Ship recycling convention to enter into force
LIBERIA has ratified the International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, triggering the convention’s entry into force. It follows Bangladesh’s...
Summit convenes to thrash out simplified trade system
ON MONDAY (26 June) the Australian government convened a Simplified Trade System Summit in Melbourne and released a consultation paper outlining the directions reforms to boost...
Incat-Crowther designed crew transfer vessel enters service
THE FIRST 32-metre parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel designed by Incat Crowther for Emden-based EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has been delivered. According to the Australia-based...
Wharf upgrade progresses with 70-ton lift
AN INFRASTRUCTURE upgrade at New Zealand’s CentrePort is progressing with the installation of a 70-ton structure at Seaview Wharf. The soffit – a concrete structure designed to...
International Day of the Seafarer
EVERY year since 2010 on 25 June, we mark the International Day of the Seafarer. This year, the International Maritime Organization has chosen to focus on seafarers’ contributions...
Port operators and first responders tested with emergency drill
A MARITIME emergency response drill in Port Kembla on Friday was a success, according to the Port Authority of New South Wales and NSW Ports. The annual multi-agency exercise aims...
Zim to bring digital financing service to Australia
ZIM has expanded its partnership with cross-border trade financing platform 40Seas, with plans to bring the new service to Australia. Zim announced in January it had invested in...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index saw a steady increase over the past week, rising from 1065 on Monday to 1240 on Friday (23 June). This is a continuation, albeit on a sharper incline, of the...
World Container Index continues to fall
DREWRY’S composite World Container Index decreased by 3.5% to US$1535.75 per 40-foot container this week. The index has dropped by 78.9% compared with the same week last year. It...
More protests at Melbourne, Newcastle mark five days of disruptions
A PROTESTER blocked all five tracks of a rail line into Port of Melbourne on Friday morning while another protester climbed inside a stacker reclaimer at the Port of Newcastle....
Pilots threaten industrial action in Brisbane (UPDATED)
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union has warned marine pilots at the Port of Brisbane are considering taking protected industrial action over slow-moving enterprise agreement...
Maersk to convert ship to run on methanol
MAERSK is getting ready to retrofit an existing containership with a methanol dual-fuel engine. It claims the conversion will be a first for the shipping industry. The conversion,...
Voyage planning errors, false alarms contributed to Trinity Bay grounding: ATSB
VOYAGE planning errors and spurious false alarms contributed to the grounding of general cargo ship Trinity Bay, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found. The 81-metre...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen enters biofuel partnership with ExxonMobil
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has signed a biofuel contract with ExxonMobil with a goal to reduce emissions in the shipping industry. The contract entails the delivery of sustainable...
IMO talks blue economy decarbonisation challenges at UNCTAD session
THE INTENRATIONAL Maritime Organization provided input on challenges for maritime transport at a recent meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The...
