The Biosecurity Act now has sharper teeth
LEGISLATION passed Parliament on Wednesday giving courts access to higher penalties that reflect the true seriousness of biosecurity non-compliance. Minister for agriculture David...
Whitepaper sets agenda for autonomous ship safety regulation
THE One Sea industry alliance has released a whitepaper that outlines the significant contribution that autonomous ship technology can make to improving maritime safety and...
Poseidon stays local with pilot vessel order
POSEIDON Sea Pilots has signed an agreement for Brisbane-based boat builder Norman R. Wright & Sons for two new pilot vessels. PSP will put the new vessels to work when it begins...
ALC hails (most of) NSW budget
THE Australian Logistics Council welcomed the NSW budget brought down on Tuesday as a step towards both the reduction of red tape as well as investment in the critical...
New agreement for green hydrogen plant at Bell Bay
TASPORTS has announced that it has signed an option agreement for land and operating access with Fortescue Future Industries for its proposed 250-megawatt green hydrogen plant at...
Stolt Tankers completes biofuel trial
CHEMICAL tanker Stolt Inspiration recently completed its transatlantic voyage partly powered by a marine biofuel produced from sustainable and certified feedstocks. During the...
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...
