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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...
PIL launches fourth dual fuel container ship
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,...
Shipping line works to restore South Auckland stream
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...
WA government hails research findings for Kwinana box port
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...
RO-RO: Green seas ahead for Australia's Ro-Ro sector
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...
IMO issues noise guidelines
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...
Rhenus Group wins logistics role for COP 30
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...
New body strives for accurate emissions measurement
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...
OCEAN OUTLOOK: What's in the wind?
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...
Pilbara ready to support clean energy conference hears
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...
Melbourne and Shanghai seal green link
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...
