UECC’s second LNG battery hybrid PCTC
UNITED European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norwegian roll-on/roll-off shipping line, remains on track to upgrade its fleet with low-carbon vessels, with the launch of the second in a...
Maersk signs green methanol deal for carbon-neutral containership
REINTEGRATE, a subsidiary of the Danish renewable energy company European Energy is to partner with Maersk to produce green fuel for Maersk’s first vessel to operate on...
Green hydrogen on the agenda for Hay Point
DALRYMPLE Bay Infrastructure, North Queensland Bulk Ports, the Brookfield Group and the Itochu Corporation have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to investigate the...
IMO agrees on interpretation of limitation of liability
AT its meeting held in July, the Legal Committee (LEG) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on a unified interpretation of the test for breaking a shipowner’s...
Minister kyboshes Kangaroo Island Seaport development
SOUTH Australia minister for planning and local government Vickie Chapman has refused an application by Kangaroo Island Timbers to build a deep-water port at Smith Bay on Kangaroo...
Wärtsilä to supply engines for new Spirits of Tasmania
FINNISH manufacturer Wärtsilä is to supply the engines and fuel gas supply systems for TT-Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. Rauma Marine Constructions is building the two...
MOL, Origin Energy sign pact to study Australian green ammonia supply chain
AUSTRALIAN integrated energy company Origin Energy and Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines have signed a memorandum of understanding to investigate opportunities to...
Government supports grains and avos on global stage
A NEW Grain Sustainability Certification Scheme will open new trade opportunities for Australia’s grain industry, made possible through a $97,500 grant from the Australian...
WA’s policy of turning ships away immoral, dangerous: SAL
SHIPPING Australia has sounded the alarm about the Western Australia government’s threat to turn ships with suspected COVID-19 cases away. In a media statement, the industry...
HyEng Corporation established for Japanese hydrogen research
THREE of Japans’s marine engine manufacturers – Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Yanmar Power Technology Co and Japan Engine Corporation – have announced the joint establishment of the...
MOL orders four LNG-powered car carriers
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has ordered four new LNG-powered 7000-unit car carriers. In an announcement, the Japanese shipping line said it had reached an agreement with Shin Kurushima...
Container shipping industry must brace for higher costs
RESEARCH firm Drewry reports that the container shipping sector is either already facing or about to face higher costs. This comes amidst booming stocks and rising profitability...
The colours of the (hydrogen) rainbow
By maritime and logistics professional Mark Cooper Like many of us in the shipping industry you may have noticed increasing discussion around hydrogen and its potential to...
PSA Group launches inaugural sustainability report
PSA International has launched its inaugural sustainability report 2020 entitled Green Horizons: Enabling a Better World Through Sustainable Port and Supply Chain Solutions,...
Singapore launches maritime decarbonisation centre
THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, along with six partners, has established the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD). The aim of GCMD is to collaborate...
