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ICTSI commits to 2050 net-zero for scope 1 and 2 emissions
INTERNATIONAL Container Terminal Services has committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for its scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050. ICTSI is the owner of the Victoria...
MPA to trial electric harbour craft charging concepts
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore has chosen three pilot schemes for charging electric harbour craft at the port. MPA selected the Pyxis Energy, Pyxis Maritime and SP...
Orders for alternative fuelled vessels grow: DNV
IN 2023, 298 ships with alternative fuel propulsion were ordered globally – a year-on-year increase of 8%, according to the latest stats from DNV’s Alternative Fuels Insight (AFI)...
Minister blocks plans for Victorian offshore wind terminal
THE FEDERAL government has shut down plans to develop an offshore wind terminal at the Port of Hastings in Victoria. Federal minister for the environment and water Tanya Plibersek...
Höegh partners for biofuel
HÖEGH Autoliners and Varo Energy have joined together in a strategic partnership to advance maritime decarbonisation. The collaboration focuses on supplying 100% advanced biofuels...
Inland Rail publishes report confirming it generates environmental benefits
INLAND Rail has published its fifth annual sustainability report. It outlines the positive social, environmental and economic outcomes generated by Inland Rail and its project...
Happy holidays to all DCN readers
AS 2023 draws to a close all of us here on the DCN news desk would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. We hope the coming weeks...
IMO publishes onshore power supply resource
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has published a workshop package on onshore power supply (OPS). The package is for use by port stakeholders and explains how ports can use...
Port Authority of NSW joins Blue Visby Consortium
PORT Authority of NSW has joined the Blue Visby Consortium, which aims to reduce international shipping carbon emissions by potentially 15%. Port Authority of NSW CEO Philip...
Floods disrupt freight flights in QLD
SEVERE flooding in Cairns is disrupting the movement of freight and hindering transportation for marine pilots. Heavy rainfall continued after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper tore...
Court makes interim decision on Tauranga wharf extension
THE ENVIRONMENT Court of New Zealand has issued Port of Tauranga with an interim decision provisionally granting resource consent for the first stage of a wharf extension. The...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 78
WOODSIDE Energy signed a deal with three maritime unions this week to employ about 70 Australian seafarers on a Woodside-chartered LNG carrier....
Ports reopen in wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper
ALL ports have reopened in northern Queensland in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Several ports were shut or put on alert this past week as the cyclone lashed the coast....
NYK joins ammonia research partnership
NYK Line, JERA and chemicals company Resonac have partnered for a joint study on ammonia bunkering. Shipping company NYK and Japanese power company JERA said the companies are...
Ports remain shut as Jasper closes in
PORTS remain closed on Wednesday as Cyclone Jasper bears down on Far North Queensland. The ports of Cairns, Mourilyan, Port Douglas, Cooktown and Cape Flattery closed on Tuesday...
