DNV report suggests two-phase path to ammonia in shipping
A NEW report from maritime advisors DNV says there is a two-phase pathway for the adoption of ammonia in shipping. DNV’s “Ammonia in Shipping: Tracing the Emergence of a New Fuel”...
e-Fuels plant to target shipping’s methanol demand
MULTINATIONAL HIF Global, which describes its mission as scaling the development of e-Fuels worldwide, has switched the focus of its plans to produce hydrogen-based petrol to...
Energy terminal EES scoping requirement open for public comment
THE DEPARTMENT of Transport and Planning (DTP) in Victoria has invited a second round of public comment on the draft scoping requirements for the Victorian Renewable Energy...
Japan boasts ammonia engine breakthrough
MANUFACTURER Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is claiming the first fully-functional full-scale commercial engine running on ammonia. Image: Japan Engine Corporation The...
Tauranga’s expansion court in another delay
AN APPARENT legislative failure has further frustrated Port of Tauranga’s 23-year-long effort to expand. The current project, which has been repeatedly bogged down in red tape,...
Don’t get stung at Dampier
JELLYFISH are stinging mariners at the Port of Dampier. Pilbara Ports has issued a notice warning that an increased number of jellyfish have been observed waters in and around the...
Pilbara Ports release climate action plan and July figures
PILBARA Ports has released a climate action plan that includes developing the Pilbara Clean Fuel Bunkering Hub, holding ammonia bunkering trials, developing green corridors...
New cleaning rules to minimise sulphur output
AMSA HAS issued new rules for vessels using exhaust gas cleaning systems in Australian waters. Marine notice 2025/04 supports compliance with a sulphur limit of 0.50 mass %...
OPINION: IMO MEPC and the Net‑Zero Framework
THIS week, I delivered a lecture on Green Logistics at the University of Sydney’s Global Distribution Strategy class. I discussed the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and...
Woodside CEO gives nod to Federal Court’s Scarborough go-ahead
WOODSIDE CEO Meg O’Neil has acknowledged clearing the final hurdle of its Scarborough Offshore Facility, giving the controversial LNG project the go-ahead. The Federal Court’s...
Patrick’s electric trucks get thumbs up
A YEAR in, and Patrick’s nine battery-electric terminal trucks at the Port of Fremantle are proving their worth in the industry’s transition to electric vehicles. The trucks and...
Opposition argues for cleaner fuel progress
SENATOR for Victoria and Opposition transport spokesperson Bridget McKenzie has called on the government to do more to bring about a clean and sustainable domestic fuel sector....
Government announces National Freight Strategy and Action Plan
PRODUCTIVITY, resilience, decarbonisation and data are the four priority areas of a refreshed National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy announced this week by the federal...
Pilbara iron briquettes get green tick of approval
A PROPOSAL to produce iron pellets and hot briquette iron for export in Western Australia’s Pilbara has been given the tick of approval by the state’s Environmental Protection...
OPINION: Green wave rising
AUSTRALIA has always depended on global shipping to keep our economy moving—mostly without thinking too much about the emissions involved. But that’s changing. The International...
