MUA forms cross-union decommissioning taskforce
THE MARITIME Union of Australia says it has secured backing from other unions and industry participants to establish a Decom Union Taskforce focused on offshore decommissioning in...
MIAL backs call for NZF consensus
MARITIME Industry Australia Ltd has offered its support for calls for IMO member states to reach consensus on a practical path for the global shipping industry to meet the...
Maritime coalition seeks Net Zero Framework changes
A GROUP that claims to represent half of the world’s shipping tonnage is calling on the IMO to consider alternatives to the Net Zero Framework and to seek genuine consensus on a...
Queensland government seeks to drive renewable diesel
THE QUEENSLAND government says it is investing $25 million to produce renewable diesel at Ampol’s Lytton refinery, boosting the state’s fuel security and sovereign capability. It...
Australia identified as CCUS hub
A CONSORTIUM that includes BHP and Chevron Australia has identified Australia as one of five first-of-their-kind carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) hubs in the Asian...
DECARBONISATION: From measurement to action
THE FIRST two parts of this series established two things. First, that mandatory climate related financial disclosures are bringing logistics emissions under a level of scrutiny...
“K” Line books bio-LNG for PCTCs
JAPAN’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) has signed a long-term agreement for a supply of carbon-neutral bio-LNG fuel and it has started to use the fuel for its LNG-fuelled...
‘Net zero’ and ammonia as marine fuel discussed in Singapore
CLEANER energy and ammonia as a marine fuel have been key talking points at the 19th Asia Pacific Maritime in Singapore this week. With the delay in adopting the IMO’s net-zero...
Oil spill exercise hailed a success
AN AUSTRALIAN exercise to ready the country for a major maritime oil spill has been hailed a success by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA). Alex Barrell, AMSA...
Industry groups urge action on zero emission freight
LOWER freight costs and better air quality are among the benefits if government can bring about a cleaner transport sector, industry groups say. In an open letter to...
PGO scheme needs “targeted enhancements”, says ALC
TARGETED and practical enhancements are required to the Product Guarantee of Origin (PGO) scheme, the Australian Logistics Council says, to support “a credible, transparent...
Fund to hasten industry decarbonisation, minister says
AN $8 million Freight Decarbonisation Co-investment Fund will support the move towards a cleaner Victorian transport sector, state ports and freight minister Melissa Horne says....
Electrifying Australia’s freight fleet could happen faster, research states
ELECTRIFYING Australia’s heavy freight fleet could happen faster and at significantly lower cost than widely assumed, research maintains. Australia currently has more than 128,000...
Simulated oil spill testing agency readiness
THE PORT of Fremantle has teamed up with AMSA, the Department of Transport and Major Infrastructure, and the Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre to recreate a level three marine...
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY: Sweet success
AS CLIMATE pressure intensifies on maritime shipping, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is driving sector-wide transformation. To reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...
