fremantle. The dispute in Fremantle had been winding down for some weeks, with...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 29 October 2021
Capesize The Capesize market was in dire straits this week as tonnage levels were heard to be building while many areas had minimal activity as the 5TC dropped -15,398 to...
WA travel restrictions putting maritime industry at risk: unions
CONCERN about maritime workers being able to enter Western Australia for work from eastern states is growing. The state government’s COVID-19 measures block many maritime workers...
ITF raises concerns about conditions on bulker at Port Kembla
THE International Transport Workers Federation Australia said it was taking steps to address conditions aboard the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier MV Seastar Endurance, now at...
Collision between fishing vessel and bulker highlights importance of good watchkeeping
AN Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigation into a collision between an Australian-flagged bulk carrier and a fishing vessel off Port Adelaide highlights the importance of...
Energy exporters race to lead in global hydrogen trade
THE time is ripe for the world's major energy exporters to accelerate the energy transition, and mastering the hydrogen trade could make a difference, according to analysts at...
PIL To install satellite communications on all ships
PACIFIC International Lines is installing satellite communication, or VSAT, on its entire fleet of about 100 vessels. PIL said such efforts were aimed at improving productivity on...
GEV to develop green hydrogen export project on Tiwi Islands
THE Tiwi Islands, the traditional lands of the Munupi people, are the proposed site for a new green hydrogen export facility to be run by ASX-listed Global Energy Ventures. The...
First vessel sails into Lumsden Point at Port Hedland
ON Tuesday BBC Pearl became the first cargo vessel to sail into Lumsden Point. The Pilbara Ports Authority is looking to develop the area into a multi-user facility and logistics...
