Bundaberg Port's green plan for new facility
ALMOST 100% of materials from maintenance works at Gladstone Ports Corporation’s (GPC) Bundaberg Port, has been recycled to make way for future trade opportunities in the region....
Ship anchor possible cause of California oil spill
A LARGE oil spill off the southern California coast, first reported on 2 October, has left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, in what local officials...
The wreck of the Rena 10 years on
IT has been 10 years since the grounding of the Liberian-flagged MV Rena on Astrolabe Reef off the New Zealand Bay of Plenty coast. When the vessel ran aground on 5 October 2011,...
Launch of NextGEN portal for maritime decarbonisation
THE NextGEN (where "GEN" stands for "Green and Efficient Navigation") portal, an online collaborative global ecosystem of maritime transport decarbonisation initiatives, has been...
DHL Supply Chain deploys new high tech trucks
CONTRACT logistics provider DHL Supply Chain has announced the deployment of 60 new, purpose-built temperature-controlled trucks to further strengthen its ability to manage...
OPINION: Shipping lines should invest more in new technology
IN a recent article published in the DCN, I mentioned that container shipping lines collectively are set to make more than US$100 billion this year, with Maersk alone forecasting...
More than 150 organisations call for shipping decarbonisation
MORE than 150 industry leaders and organisations have signed on to the Call to Action for Shipping Decarbonization. The document says shipping must align with the Paris Agreement...
Achieving carbon neutrality in the Asia Pacific logistics sector
TWENTY-twenty was a critical juncture for environmental consciousness, according to logistics company Kuehne+Nagel. Here are excerpts from its release providing insights into the...
NYK to invest in Australian carbon-credit company
JAPANESE ocean carrier Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line (NYK) is investing in Australian Integrated Carbon, which sells carbon credits obtained through primeval forest restoration...
ITF calls for a “just transition” to a greener planet
A NEWLY-appointed labour representative on the board of the United Nations Global Compact has delivered a positive message on the benefits of tackling climate change for workers...
Windward launches data for decarbonisation program
WINDWARD, the predictive intelligence company applying AI to transform global maritime trade, announced the launch of its Data for Decarbonisation Program (D4D). The program is a...
Joint initiative to tackle safety of dangerous goods transport
CONTAINER ship fires and explosions in port storage facilities continue to be the result of poorly packed and misdeclared hazardous materials as they move through the global...
Value of agri sector tipped to reach $73 billion
THE latest report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) shows that the agri-sector is expected to smash production value records in 2021-22...
DNV tracks shipping’s “rapid transition”
CLASSIFICATION society DNV’s latest report, Maritime Forecast to 2050, presents its new carbon risk framework enabling detailed assessments of fuel flexibility and “fuel ready”...
UK Chamber of Shipping calls for ambitious zero-emissions target
THE UK shipping industry has agreed that the international shipping sector must pursue a net-zero carbon emissions target by 2050. International regulations require the global...
