Svitzer solar power on the rise
EARLIER this year, Svitzer commissioned an 86-kilowatt solar power generation project at its new office in Brisbane. When operating at capacity, the system will provide around 40%...
Climate protestors target Port Botany with blockade
MEMBERS of climate action group Extinction Rebellion gathered outside terminals at Port Botany to disrupt the movement of fossil fuel tankers at two facilities, the LNG storage...
Shipping association highlights risks to zero emissions future
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that without decisive government signals declining levels of maritime research and development could jeopardise industry’s...
Yara Marine joins Windship Association
AFTER partnering with BAR Technologies to bring WindWings to the global shipping industry, Yara Marine Technologies is now joining the International Windship Association to...
IMO looking to assist in X-Press Pearl situation
INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization secretary-general Kitack Lim said the IMO is looking to assist local and international authorities in dealing with the fallout from the X-Press...
Container ship converted to LNG arrives in Hamburg
SHIPPING line Hapag-Lloyd announced that its 15,000 TEU container ship Brussels Express returned to its homeport in Hamburg recently, after being converted to gas propulsion using...
AMSA to pilot ship garbage recycling program
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is working to develop a national framework that will enable oceangoing ships to recycle some waste. Under the MARPOL Convention for the...
Audit finds DAWE response to biosecurity non-compliance “largely inappropriate”
AN audit of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment’s (DAWE) response to biosecurity non-compliance found its arrangements “largely inappropriate”. The Australian...
Khapra beetle detected in WA
STAFF at an Australian biosecurity-registered warehouse in Western Australia detected khapra beetle in imported flat cardboard packaging. Agriculture minister David Littleproud...
X-Press Pearl fire highlights duty of care required in shipping hazardous cargoes
The X-Press Pearl’s sad fate is the latest in a disappointing recent and persistent catalogue of container ship fires of varying degrees of severity, which occur on an almost...
1.2 tonnes of litter picked up from port precinct
SIX months into a new partnership between the Port of Brisbane and Ocean Crusaders, 1.2 tonnes of river litter has been removed along Brisbane International Cruise Terminal...
Protesters plan to ‘blockade’ Botany Bulk Liquids Terminal
CLIMATE-change protesters are planning to disrupt fuel logistics at the Port Botany Bulk Liquids Berth on Thursday 10 June. Protest group Extinction Rebellion said they “will...
Stena Bulk bolsters tanker fleet with newbuilding charters
TANKER shipping company Stena Bulk announced that it is taking two brand new eco medium range (MR) tankers – to be named Stena Convoy and Stena Conductor - on long-term time...
ANL acts to protect marine biodiversity
ON World Reef Day (1 June), shipping line ANL has spoken about the importance of its work supporting coral reefs including its collaboration with the Reef Restoration Foundation....
Swire Shipping articulates its environmental stance
SWIRE Shipping has committed to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by, and preferably well before, 2050. The company said it serves the many communities in the Pacific that are...
