Agricultural production to hit new record
AUSTRALIAN farmgate production is on track for a record-breaking $66.3bn year according to the Australian government. ABARES acting executive director Dr Jared Greenville said the...
New tug on the block in Tassie
TASPORTS has added RT Force to its towage fleet at the Port of Bell Bay. TasPorts CEO Anthony Donald said the 80-tonne bollard pull Rotortug would support existing and future...
WW centres in Australia now ISO certified
AFTER many years of complying to the standards set out by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Wallenius Wilhelmsen has now achieved ISO certification for its...
Ports Victoria board announced
THE Victorian government has appointed the board for the new state-wide ports body, Ports Victoria. Ports Victoria will bring together the Victorian Regional Channels Authority...
Joint study into ammonia as alternative marine fuel
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK and 22 industry players have entered into a memorandum of understanding on a joint study of ammonia as an alternative marine fuel beyond industry...
Downward trend for piracy incidents in Asia
ACCORDING TO ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, in May 2021 four incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. No piracy incident was reported. Of the four...
Climate protestors target Port Botany with blockade
MEMBERS of climate action group Extinction Rebellion gathered outside terminals at Port Botany to disrupt the movement of fossil fuel tankers at two facilities, the LNG storage...
Stolt Tankers partners with Tufton Investments
STOLT Tankers and Tufton Investment have entered into a pooling agreement for seven of Tufton’s 19,000-21,999 DWT chemical tankers to join the Stolt Tankers Joint Service (STJS)...
Shipping association highlights risks to zero emissions future
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that without decisive government signals declining levels of maritime research and development could jeopardise industry’s...
Officer shortfall to reach decade high by 2026
MARITIME consultancy firm Drewry says diminishing attractiveness of a career at sea, coupled with rising man-berth ratios and continued fleet growth will lead to the highest...
Stink bug season ends without a biosecurity breach
THE 2020-21 brown marmorated stink bug season is wrapping up and Australia’s measures have again remained strong against this serious pest. Certain goods shipped between 1...
Pilbara Ports reports steady throughput numbers for May
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported a throughput of 62.6 million tonnes over the month of May 2021, which was the same as May 2020. The bulk export colossus of the north west,...
Höegh LNG gets in on hydrogen with minority stake in Gen2 Energy
HÖEGH LNG and Gen2 Energy have partnered up to develop a seaborne logistics chain for green hydrogen. The two companies aim to take what they said is a “first mover position” in...
Yara Marine joins Windship Association
AFTER partnering with BAR Technologies to bring WindWings to the global shipping industry, Yara Marine Technologies is now joining the International Windship Association to...
Record winter crops could lead to record exports
FORECAST winter crop production will see high demand for export freight services although there will be differences across growing regions, according to data from the Australian...
