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Transition costs for green truck fuels need to be shared: VTA boss
TRANSPORT operators can’t move to low or zero carbon-fueled vehicles without a whole-of-supply chain approach and a willingness by everyone – including consumers – to share the...
Harnessing hydrogen for maritime growth
IF GREEN hydrogen is a reliable source of clean energy, why is not being widely used in the maritime sector? By way of a definition, green hydrogen is produced by using renewable...
WA’s CleanSubSea claims innovation award
WESTERN Australian technology firm CleanSubSea has been recognised with an Innovator of the Year Award at this year’s Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney. The...
Electrification - ports are getting on with the task
AS GLOBAL supply chains face intensifying pressure to decarbonise, ports around the world have been rethinking and progressing change in how they power vessels, move cargo and...
Port of Townsville and Jet Zero ink biofuel deal
THE PORT of Townsville and Jet Zero have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop potential biofuel products and storage for the aviation and marine sectors. Jet...
Port of Newcastle prepares for protests
PORT of Newcastle says it will support all cargo types’ “legal right to access the port” ahead of protest action in the Hunter expected later this month. A group called Rising...
OPINION: Ports, ships and the path to a cleaner future
WE HAVE recently seen several Australian ports celebrating achieving a perfect score in the GRESB Infrastructure Assessment. But what does this all mean? The GRESB is an...
TasPorts, H2U pursue green ammonia future
TASPORTS and the H2U Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to investigate the feasibility of developing a large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production and export...
OPINION: Postponing net-zero amidst global maritime uncertainty
ON 17 October, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) announced a twelve-month delay in adopting its much-anticipated...
Electrification and the path towards cleaner ports
PORTS are going beyond being logistics hubs and are increasingly part of efforts to decarbonise infrastructure, Oceon Energy founder Jordan Glanville is to tell the Port...
NSW Ports achieves Net Zero goal
AN INDEPENDENT audit by renewable energy consultancy Presync has confirmed NSW Ports has achieved Net Zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions status under the Paris...
Chart update to help protect whales
THE WORLD Shipping Council has released the third edition of the WSC Whale Chart, a global voyage planning aid that maps where slower speeds and route changes can help protect...
Bioenergy in the Australian maritime sector
As the government calls for submissions to the National Bioenergy Feedstock Strategy, Daily Cargo News investigates what progress is being made towards equipping the maritime...
Hull of a win for Sydney robots
HULLBOT, the Sydney-founded developer of autonomous underwater robots that proactively clean and inspect ship hulls, has raised $16 million to expand production and international...
Union takes aim over “sea-dumping agenda”
THE Maritime Union of Australia has staged a rally in Melbourne against CSIRO and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), saying their actions legitimise research from...
