Commentary on low-carbon hydrogen and green LNG
ANALYSTS for research firm Wood Mackenzie believe Australia’s low-carbon hydrogen trade could be worth up to US$90bn in 2050. With a growing project pipeline, measured at 2.94...
DHL offering sustainable fuel option for FCL shipments
DHL has launched a sustainable marine fuel service for ocean freight for full-container-load shipments. This follows the introduction of a similar carbon-reduction service for...
Agricultural production to hit new record
AUSTRALIAN farmgate production is on track for a record-breaking $66.3bn year according to the Australian government. ABARES acting executive director Dr Jared Greenville said the...
WW centres in Australia now ISO certified
AFTER many years of complying to the standards set out by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Wallenius Wilhelmsen has now achieved ISO certification for its...
Yantian disruption ‘bigger than Ever Given’, Maersk ocean chief says
“FOR us, this is a much bigger disruption than the Ever Given getting stuck in the Suez Canal because of the duration and the importance of Yantian.” So said Maersk CEO of ocean...
Australia and the UK outline essentials of new FTA
THE PRIME Ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom have reached agreement on the broad outline of an Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement. Scott Morrison and Boris Johnson have...
Wharfies placed in quarantine over COVID breach
WORKERS at the Linx terminal at East Arm Wharf who boarded the Tacoma Trader to unload containers were put into 14-day mandatory quarantine at the Howard Springs facility on 11...
Joint study into ammonia as alternative marine fuel
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK and 22 industry players have entered into a memorandum of understanding on a joint study of ammonia as an alternative marine fuel beyond industry...
Downward trend for piracy incidents in Asia
ACCORDING TO ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre, in May 2021 four incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia. No piracy incident was reported. Of the four...
Stolt Tankers partners with Tufton Investments
STOLT Tankers and Tufton Investment have entered into a pooling agreement for seven of Tufton’s 19,000-21,999 DWT chemical tankers to join the Stolt Tankers Joint Service (STJS)...
Port congestion in southern China continues to worsen
THE Port of Yantian is the latest chokepoint in an ocean shipping network that has been seeing issues with congestion for the past year. The problem stems from restrictions the...
Shipping association highlights risks to zero emissions future
THE International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has warned that without decisive government signals declining levels of maritime research and development could jeopardise industry’s...
Officer shortfall to reach decade high by 2026
MARITIME consultancy firm Drewry says diminishing attractiveness of a career at sea, coupled with rising man-berth ratios and continued fleet growth will lead to the highest...
Höegh LNG gets in on hydrogen with minority stake in Gen2 Energy
HÖEGH LNG and Gen2 Energy have partnered up to develop a seaborne logistics chain for green hydrogen. The two companies aim to take what they said is a “first mover position” in...
Vessel delays eating up tremendous capacity in global container shipping
VESSEL delays ate up about one quarter of container-shipping capacity deployed on the trans-Pacific routes in January-April 2021, according to research and advisory company...
