Research shows two in three Aussie shoppers want low-carbon delivery
NEW research reveals that 68% of Australians would choose lower-carbon-emitting parcel delivery methods, an emerging consumer preference that retailers and carriers will need to...
Ecochlor launches new filterless BWMS
MARINE products supplier Ecochlor has released a new filterless ballast water management system known as EcoOne. The system is also available as a hybrid wth dual mode filtration....
Shipping giant launches low-carbon solution using biomethane
Ahead of the UN Global Compact and as part of the first high-level preparatory talks for the COP26 summit, shipping line CMA CGM has put forward solutions that are immediately...
Stena Bulk sets zero emissions target
TANKER shipping company Stena Bulk set out five dated decarbonisation targets that form a comprehensive roadmap for the company to become a net zero business by 2050. Stena Bulk...
ABB Azipod electric propulsion marks 30 years at sea
FROM its creation three decades ago to its market leading position in shipping today, the Azipod® propulsion has revolutionised marine transport. First seen on the Finnish...
Stolt Tankers launches sustainable biofuel trial
STOLT Tankers, which operates a fleet of 152 tankers, is partnering with GoodFuels to trial the use of a marine biofuel produced from sustainable and certified feedstocks. The...
DAWE announces new chief environmental biosecurity officer
Dr Robyn Cleland has been appointed as the new chief environmental biosecurity officer for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Deputy secretary of...
MSC to avoid Arctic routes on environmental grounds
MSC has said it would not consider shipping on the Northern Sea Route, including the Northeast Passage and the Northwest Passage on environmental grounds. The company said an...
AUSMEPA closes after 20 years
THE AUSTRALIAN Marine Environment Protection Association (AUSMEPA) is closing its doors after more than 20 years of working to protect Australia’s precious marine environment. In...
Hydrogen fuel at scale in Victoria
CAR maker Toyota has launched its new commercial grade refuellling outlet for commercial and passenger fuel cell electric vehicles. The Toyota Hydrogen Centre comprises an...
Asia’s first ship-to-containership LNG bunkering
CMA CGM Scandola is the first containership to be liquefied natural gas-bunkered in Singapore and marks the first ship-to-ship operation by FueLNG Bellina, Singapore’s first LNG...
School grants support greener future in north QLD
THE $10,000 EcoPorts grants program is now open for applications, being offered by North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation. Schools within NQBP’s port communities of Mackay, Hay...
China’s war on waste means more than just clean plates
IN re-launching the Clean Plate campaign in August last year, President Xi Jinping urged all of China to “maintain a sense of crisis about food security”. But efforts to tackle...
Barngarla people now shareholders of Lucky Bay port
THE major proponent of the $130m Lucky Bay Port Facility development in South Australia, T-Ports, has signed an agreement with the Barngarla people, Traditional Owners of the Eyre...
YM Constancy officially named
YANG Ming held a naming ceremony for its 2800-TEU YM Constancy at CSBC’s Kaohsiung shipyard on 19 March. YM Constancy is the eighth in a series of 10 2800 TEU container vessels...
