Gladstone Ports Corporation to donate $20,000 to disability support charity
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has announced local disability support charity Choice, Passion, Life will benefit from beneficiary funding raised at this year's Port to Park run. The...
Protester climbs mooring line at Port of Hobart
A PROTESTER suspended herself from the mooring line of fishing boat Antarctic Discovery in Port of Hobart last week, an action TasPorts described as "reckless and dangerous". The...
MOL launches ammonia-powered carrier project
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has announced the launch of a joint project with Tsuneishi Shipbuilding and Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding to build an ammonia-powered liquefied gas carrier. The...
Höegh LNG and AIE secure Port Kembla gas infrastructure contract
HÖEGH LNG has secured a contract with Australian Industrial Energy for a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) to operate at the Port Kembla Energy Terminal. AIE and...
Getting to Zero Coalition outlines maritime decarbonisation plan
A COALITION of maritime value chain representatives gathered in Copenhagen last week to establish a concrete plan to fully decarbonise the maritime sector by 2050. The Getting to...
Deadly varroa mite detected at Port of Newcastle
A PARASITE threatening Australia’s bee industry was detected at Port of Newcastle last week, prompting the New South Wales government to issue a biosecurity emergency order....
IMO project to gauge sustainable shipping's impacts in the Pacific
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization Secretariat has initiated a project to improve the availability of maritime transport costs data for the Pacific region. The project...
Global decarbonisation taskforce established at ICS summit
INDUSTRY leaders and government representatives have established a taskforce to co-ordinate the shipping industry’s decarbonisation efforts. The taskforce was set up at the...
World Shipping Council reports 18% increase in containers lost at sea
THE WORLD Shipping Council has identified a “worrying” break in the downward trend for containers lost at sea, up 18% since its container safety survey began, reaching an average...
150 companies urged to reroute ships to avoid deadly whale strikes
THE GERMAN Shipowners Association (VDR) has recommended its more than 150 member companies reroute their ships to reduce the risk of collision with whales. The decision follows...
Gladstone oil spill response exercise a success
A THREE-DAY pollution response exercise in Gladstone this week has prepared the local maritime community for potential oil spill situations. Exercise Cabin is a real-time exercise...
AMSA reinforces coastal pilotage requirements for Far North Queensland waters
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has issued a notice reminding mariners of the coastal pilotage requirements that apply within Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait waters....
World's first full-size electric tugboat arrives in Auckland
PORTS of Auckland has welcomed the world’s first full-size, ship handling electric tugboat to its fleet as part of its goal to be emissions free by 2040. The new e-tug,...
IMO biofouling project calls on port sector to help mitigate environmental impacts
A RECENT meeting of the GloFouling Partnership project’s Global Industry Alliance has called on the ports sector to help combat ocean pollution caused by micro-plastics,...
DP World joins forces with Reef Restoration Foundation
DP WORLD has partnered with Australia’s Reef Restoration Foundation to support recovery of coral on the Great Barrier Reef. As part of the Reef Recovery Program, DP World is...
