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NSW Ports achieves Net Zero goal

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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...
NSW Ports achieves Net Zero goal

Chart update to help protect whales

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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...
Chart update to help protect whales

Bioenergy in the Australian maritime sector

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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...
Bioenergy in the Australian maritime sector

Hull of a win for Sydney robots

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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...
Hull of a win for Sydney robots

Union takes aim over “sea-dumping agenda”

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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...
Union takes aim over “sea-dumping agenda”

PIL launches fourth dual fuel container ship

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PACIFIC International Lines has launched the fourth in its ‘O’ class series of 8200 TEU LNG dual container ships, naming Kota Orkid in honour of the national flower of Singapore,...
PIL launches fourth dual fuel container ship

Shipping line works to restore South Auckland stream

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LINER company CMA CGM says it is working with Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ) as part of the Restoring Papakura project, a scheme aimed at restoring Papakura Stream via...
Shipping line works to restore South Auckland stream

WA government hails research findings for Kwinana box port

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THE GOVERNMENT of Western Australia says new marine science research will help in the sustainable development of a container port at Kwinana. The three-year $13.5 million Westport...
WA government hails research findings for Kwinana box port

RO-RO: Green seas ahead for Australia's Ro-Ro sector

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With Australia’s population still growing, the roll on/roll off shipping sector is expanding to deliver more cars. For the ro-ro trade, that points to growth, even as operators...
RO-RO: Green seas ahead for Australia's Ro-Ro sector

IMO issues noise guidelines

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WITH awareness of underwater radiated noise (URN) from shipping growing significantly in recent years, the IMO has released two new publications offering practical steps to...
IMO issues noise guidelines

Rhenus Group wins logistics role for COP 30

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GLOBAL logistics provider Rhenus Group has been engaged to provide international freight services for next month’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) to be held in...
Rhenus Group wins logistics role for COP 30

New body strives for accurate emissions measurement

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A NEW global business coalition of a diverse range of industries, including from the maritime sector, has been launched in New York to establish a more accurate carbon accounting...
New body strives for accurate emissions measurement

OCEAN OUTLOOK: What's in the wind?

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BACKto the future seems to be the order of the day as a number of maritime architects and boatbuilders are inspired by the past to come up with designs of wind-powered cargo ships...
OCEAN OUTLOOK: What's in the wind?

Pilbara ready to support clean energy conference hears

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WESTERN Australia’s Pilbara region is well-positioned to support the transition to clean energy in the maritime sector, a conference in Perth has heard. Pilbara Ports chief...
Pilbara ready to support clean energy conference hears

Melbourne and Shanghai seal green link

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THE PORT of Melbourne has inked an agreement with China’s Shanghai to establish a Green Shipping Corridor between the two ports. The agreement was formalised at the 2025 North...
Melbourne and Shanghai seal green link