QuayLink dredging work begins
DREDGING and reclamation works have commenced on TasPorts’ Devonport East Terminal 3 development. TasPorts’ contractors began dredging and reclamation as part of the $240 million...
Provaris and Norwegian Hydrogen to collaborate on hydrogen value-chain projects
AUSTRALIAN energy company Provaris is collaborating with Norwegian Hydrogen to develop green hydrogen value chain projects in the Nordic region. Their intent is to accelerate the...
Cleaner fuel project advances at Ampol's Port of Brisbane refinery
PLANS for a critical infrastructure project are progressing at Ampol’s Lytton Refinery at the Port of Brisbane. An upgrade at the refinery intends to improve fuel security and...
New study to explore green fleet renewal opportunities
DNV has partnered with a sustainable shipping alliance on a study aimed at decarbonising shipping in the Baltic and North Sea. The classification society and the Responsible...
Freight network changes help trucks reach communities isolated by floods
TRUCKS are being given temporary access to alternative road networks to deliver food and essential supplies to Northwest Australian communities cut off by floods. The flooding is...
275 alternative-fuelled ships ordered in 2022
TWO hundred seventy five ships with alternative fuels (excluding battery-operated vessels) were ordered in 2022, according to DNV’s recently published Alternative Fuels Insight...
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all our readers
AS 2022 draws to a close all of us here on the DCN news desk would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. We hope the coming weeks...
Iberdrola to invest €1.1 billion in Tasmanian green hydrogen and methanol plant
SPANISH energy giant Iberdrola has announced intentions to invest more than €1.1 billion (around $1.7 billion) in a green hydrogen and methanol plant in Tasmania. Iberdrola is...
Former premier joins Incat as advisor on big plans
INCAT Tasmania has appointed a former Tasmanian premier as strategic advisor to support the company’s goal to build fully electric, lightweight ships. The Australian shipbuilder...
Wärtsilä becomes ambassador for zero-carbon shipping centre
MARINE technology group Wärtsilä has become an official mission ambassador of the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping. The stated aim of the independent...
COP27 talks position shipping in global energy transition
DECARBONISATION in the shipping sector may spur sustainable progress in other sectors, according to the International Chamber of Shipping. The ICS said talks at COP27 in Sharm...
Provaris obtains design approval for compressed hydrogen carrier
AUSTRALIAN energy company Provaris has received design approval for its H2Neo compressed hydrogen carrier. Classification society American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) reviewed,...
PNG port community prepares for oil spill response
AN NATIONAL oil spill response exercise in Port Moresby has better prepared Papua New Guinea for maritime disasters, participating agencies have said. PNG’s National Maritime...
Mondiale VGL joins ANL Reef Recovery Program
FREIGHT forwarder Mondiale VGL is joining ANL’s Reef Recovery Program – every TEU from Mondiale VGL that ANL transports will see a contribution made to the program. The...
EVs join the Gladstone Ports Corporation fleet
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has introduced electric vehicles to its fleet at the port. The three new cars are part of a pilot project intending to reduce emissions and vehicle...
