Highest number of containers ever handled at Fremantle Port
IN spite of the COVID-19 pandemic affecting supply chains around the world, the Port of Fremantle has reported the highest-ever number of containers handled in the last financial...
The new Friend of the Sea whale-safe ecolabel
CONSERVATION group Friend of the Sea is leading a campaign that invites shipping companies to intensify their involvement in the efforts to date on protecting the world’s whales...
PON to feature in GreenPort Live webinar
THE Port of Newcastle will showcase its sustainability achievements to the world next week when it brings the GreenPort Live Webinar Series to Australasia for the first time....
Shipping line invests in carbon-neutral methanol ships
IN the first quarter of 2024, shipping line Maersk will introduce the first in a groundbreaking series of eight large ocean-going container vessels capable of being operated on...
SGMF supports growth of gas as marine fuel in Asia
THE Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel (SGMF)has set up its first regional committee to facilitate co-operation and information sharing as uptake of liquefied natural gas ship fuel...
OSK Lines signs agreement to introduce robots
MITSUI OSK Lines (MOL) and MELTIN MMI have announced the signing of memorandum of understanding for installation of remote-control robots in ocean shipping operations, including...
Approval for dual diesel/ammonia VLCC
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) to shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) for a “fuel ready” (ammonia, D, S, Ti) class notation for their...
Drewry’s world container index update
MARITIME research consultancy Drewry’s composite World Container index increased marginally by 2% or $192 to reach $9,613.28 per 40ft container on 19 August. That’s 360% higher...
UECC’s second LNG battery hybrid PCTC
UNITED European Car Carriers (UECC), a Norwegian roll-on/roll-off shipping line, remains on track to upgrade its fleet with low-carbon vessels, with the launch of the second in a...
Blockchain trial shows promising results for reducing transaction costs
THE Australian Border Force, IMDA Singapore and Singapore Customs, confirmed in statement that a trial has concluded using blockchain to issue and verify trade documents digitally...
New learning tool to help seafarers cope with piracy attacks
OCEAN Technologies Group has developed tools to equip seafarers with the necessary skills to manage merchant ships transiting through high risk piracy areas. Piracy attacks on...
Automated container storage and retrieval system tests show promise
DP World has completed testing of the Boxbay high bay storage system at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. The global terminal operator said the trial proved the technology works in the...
Change in piracy threats in Indian Ocean prompts re-think
A CONTINUED downward trend in Somali piracy has prompted leading shipping organisations to reduce the geographic boundaries of the High Risk Area (HRA) for piracy in the Indian...
Fifth man charged after seizure of drugs
ON 13 August, the Australian Federal Police High Volume Drug Crime Team, together with Victoria Police Joint Taskforce Icarus members arrested and charged a 32-year-old Melbourne...
IMO agrees on interpretation of limitation of liability
AT its meeting held in July, the Legal Committee (LEG) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed on a unified interpretation of the test for breaking a shipowner’s...
