Bell Bay hydrogen tech cluster gets funding boost
THE BELL Bay Advanced Manufacturing Zone is one of the successful applicants of National Energy Resources Australia’s seed funding program. BBAMZ was granted $100,000 to form a...
IMO 2020: the sulphur cap one year on
ON 1 January 2020, new reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping, according to the International Maritime...
Enhanced monitoring for reefer containers
CARRIER Transicold’s TripLINK platform for refrigerated container monitoring has been enhanced with capabilities to integrate with vessel-based wireless networks for improved...
WA hydrogen development gets financial boost
The Western Australia government is investing $2 million from the Renewable Hydrogen Fund for Yara Pilbara Fertiliser’s YURI Green Ammonia project on the Burrup Peninsula, north...
New Zealand upgrades FTA with China
THE New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement has been upgraded, with the Kiwi trade minister saying the upgrade would modernise the 13-year-old agreement. The upgrade addresses new...
Trinity Bay grounds north of Cairns, ATSB investigates
TRINITY Bay grounded on Harrington Shoal on 19 January in light winds and calm seas while transiting the Great Barrier Reef on a regular voyage from Thursday Island to Cairns. The...
DNV GL approves wing sail propulsion system
REGISTRAR and classification society DNV GL has awarded an approval in principle to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for...
Hydrogen deal signed with Tasmanian government
WOODSIDE Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state of Tasmania that outlines the government’s support for the proposed H2TAS project, a renewable hydrogen...
Wilhelmsen Ship Management joins SSI
SHIPPING management services provider Wilhelmsen Ship Management has joined the Sustainable Shipping Initiative. It joins 14 other members that span the shipping value chain,...
Handysize LPG voyage goes carbon-neutral
NAVIGATOR Holdings said it carried out the first carbon-neutral handysize LPG voyage. Navigator Capricorn, a semi-refrigerated gas carrier, loaded LPG for US company Sunoco...
New arrival making waves at the Port of Grassy
TASPORTS’ tug Wilga and landing barge MV Kulanda have played a critical role in transporting almost 1000 tonnes of equipment to King Island, supporting Wave Swell Energy and its...
Australian boat builder launches new range of electric vessels
AUSTAL Australia’s new VOLTA series of electric-powered high speed ferries has launched its first vessel – the Passenger Express 46V, a fully electric-powered 46-metre catamaran...
Electric propulsion makes bulk carrier debut
TWO new 21,500dwt self-unloading transshipment bulkers have been completed by China’s Chengxi Shipyard for Oldendorff Carriers. Each of the vessels has two 1.9-MW Azipod® units...
Third round of consultation begins for proposed KI port
KANGAROO Island Plantation Timbers is one step closer to building its multi-user deepwater port at Smith Bay on Kangaroo Island. The four-week public exhibition period for new...
Results from new test work on graphene-based coatings
SOUTH Australian based Sparc Technologies Limited has announced further positive results from its ongoing coatings test work performed with the University of Adelaide. These...
