Port of Bundaberg infrastructure project tenders open
DETAILED plans are complete and tenders are open to build new common user infrastructure at the Port of Bundaberg. In 2019, Gladstone Ports Corporation and Sugar Terminals (STL)...
WA and Port of Rotterdam collaborate on hydrogen supply chain
THE Western Australian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Europe’s largest port, Port of Rotterdam, to co-operate on renewable hydrogen supply chains. The...
Höegh LNG and AIE sign deal for Port Kembla gas project
AUSTRALIAN Industrial Energy signed a long-term charterparty agreement with energy infrastructure and transport provider Höegh LNG to supply the first floating storage and...
Ports Victoria CEO appointed
THE Victorian government has appointed Brendan Webb as the inaugural CEO of the state commercial ports body, Ports Victoria. Mr Webb brings more than two decades of experience in...
Stolt Tankers appoints new managing director
STOLT Tankers, the parcel tanker division of Stolt-Nielsen, has announced the appointment of a new managing director. Current MD Mark Martecchini announced he would retire in...
Industry says governments missing the boat on decarbonisation
KNOWN as MEPC 77, the latest meeting of the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee was held from 22-26 November. Both the World Shipping Council and the International...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 26 November 2021
THE BALTIC Dry Index stabilised over the past week, arresting a trend downward from a peak in October. On Friday (26 November) the index was 2767, up slightly on the previous...
Shortlist announced for seafarers’ awards in Singapore
THE Mission to Seafarers has announced those shortlisted for accolades in its upcoming Seafarers’ Awards to be held virtually in Singapore on 8 December. The awards recognise...
Annual Christmas hamper drive for seafarers kicks off at Port Botany
THE annual Christmas hamper drive kicked off over the weekend, with volunteers packing 2000 hampers for seafarers over the festive season at Port Botany. The idea came to Sydney...
GEV announces new chairperson
GLOBAL Energy Ventures Ltd, an Australian-listed hydrogen export company, has announced the appointment of Andrew Pickering as the company’s new chairperson, effective...
Agreement will lead to greater rotor sail integration on ships
KONGSBERG Maritime and wind propulsion system supplier Norsepower have signed an agreement to facilitate the integration of wind power to new and existing vessels in diverse...
Port of Townsville signs agreement with Edify Energy
THE Port of Townsville and Edify Energy have signed an agreement to work together to advance a renewable hydrogen export project, including investigation of the process and...
$5 billion R&D fund proposal on the table at IMO meeting
ONE week after the Glasgow climate conference, 174 governments will meet at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London to address the pressing carbon emission...
Tasmanian government applies for Bell Bay hydrogen funding
The Tasmanian government is lodging its official funding submission with the federal government to initiate the Tasmanian Green Hydrogen Hub project at Bell Bay. The federal...
More biosecurity officers recruited to target frontline risks
AUSTRALIA’s frontline offensive against biosecurity risks, African swine fever (ASF) and hitchhiker pests, has been bolstered by the appointment of 96 new biosecurity officers....
