ICS pushes IMO to address potential problems with 2020 sulphur cap
WITH the deadline for the sulphur cap approaching in January 2020, the International Chamber of Shipping chairman Esben Poulsson advised shipowners to prepare their vessels now...
New monitoring software to be installed on LNG carriers
ON Tuesday, NAPA, a maritime software developer, announced it would install its performance-monitoring software, ClassNK-NAPA GREEN, onto three LNG carriers that ship LNG from...
Incat delivers large new fast ferry
HIGH speed craft builder Incat says it has delivered its latest large fast ferry, a 110 metre catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta. Incat Hull 089 left Hobart Tasmania early this...
Huge meth cargo busted
LAW enforcement officers have reported the seizure of more than 1.7 tonnes of methylamphetamine (ice) the largest shipment bound for Australia and the largest ever domestic...
‘Captain Peter’ to lead Maersk’s virtual assistant introduction
SHIPPING giant Maersk says it is to boost its remote container management by means of a virtual assistant named "Captain Peter". Testing is said to be underway with select...
Hapag-Lloyd to refit ship to burn LNG
HAPAG-Lloyd announced it would retrofit the 15,000-TEU vessel Sajir to use LNG propulsion, paving the way for converting other large ships to run on LNG, which can reduce carbon...
ANALYSIS: UK customs moves to soften a “hard” Brexit
AS THE confusion continues over whether the UK’s exit from the EU will be “hard”, “soft” or “just right”, HMRC (formally HM Revenue & Customs) has announced certain goods entering...
Salvage teams and specialist firefighters mobilised as container ship burns
A FIRE in the hold of APL Vancouver erupted in the early hours of 31 January while it was on passage from Shekou to Singapore. On Tuesday, the vessel’s operator, APL, released a...
Biofuel trials conducted for decarbonisation
AUSTRALIAN mining giant BHP has worked with shipping company NYK and energy company GoodFuels for a trial in the use of biofuel to power a bulker vessel. The NYK dry bulker...
ONE takes delivery of 14,000-TEU ship
OCEAN Network express announced the delivery of ONE Grus, a new 14,000 TEU magenta container ship. The vessel was delivered to shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha at the Kure Shipyard...
Aussie logistics software behemoth acquires Norwegian company
LOGISTICS software provider WiseTech Global today announced the acquisition of Systema, Norwegian provider of customs management software. Headquartered in Oslo, Systema offers...
Austal delivers fast ro-pax cat
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal announced this week the delivery of a $109m ferry to Molslinjen of Denmark. The ferry is the largest commercial ferry (by volume) Austal has built at...
Liquefied hydrogen bunker barge designed
HYDROGEN as a fuel has become a hot topic, with Australia looking to develop hydrogen production and export capacity, and it has been marked as a possible maritime fuel. Four...
General average declared for Yantian Express
GENERAL average was declared late last week by the owners of Yantian Express, as a result of a fire that broke out on the ship’s deck and subsequent firefighting efforts. The fire...
First ship-to-ship bunkering operation carried out in Europe
CONTAINERSHIPS announced its first successful LNG bunkering operation, with Containerships Nord took on about 240 tonnes of marine LNG at the Port of Rotterdam on 24 January. The...
