MPA partners with class and tech companies on vision for maritime industry
THE MARITIME and Port Authority of Singapore and eight classification societies have signed a letter of intent to collaborate in areas of digitalisation and decarbonisation. MPA,...
Aussie-built ferry deployed in New Zealand
A NEW Zealand ferry company has launched an Australian-built passenger vessel in Auckland. Queensland-based shipyard Aluminium Marine built the Incat Crowther 29 Tuhi Rapa for...
Study gives ammonia bunkering the all-clear in Singapore
FINDINGS from an ammonia bunkering safety study suggest the risks of ship-to-ship ammonia transfers in Singapore are low or mitigable. Nine months in the making, the study...
DNV joins methanol bunkering working group
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has joined a working group on methanol bunkering in Singapore. The Standards Working Group, managed by the Standards Development Organisation at the...
120kg cocaine haul at Port Botany
AUSTRALIAN Border Force officers seized 120 kilograms of cocaine at the Sydney Container Examination Facility on Tuesday (25 April). The ABF said it has been targeting border...
Spirit Super and Stonepeak close GeelongPort acquisition
SPIRIT Super and Stonepeak have completed their acquisition of GeelongPort. Spirit Super, an Australian industry super fund and Stonepeak, a US investment firm, in November last...
G7 countries target net-zero shipping by 2050
THE G7 ministers of climate, energy and the environment have agreed to strengthen efforts to reach zero-emissions shipping by 2050. Ministers representing Canada, France, Germany,...
Drones to deliver cash to ships
DRONE logistics company Skyports Drone Services is adding cash-to-master services to its suite of ship-to-shore services. The CTM service was announced today at the annual...
Two LNG-fuelled bulkers delivered
MARAN Dry Management has taken delivery of two Newcastlemax bulkers, Ubuntu Unity on 28 February and Ubuntu Community on 18 April. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Ship Building (SWS)...
Construction begins on Pilbara's $6 billion urea project
CONSTRUCTION has started on a $6 billion urea manufacturing project in the Pilbara, near the port of Dampier. The Perdaman project is to convert natural gas from Woodside’s...
K+N first quarter results down on last year
LOGISTICS company Kuehne+Nagel reported year-on-year decreases in its first-quarter 2023 results, but profitability remains high on pre-pandemic levels. The Switzerland-based...
Maersk Tankers launches voyage management service
MAERSK Tankers has launched a new voyage management service. The company said the service would help ship operators and owners “achieve greater economic and environmental...
Shipping companies preparing for multi-fuel future, survey finds
A SURVEY of 29 shipping companies found some carriers envisage a multi-fuel future for their fleets. The Global Maritime Forum, the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation and...
Melbourne-bound meth haul found in air freight
AN AIR cargo consignment containing 45 kilograms of meth was intercepted on its way to Australia. The Australian Federal Police said officers from the Hong Kong Customs and Excise...
Crew change situation continues to stabilise
THE GLOBAL crew change situation appears to be returning to a pre-Covid normal, according to the Global Maritime Forum. GMF’s quarterly Neptune Declaration Crew Change Indicator...
