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Abandoned cargo ship poses risk of "environmental as well as human disaster"

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AN ABANDONED cargo ship broken down near a busy African shipping lane is posing a risk to passing ships and the seafarers still on board, according to the International Transport...
Abandoned cargo ship poses risk of

NT government announces Darwin hydrogen hub project

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THE NORTHERN Territory government has signed a memorandum of understanding with renewable energy company Total Eren to develop a green hydrogen project in Darwin. The MoU frames...
NT government announces Darwin hydrogen hub project

Ports of Auckland officially welcomes new electric tug

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THE WORLD’S first full size, ship-handling electric tugboat was officially delivered to Ports of Auckland last week with a blessing ceremony in Auckland. The tugboat, named...
Ports of Auckland officially welcomes new electric tug

Evergreen Marine’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory certified

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DECARBONISATION is the name of the game these days – but you can’t reduce what isn’t measured in the first place. Evergreen Marine recently carried out a systematic inspection and...
Evergreen Marine’s greenhouse gas emissions inventory certified

Second TasPorts tug wreck salvaged from river

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THE WRECK of TasPorts tugboat Campbell Cove has been successfully removed from the Mersey River. Once the tug is secured on heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne and the ship departs for...
Second TasPorts tug wreck salvaged from river

Campbell Cove returned to water for second salvage attempt

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TASPORTS and heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne are reattempting the lift of sunken tugboat Campbell Cove after the process proved more challenging than the removal of York Cove on the...
Campbell Cove returned to water for second salvage attempt

BHP looking to retrofit bulker with a Rotor Sail

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AUSTRALIAN miner BHP is partnering with Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower for the retrofit installation of a wind-assisted propulsion system on a ship. The three companies are...
BHP looking to retrofit bulker with a Rotor Sail

Australian hydrogen supply-chain company establishes European base

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AUSTRALIAN hydrogen supply chain developer Provaris has established an office in Norway. The ASX-listed company is working to establish a green hydrogen export facility on the...
Australian hydrogen supply-chain company establishes European base

LNG-powered tugboat to be reconfigured to run on ammonia

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NYK said it had concluded a contract with Keihin Dock, an NYK Group company, to modify a tugboat to ammonia-fuel specifications. The tug Sakigake will be converted to operate on...
LNG-powered tugboat to be reconfigured to run on ammonia

Campbell Cove tug wreck recovery underway

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REMOVAL operations for sunken TasPorts tug Campbell Cove continued today (Tuesday) following the recovery of York Cove on the weekend. Preparatory works for the second of two...
Campbell Cove tug wreck recovery underway

TasPorts tug wreck pulled from port river

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WRECKED tugboat York Cove, which has been at the bottom of Devonport’s Mersey River since late January, has been removed by heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne. York Cove is the first...
TasPorts tug wreck pulled from port river

New solar powered signalling system unveiled on Inland Rail

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A NEW solar powered signalling system completed on a section of the Inland Rail network is expected to save nearly 7 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually, according to the...
New solar powered signalling system unveiled on Inland Rail

THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 9

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This week, industrial action unfolded across Australian ports after towage operator Svitzer Australia lodged a FWC application to terminate its enterprise bargaining agreement...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 9

Planning underway for container terminal remediation

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PORT of Melbourne has announced it is planning for remediation works at Swanson Dock West to improve the condition of the existing wharf structures. The intent of the Swanson Dock...
Planning underway for container terminal remediation

Singapore and Rotterdam to establish “green and digital corridor”

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THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish what they say is the world’s longest “green and...
Singapore and Rotterdam to establish “green and digital corridor”