WSM enters joint venture for emissions reporting and trading
WILHELMSEN Ship Management is launching a joint venture company with independent shipbroker Affinity Shipping. The new company will aim to help shipowners and operators understand...
NSW Ports helps build meeting place at Illawarra school
NSW Ports has funded the installation of a yarning circle and native garden at an Illawarra school. Warrawong Public School was one of 17 groups to receive funding from the NSW...
GeelongPort helps research endangered dolphins
GEELONGPORT has partnered with the Marine Mammal Foundation to help the Geelong community learn about a local species of endangered dolphins. The port has announced it will help...
Newcastle gears up for inaugural GreenPort Congress Oceania
PORT of Newcastle is getting ready to host the inaugural GreenPort Congress Oceania this month. Delegates from around the world are travelling to Newcastle for the three-day...
IMO updates underwater noise guidelines
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization is updating its guidelines for the reduction of underwater noise from commercial shipping. The IMO Sub-Committee on Ship Design and...
PPA and Japanese port partner on renewable energy trade
PILBARA Ports Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Port of Himeji in Japan to boost renewable energy trade opportunities. The MoU intends to support...
Deadline set for compulsory maritime single windows
MARITIME single windows will be mandatory for ports around the world from 1 January 2024, the International Maritime Organization has confirmed. The IMO announced in May last year...
Marine insurers' portfolios not in line with climate goals: report
EIGHT marine insurers have published data to understand how their hull and machinery insurance portfolios are tracking against the shipping industry’s climate targets. Insurers...
AIP received for ammonia-powered bulk carrier
CLASSNK has given approval in principle for the design of an ammonia-powered bulk carrier. Mitsui OSK Lines, Mitsui and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding jointly designed the vessel, which...
Dual-fuel LPG carrier delivered for NYK
KAWASAKI Heavy Industries has this week delivered a liquefied petroleum gas carrier for NYK Line. Lantana Planet is the 69th LPG carrier the company has built, and its fourth...
Inland Rail reduces construction impact zone
INLAND Rail has reduced the construction impact zone on its Narrabri to North Star Phase 1 works by almost 50%, according to its latest sustainability report. Inland Rail said its...
WA government to reconnect freight highway with river barge
THE WESTERN Australian government is planning to reconnect a severed highway using a barge system after a bridge was damaged in recent floods. The weather event washed away parts...
Geodis subsidiary partners with wind-powered shipping specialist
SEALOGIS, a subsidiary of logistics company Geodis, has become shipping agent for a new company specialising in the design of sail-powered cargo ships. Geodis signed a partnership...
Funding secured for wind-powered ro-ro vessel
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen and project partners have received €9 million in funding (almost $14 million) for what could be the world’s first wind-powered ro-ro vessel. European funding...
Historic Sydney lighthouse heritage listed
AUSTRALIA’s third oldest lighthouse – Hornby Lighthouse on Sydney’s South Head – as been added to the State Heritage Register. The state government added South Head’s cultural...
