Wärtsilä to supply cargo handling system for new LNG bunkering vessel
THE technology group Wärtsilä has been selected to supply the cargo handling system for a new 18,000 cbm LNG bunkering vessel. The ship is being built for Korea Line at Hyundai...
AMSA releases fatigue guidelines to prevent accidents at sea
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has released “a practical set of guidelines” for managing and reducing the risk of fatigue at sea in a push to improve the safety and...
Industry boosts engagement in circular economy
CHEMISTRY Australia has established Plastics Stewardship Australia to promote the sustainable use and recovery of plastics, in a move that has been welcomed by The Australian...
Townsville announces $10m in rock wall contracts
PORT of Townsville has announced two contracts for the $193m Channel Upgrade Project, the largest infrastructure project in the 156-year history of the port. The contracts, worth...
Study on LNG for capesize bulker on Aus-China route
THE latest independent study from SEA-LNG confirms that liquefied natural gas delivers a strong return on investment for Capesize bulkers on the Australlia to China trade route,...
Woomera signals start of work at Gladstone ports
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s Clinton Vessel Interaction Project has entered the next phase of work, with Hall Contracting’s backhoe dredge, Woomera, arriving in Gladstone. The...
Rio Tinto announces “zero emissions” goal
MINER and minerals exporter Rio Tinto has announced plans for net zero emissions by 2050, as part of $1bn it plans to invest as part of its new climate change targets. The new...
Wiseway Logistics' mercy dash to Wuhan
A CHARTER flight organised by Wiseway Logistics departed Sydney Airport at 3pm Monday loaded with 100 tonnes of donated emergency supplies to Wuhan – the epicentre of the outbreak...
Aquaculture business confident Kangaroo Island seaport is off the drawing board
SOUTH Australian business Yumbah Aquaculture says it is ready to lift an investment freeze on its Kangaroo Island abalone farm, confident a proposed nearby export wharf will not...
New walking trails at Gladstone Port
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation says it has extended the community’s access to local waterways, with new walking trails in the Gladstone Marina Parklands opened to the public. The 800...
NQBP backs grower innovation to safeguard reef
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports is supporting the Project Catalyst Annual Forum, which will bring together growers, natural resource management groups, the Australian government, WWF...
Wärtsilä LPG fuel supply system undergoes engine testing
THE technology group Wärtsilä’s LPG fuel supply system has successfully completed full scale testing with a full sized 2-stroke marine engine burning liquid petroleum gas as fuel....
Armyworm eradication likely “impossible”, Queensland government concedes
THE latest discovery of Fall armyworm on a farm in Queensland’s north-west Gulf Country shows the exotic pest is likely widespread across northern Australia, state agriculture...
$1.28m ARENA backing for hydrogen centre
AUSTRALIAN Gas Networks has been awarded funding of $1.28m from the Commonwealth government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency to support the Australian Hydrogen Centre in...
Mission to Seafarers calls for nominations for annual Singapore Seafarers’ Awards
THE Mission to Seafarers has opened nominations for the annual Singapore Awards Dinner. The call is for the maritime community to propose individuals and organisations that have...
