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...
IMO looking to assist in X-Press Pearl situation
INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim said the IMO is looking to assist local and international authorities in dealing with the fallout from the X-Press...
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...
Container ship converted to LNG arrives in Hamburg
SHIPPING line Hapag-Lloyd announced that its 15,000 TEU container ship Brussels Express returned to its homeport in Hamburg recently, after being converted to gas propulsion using...
MUA gives notice of work stoppages at VICT
THE Maritime Union of Australia plans to carry out eight 12-hour stoppages at the Victoria International Container Terminal starting on Friday 11 June, with each stoppage...
AMSA to pilot ship garbage recycling program
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is working to develop a national framework that will enable oceangoing ships to recycle some waste. Under the MARPOL Convention for the...
OPINION: A call for National Cabinet action for maritime COVID response
By Teresa Lloyd, CEO, Maritime Industry Australia MIAL has not fallen into complacency, as others may have, that the long period we have just enjoyed of limited border closures...
Khapra beetle detected in WA
STAFF at an Australian biosecurity-registered warehouse in Western Australia detected khapra beetle in imported flat cardboard packaging. Agriculture minister David Littleproud...
MUA gives notice of more Patrick industrial action; delays expected to increase
THE Maritime Union has given notice of additional protected industrial action at Patrick terminals in Brisbane, Sydney and Fremantle. Patrick has said delays at its Sydney...
X-Press Pearl fire highlights duty of care required in shipping hazardous cargoes
The X-Press Pearl’s sad fate is the latest in a disappointing recent and persistent catalogue of container ship fires of varying degrees of severity, which occur on an almost...
X-Press Pearl sinking, environmental impact mounts
THE containership X-Press Pearl continues to deteriorate after a fire broke out onboard on 20 May and continued to burn for weeks. Video footage and images from the scene show...
Protesters plan to ‘blockade’ Botany Bulk Liquids Terminal
CLIMATE-change protesters are planning to disrupt fuel logistics at the Port Botany Bulk Liquids Berth on Thursday 10 June. Protest group Extinction Rebellion said they “will...
OOCL Durban hits crane in Kaohsiung
A CONTAINERSHIP caused a quay crane to collapse at the Port of Kaohsiung on Thursday after making contact with the crane. Local media reports the ship involved is OOCL Durban, a...
ANL acts to protect marine biodiversity
ON World Reef Day (1 June), shipping line ANL has spoken about the importance of its work supporting coral reefs including its collaboration with the Reef Restoration Foundation....
Swire Shipping articulates its environmental stance
SWIRE Shipping has committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by, and preferably well before, 2050. The company said it serves the many communities in the Pacific that are...
