ANL celebrates the value of Cultural Diversity Week
CULTURAL Diversity Week is Australia’s largest multicultural celebration which features an array of events across metropolitan and regional areas. CEO of ANL Shane Walden says a...
Suez Canal blocked
THE CONTAINERSHIP MV Ever Given is blocking the Suez Canal in both directions after running aground south of the Great Bitter Lake. Shipping has been backing up on both ends of...
Höegh Autoliners completes its first carbon-neutral voyage
Höegh Autoliners completed what is said was its first carbon-neutral voyage from Europe to South Africa. During the voyage Höegh Trigger ran on sustainable biofuels. The company...
DNV awards AiP to new rotor sail system
DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has received an Approval in Principle from classification society DNV for the DSME Rotor Sail System, an eco-friendly ship technology...
DHL Group to invest €7 billion in climate-neutral logistics
LOGISTICS company DHL Group is investing a total of €7 billion (opex and capex) over the next 10 years in measures to reduce its carbon emissions. The funds will flow in...
Vaccine requirements for crew could cause havoc
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has warned that lack of access to vaccinations for seafarers is placing shipping in a legal minefield while leaving global supply chains...
The need to refine e-commerce strategies
SUPPLY chain and property firm TMX says the businesses need to have an effective e-commerce and omnichannel strategies so they can stay competitive in a rapidly evolving industry....
ClassNK issues AiP for design of methanol dual-fuelled tanker
CLASSIFICATION Society ClassNK has issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a methanol dual-fuelled tanker developed by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Marine &...
Floods close Hunter Valley coal tracks
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation has halted operations through the Hunter Valley Network between Newcastle and Maitland and the Interstate Network between Telarah and Grafton...
Group says container stack collapse can lead to PTSD
THE group Container Shipping Supporting Seafarers, a volunteer group established in 2017 by Philip Eastell, believes that stack failure can result not only in physical injury or...
The UK puts its money where its mouth is with green shipping competition
THE UK Department for Transport is launching a £20-million competition to make innovative green maritime ideas a reality. The fund will be used to support the development of...
Port of Hobart redevelopment to boost capacity
TASPORTS is planning to redevelop Port of Hobart’s Macquarie in a multi-million-dollar project. TasPorts said the proposed plan, with an estimated cost of $150 million, would...
Strong 2020 result for port terminal operator PSA
SINGAPORE terminal operator PSA International handled 86.6m TEU for the year ended 31 December 2020, representing an increase of 1.7% from the previous year. PSA Singapore...
Total reinforces commitment to LNG in Singapore
THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has awarded a third liquefied natural gas bunker supplier license to Total’s subsidiary in charge of worldwide bunkering activities,...
Austal Australia delivers ninth Guardian-class patrol boat
AUSTAL Australia has delivered the ninth Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, the future HMPNGS Rochus Lokinap, was then gifted by the...
