World Maritime theme for 2022 is about going green
“NEW technologies for greener shipping” is the World Maritime theme for 2022, reflecting the need to support a green transition of the maritime sector into a sustainable future,...
Beware the beetle: new import container measures come into effect soon
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is bringing in additional anti-beetle measures for import containers that will be unpacked in a rural grain-growing area...
Pilbara Ports helps combat graffiti at Murujuga
PILBARA Ports Authority is delivering graffiti management training to help combat graffiti at the National Heritage Listed Murujuga National Park, located near Karratha in the...
Rubbish to fuel: BioLNG feasibility study launched
SEVERAL companies, including shipping line CMA CGM, have joined together to study the feasibility of creating France’s first production unit for liquified biomethane (BioLNG)....
Decarbonisation investments must consider fuel properties
INDUSTRY coalition SEA-LNG believes that greater understanding around the comparative pricing, vessel performance and procurement of marine fuels is required to avoid costly...
Class notations released for new, greener fuels
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has released the latest updates to its rules for ship classification, with a raft of new class notations designed to enable the maritime industry to...
Maersk signs contract for first methanol container vessel
SHIPPING giant Maersk has signed a shipbuilding contract for the world’s first container vessel fuelled by methanol. Maersk and Hyundai Mipo Dockyards have agreed on a contract...
New handbook for hydrogen-fuelled vessels
AS investment in the development of hydrogen as a ship fuel heats up around the world, classification society DNV, along with 26 other companies and associations, has published a...
GeelongPort commissions independent research into proposed gas terminal
GEELONGPORT has commissioned Deakin University’s Blue Carbon Lab to conduct an independent assessment into the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of a proposed LNG import...
Shipment of machinery refused entry to Australia
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has confirmed that a shipment of machinery that did not meet Australia’s biosecurity standards has been refused entry to...
Ninth LNG-powered colossus joins CMA CGM fleet
CMA CGM Sorbonne joined CMA CGM’s fleet this week; it is the ninth 23,000-TEU, LNG-powered vessel to join the French shipping line’s fleet. A ceremony was held for the ship at the...
Alfa Laval and Wallenius to develop wind propulsion tech
INDUSTRIAL technology provider Alfa Laval is teaming up with Swedish shipping services company Wallenius Marine to develop and realise technology for vessels with fully...
AMSA conducting low sulphur fuel oil study
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is conducting research throughout 2021 into how very low sulphur fuel oils (VLSFOs) behave if spilled into the Australian marine...
Ports Australia, Port of Brisbane, Gladstone Ports awarded runner-up prizes in IAPH Sustainability Awards
PORTS Australia said it was proud to be awarded a runner-up prize alongside three of its members in the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Sustainability...
Wärtsilä and Global Energy Ventures to develop hydrogen propulsion systems
FINNISH technology company Wärtsilä and Australian hydrogen transport systems developer Global Energy Ventures are to co-operate to develop hydrogen-powered propulsion systems....
