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How to spot wildlife crime in the maritime industry
NON-GOVERNMENT organisations TRAFFIC and the World Wide Fund for Nature have come together to support the shipping sector in detecting illegalities passing through global waters....
$66.6-million package to combat African swine fever deemed effective
THE Australian government said its $66.6 million African swine fever response package has strengthened Australia’s biosecurity measures. The government said the African swine...
NYK to build its first LNG-fuelled capsize bulker
NYK has signed a long-term consecutive voyage charter contract with JFE Steel Corporation for a new bulk carrier that will run on LNG as its main fuel. The vessel will be the...
OPINION: How much should shipping pay for its emissions?
A LOT has been written about whether shipping should be subject to a carbon tax. About 90% of the world trade is transported by global shipping and it accounts for nearly 3% of...
Australia introduces new measures for beetle treatment
HEAD of Biosecurity at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, Andrew Tongue, has announced that sea containers packed in a khapra beetle target risk country and...
Carbon recycled methane can be recognised as zero emission ship fuel
THE Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group of Japan's Carbon Capture & Reuse Study Group has confirmed that carbon recycled methane produced by methanation technology can be...
MSC and Shell sign agreement on decarbonisation
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company and Shell International Petroleum Company have agreed to work closely together to help accelerate the decarbonisation of the global shipping...
Car company charters additional LNG vessels
VOLKSWAGEN Group Logistics has ordered four dual-fuel vessels that can run on LNG to carry its vehicles to overseas markets. These four will join two similar car carriers that...
Europe adopts environmental regulations that will affect freight and trade
THE European Commission has adopted a sweeping package of proposals that aim to reduce the bloc’s emissions by at least 55% by 2030 (compared with 1990 levels). These measures...
Proposed WA port to go under EPA microscope
THE Western Australian Environmental Protection Agency announced that it is subjecting the Gascoyne Gateway port project to the highest possible level of assessment. The proposed...
Wallenius signs deal for six low-emission car carriers
CIMC Raffles signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Wallenius to build six pure car carriers. The vessels will be Swedish-flagged, 200 metres long with...
First LNG bunker vessel in France moves to closer to operation
THE first liquefied natural gas bunker vessel to be based in France has marked another step towards its delivery and operational commencement, following the successful completion...
MSC talks carbon emissions
MSC was named one of the European Union’s top carbon emitters, with an NGO saying it would rank sixth in the bloc if shipping were part of the EU’s emissions trading system. The...
ANL asserts carbon neutrality goals with new brand signature
SHIPPING line ANL, subsidiary of the CMA CGM Group has adopted the global campaign known as Better Ways, with a new brand signature that represents how the company operates in a...
Shipping line named a top polluter in EU
OFFICIAL European Union data shows that MSC rose to sixth place in the ranking of EU carbon emitters, if shipping were part of the bloc’s emissions trading system. Transport &...
