Optimising ocean currents to create a cleaner shipping sector
A ‘GOOGLE Maps for the sea’ is the description of a new algorithm aimed at improving shipping’s environmental performance. The algorithm seeks to allow the shipping industry to...
NGOs call for toxic discharge ban
A GROUP of prominent maritime non-government organisations (NGOs) have issued a joint call to ban tox discharges from exhaust gas cleaning systems. In an open letter signed by 18...
Western Australia targets CO2 as projects boom around the world
CARBON dioxide projects are booming around the world with Western Australia aiming to become a key player in the market. State government funding is contributing to several...
Pilbara plan to drive maritime decarbonisation
THE WEST Australian state government has released a roadmap to drive maritime decarbonisation in the Pilbara. Ports minister Stephen Dawson said clean fuel bunkering in the...
Sweet plan to fuel sugar use
QUEENSLAND is exploring the capability of the state’s agribusinesses to lead the world in alternative fuels, with an inquiry to focus on value-adding in the sugar industry. The...
Nippon Paint Marine and RightShip agree on environmental cooperation
MARINE coatings business Nippon Paint Marine has announced it has agreed with RightShip to join its Zero Harm Innovation Partners Program as a strategic partner. This is part of...
ALC pushes clean energy message
INDUSTRY body the Australian Logistics Council has called for investment in cheaper, cleaner energy as a means of achieving so-called net zero in carbon emissions. The ALC has...
Port of Brisbane unveils Vision 2060
STRENGTHENING the Queensland economy, future-proofing trade and supporting the transition to a more sustainable and efficient port are key aims of Vision 2060, a plan or roadmap...
PSA joins GCMD as strategic partner
THE GLOBAL Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation (GCMD) and PSA International (PSA) have today (5 June) announced a five-year strategic partnership to advance collaboration on...
The new PFAS import ban explained
FROM firefighting foams to stain-resistant textiles, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS chemicals, have quietly underpinned the performance of many...
Andrew Forrest rail against LNG
ANDREW Forrest has hit out at the use of LNG as an intermediate fuel source for the maritime industry at the Nor-Shipping Conference in Oslo, Norway. Speaking on Tuesday, Mr...
Thumbs up for Bunbury windfarms, thumbs down for Gippsland
TWO OFFSHORE wind projects at Bunbury in Western Australia have been given the development nod by the federal government and one in the Gippsland zone off Victoria has been...
Ro-Ro operators define GHG intensity guidelines
THE GLOBAL Ro-Ro Community, a group operating under the umbrella of US-based not-for-profit Smart Freight Centre, has developed agreed guidelines for calculating GHG emission...
Geodis launches sustainable air freight solution
TRANSPORT and logistics company Geodis has announced the launch of GEODIS AirSmart, a new solution designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions related to air freight by...
Norsepower announces historic fleet-wide deal
WIND propulsions technology company Norsepower has announced it has secured a new agreement to deliver six of its Rotor Sail to a fleet of newbuild tankers commissioned by GEFO...
