CMA CGM extends reef program to Coral Triangle
SHIPPING company CMA CGM Group has partnered Endangered Species International, a non-profit organisation, to protect and restore about 6,000 square kilometres of ocean in the...
Going against the grain to find new markets
THE Australian government has announced new funding to assist the grain sector focus in on new and emerging markets and build the reputation and quality of Australian crops....
Tug crews postpone industrial action
THE Maritime Union of Australia has postponed a series of work stoppages for tug crews employed by Svitzer Australia at Port of Melbourne and Westernport. The protected industrial...
Shipping industry to meet on decarbonisation at COP26
THE global shipping industry has announced an unprecedented cross-industry event, to be held during COP26, bringing together leaders in shipping, energy, politics and finance to...
How to spot wildlife crime in the maritime industry
NON-GOVERNMENT organisations TRAFFIC and the World Wide Fund for Nature have come together to support the shipping sector in detecting illegalities passing through global waters....
Svitzer hit with more protected industrial action
THE Maritime Union of Australia notified Svitzer of more protected industrial action in the form of work stoppages at Melbourne and Westernport. This is the second PIA notice for...
Federal Court decision “a blow” for Newcastle
“PORT of Newcastle is of course disappointed by the decision of the Federal Court,” the port’s CEO, Craig Carmody said. The Federal Court found against the Australian Competition...
New tracking and insights tool for containers
A NEW digital tool from Windward, Container Insights, enables the identification, screening, and monitoring of any shipping container in real-time, including bill of lading (BOL)...
Court says Newcastle container terminal plans are “mere speculative hopes”
THE Federal Court has released its reasons behind the judgement in dismissing the ACCC case against NSW Ports. In her decision, Justice Jagot wrote: “If a container terminal at...
OPINION: How much should shipping pay for its emissions?
A LOT has been written about whether shipping should be subject to a carbon tax. About 90% of the world trade is transported by global shipping and it accounts for nearly 3% of...
Australia introduces new measures for beetle treatment
HEAD of Biosecurity at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Andrew Tongue, has announced that sea containers packed in a khapra beetle target risk country and...
More intruders on ships off Tanjung Pergam
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued an incident alert after two incidents of unauthorised boarding occurred to ships while underway off Tanjung Pergam, Bintan Island,...
MSC and Shell sign agreement on decarbonisation
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and Shell International Petroleum Company have agreed to work closely together to help accelerate the decarbonisation of the global shipping...
Freight workers in Sydney’s hard-lockdown LGAs can go to work
SYDNEY went into a harder lockdown over the past weekend in an effort to stop the rapidly spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus, but freight workers are exempt from the...
Decrease in piracy and robbery in Asia during first half of the year
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre reports a total of 37 incidents of armed robbery against ships (comprising 35 actual incidents and two attempted incidents) in Asia during...
