Wallenius Wilhelmsen rolls out AI to reduce voyage emissions
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has developed an artificial intelligence-based approach to voyage optimisation, having implemented livestreaming of data onboard 65 vessels. The shipping...
Empty container capacity at Botany to be lifted by 16,500 TEU
A WAVE of projects at Port Botany is expected to see permanent empty container storage capacity increase by more than 16,500 TEU. The construction of a new empty container park...
AMSA, air force and police join forces on Tasman Sea rescue
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is co-ordinating the rescue of two crew members from a sailing vessel in the Tasman Sea. At the time of writing (Tuesday afternoon) it is...
Cross-industry collaboration crucial to fuel availability, report finds
CROSS-INDUSTRY collaboration could help overcome the “ultimate hurdle” of fuel availability in shipping, according to classification society DNV. The company explores the...
New communication data service "a turning point in maritime safety"
SATELLITE communications provider Inmarsat has launched a maritime data service to modernise safety communication in global shipping. The service, Fleet Safety, has been described...
Navigational aids overhaul lined up for Torres Strait
THIRTY-SEVEN new aids to navigation are being installed in the Torres Strait under a $4 million Queensland government investment. An assessment by the Department of Transport and...
CMA CGM launches US$1.5 billion fund for energy transition
CMA CGM is creating a US$1.5 billion energies fund to support the industrial production of new fuels and low-emission mobility innovations. The intent of the Special Fund for...
New ship launched on coastal service
PACIFICA Shipping, an operating division of Swire Shipping, is introducing a 1300 TEU containership on its New Zealand coastal service this month. Takutai Chief is scheduled to...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 13
MARITIME industry leaders from around Australia and overseas gathered at the Ports Australia Biennial Conference in Brisbane this week. The event was built around the theme of...
The state of ports and freight according to ACCC and Productivity Commission
ISSUES around productivity and competition at Australia’s ports fuelled presentations from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Productivity Commission at an...
Zim enters long-term LNG bunkering deal with Shell
ZIM has signed an LNG bunkering agreement with Shell to supply 10 LNG-fuelled vessels for the shipping company’s Container Service Pacific flagship service. The deal is a ten-year...
Ports Australia conference tackles competition and productivity issues
DAY two of the Ports Australia Biennial Conference featured presentations from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Productivity Commission, considered by...
Port Botany to receive new empty container park
AN EMPTY container park with a 6000 TEU capacity is now under construction at Port Botany. The new facility is expected to reduce both truck congestion and handling times due to...
Hapag-Lloyd to install tracking devices on 1.6 million containers
HAPAG-LLOYD has commenced a major project to install tracking devices on its fleet of 1.6 million dry containers. The first of the devices are currently being installed at a...
Risk, resilience, and global thinking the focus of Ports Australia conference
DISCUSSIONS at first full day of events at the Ports Australia Biennial Conference positioned Australia’s ports sector within the international maritime landscape and encouraged...
