CMA CGM to use Wärtsilä’s methane-reducing engine
TECHNOLOGY manufacturer Wärtsilä has introduced a new feature called EnviroPac for the 34DF constant speed engine, designed to significantly reduce methane emissions while...
Towngas and Global Energy to develop methanol supply chain
THE HONG Kong and China Gas Company (Towngas) and Global Energy Trading (Global Energy) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly advance the supply and distribution of...
OneStop expands in NZ with Christchurch depot partnership
ONESTOP is growing its presence in New Zealand with an expanded partnership with depot operator Veer Transport. From Saturday 1 February, all transactions at the Veer Bromley...
UK group to maintain Gippsland Basin
BRITISH engineering consultancy John Wood Group has been awarded a significant new contract to provide long-term maintenance for Esso Australia’s onshore and offshore assets in...
President Trump doubles down on Panama, oil
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has outlined his agenda on a number of key issues following his inauguration in Washington D.C. today (21 January), including the announcement of several...
MOL acquires majority shares in Gearbulk
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has today (21 January) announced it has acquired 72% of the shares of the Switzerland-headquartered Gearbulk Holding AG. Gearbulk is the world's leading player...
Stevedoring sim sees ro-ro incidents drop 37%
A STEVEDORING simulation program launched in partnership with Qube appears to have led to a reduction in incidents during ro-ro operations. New data from Motum Simulation, an...
BICT cruises past 2 million passenger movements
THE BRISBANE International Cruise Terminal (BICT) has reached a milestone of two million passenger movements since it opened in June 2022. The two millionth passenger movement was...
Höegh's 4th Aurora, new contracts
HÖEGH AUTOLINERS has secured two long-term contracts with two major international car producers, just days after the fourth of its innovative Aurora-class PCTCs set sail on its...
First Manawanui fuel recovered
THE NEW ZEALAND Defence Force’s Operation Resolution has completed the first cycle to remove fuel and other pollutants from the sunken HMNZS Manawanui off Samoa, with recovered...
Charges laid over 600kg drug import plot
POLICE have charged three men over a 621-kilogram shipment of drugs that arrived at the port of Melbourne last year. The Australian Federal Police and Australian Border Force...
Pilbara Ports reopen as cyclone moves away
PILBARA ports are reopening for business on Monday morning (20 January) as tropical cyclone Sean, heads west southwest. At 5am AWST the cyclone had built to a category 3 and was...
Pilot hydrogen to fuel Korean power plants
PILOT ENERGY has signed an agreement to provide ammonia from the Mid West clean energy project in the Perth Basin to fuel coal-fired power plants in Korea. In a stock exchange...
World Container Index drops 3%
DREWRY’S World Container Index decreased 3% this week to US$3855 per 40-foot container. The composite index is now 63% below the previous pandemic peak of US$10,377 in September...
PMG wins PNG port project
TOWNSVILLE-based Pacific Marine Group has secured a multi-million dollar project to upgrade Papua New Guinea’s third-largest port, Kimbe. PNG Ports Corporation Limited (PNG Ports)...
