Opposition to plans to export woodchips from Newcastle
A COMPANY that has acquired the sawmill and forested land previously owned by the Sweetman family near Cessnock in New South Wales, has plans to export up to 60,000 tonnes of...
Orders accelerating for LNG-powered newbuilds
ORDERS for LNG-powered newbuilds have been accelerating in 2021, according to a report from Clarksons. The report found that LNG-fuelled vessel orders are approaching 30% of gross...
International Chamber of Shipping outlines plan for carbon levy
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has set out a proposal for a global levy on carbon emissions from ships. ICS presented a submission to the International Maritime...
Townsville port signs agreement for hydrogen export
NORTH Queenslanders could be shipping 120,000 tonnes of renewable hydrogen to South Korea in the next decade with the Port of Townsville and Ark Energy signing a Memorandum of...
Aussie farmers looking forward to top crop
WITH a record 23.2 million hectares sown to winter crops across the country, this year is once again forecast to be well above average, according to the Australian Crop Report....
China’s top five must haves from COP26
THE latest update from Asia Pacific vice chair of research company Wood Mackenzie, Gavin Thompson, discusses China’s role in the next United Nations Climate Change Conference,...
It’s the season of the stink bug again
THE 2021-22 brown marmorated stink bug season is upon us once again. This time around the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has stricter measures in place to...
Electric vehicle sales to reach over six million in 2021
COMMERCIAL intelligence firm Wood Mackenzie predicts that sales of electric vehicles will reach more than six million this year. EV sales in the first half of 2021 nearly tripled...
Napier Port launches sustainability strategy
NAPIER Port has launched a comprehensive sustainability program, which was developed over a two-year period and in consultation with the port's stakeholders. Chief executive Todd...
Maersk signs carbon charter
A.P. Moller-Maersk announced it would join the Low Carbon Charter, launched by Hong Kong Business Environment Council. By signing the charter, Maersk is committed to contributing...
Government seeks feedback on export legislation changes
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is proposing regulatory changes to improve export bulk vessel survey and inspection practices. The proposed changes will...
Japanese energy giant signs with Origin to study hydrogen supply chain
JAPANESE oil company ENEOS Corporation has committed to a detailed study on the establishment of a commercial-scale, carbon-dioxide-free hydrogen supply chain between Japan and...
The new Friend of the Sea whale-safe ecolabel
CONSERVATION group Friend of the Sea is leading a campaign that invites shipping companies to intensify their involvement in the efforts to date on protecting the world’s whales...
PON to feature in GreenPort Live webinar
THE Port of Newcastle will showcase its sustainability achievements to the world next week when it brings the GreenPort Live Webinar Series to Australasia for the first time....
Shipping line invests in carbon-neutral methanol ships
IN the first quarter of 2024, shipping line Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of eight large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on...
