ANL asserts carbon neutrality goals with new brand signature
SHIPPING line ANL, subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group has adopted the global campaign known as Better Ways, with a new brand signature that represents how the company operates in a...
Svitzer Melbourne tug crews to stop work for 12 hours
TUG crews at the Port of Melbourne and Westernport will stop work for a total of 12 hours tomorrow while enterprise agreement negotiations between Svitzer Australia and the...
Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society calls for seafarers to be given access to vaccine
THE Australian Mariners’ Welfare Society is the latest local industry body to call for seafarers to be provided with access to COVID-19 vaccines. The organisation on Friday sent a...
Shipping line named a top polluter in EU
OFFICIAL European Union data shows that MSC rose to sixth place in the ranking of EU carbon emitters, if shipping were part of the bloc’s emissions trading system. Transport &...
Zim and Seaspan ink agreement for 10 LNG-fuelled containerships
ISRAEL-based shipping line Zim and containership owner, operator and manager Seaspan have announced a US$1.5 billion long-term charter agreement for 10 containerships. The...
Beware the beetle: new import container measures come into effect soon
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is bringing in additional anti-beetle measures for import containers that will be unpacked in a rural grain-growing area...
HFW and CyberOwl join forces to provide cybersecurity service
LAW firm HFW and maritime cybersecurity company CyberOwl have joined forces to provide technological and legal services to the shipping industry around cyber risk management and...
Rubbish to fuel: BioLNG feasibility study launched
SEVERAL companies, including shipping line CMA CGM, have joined together to study the feasibility of creating France’s first production unit for liquified biomethane (BioLNG)....
Patrick’s new Sydney AutoRail is fully operational
PATRICK Terminals’ Sydney AutoRail terminal is now handling all its Sydney rail services, and the second phase of the expansion project has begun. The $190-million project was...
$1.67-billion Moorebank sale finalised
LOGISTICS company LOGOS and its partners have signed a binding agreement to buy the warehousing and property components of the Moorebank Logistics Park for $1.67 billion from...
Class notations released for new, greener fuels
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has released the latest updates to its rules for ship classification, with a raft of new class notations designed to enable the maritime industry to...
Maersk signs contract for first methanol container vessel
SHIPPING giant Maersk has signed a shipbuilding contract for the world’s first container vessel fuelled by methanol. Maersk and Hyundai Mipo Dockyards have agreed on a contract...
General manager for Poseidon Sea Pilots announced
CAPTAIN Robert Buck has been at the helm of Poseidon Sea Pilots since 1 July as the general manager. PSP’s new general manager has more than 45 years of experience in the...
Patrick and MUA still at loggerheads
PATRICK Terminals and the Maritime Union of Australia are still locked in negotiations, with the union still carrying out protected industrial action. The stevedore has said the...
VICT and unions reach agreement
ENTERPRISE agreement negotiations have come to an end between the Victoria International Container Terminal and unions, including the Australian Maritime Officers Union; the...
