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...
Townsville Port reaches milestone in upgrade project
THE rock wall that will form part of the reclamation area and support the Townsville port expansion has been completed, as part of the Port of Townsville’s $232-million Channel...
MOL jointly develops new energy-saving sail
MITSUI OSK Lines has announced that its has reached an agreement with numerous partners on joint research and development of the Iknow Delta Sail Crane, a sail that can be mounted...
Study commissioned to look at ammonia as a marine fuel
COMMODITY trading company Trafigura has signed a memorandum of understanding with green fuels startup Hy2gen to produce a study that will look at the infrastructure and production...
CMA CGM extends reef program to Coral Triangle
SHIPPING company CMA CGM Group has partnered Endangered Species International, a non-profit organisation, to protect and restore about 6,000 square kilometres of ocean in the...
RINA and SWS mark a new era in shipbuilding in China
SHANGHAI Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding and classification society RINA have signed an agreement for the classification of the largest ever cruise ship to be built in China. Speaking at...
Shipping industry to meet on decarbonisation at COP26
THE global shipping industry has announced an unprecedented cross-industry event, to be held during COP26, bringing together leaders in shipping, energy, politics and finance to...
Global Energy Ventures accelerates hydrogen shipping technology
ASX-LISTED Global Energy Ventures has commenced development of a pilot ship utilising its compressed hydrogen (C-H2) technology, with the ship expected to be fully approved and...
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...
