Maersk, Keppel, Yara, others join forces for ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering study
SEVERAL maritime industry heavyweights have signed a memorandum of understanding to conduct a feasibility study on ship-to-ship ammonia bunkering at the Port of Singapore. The...
TM Insight and XAct Solutions transform to become TMX
SUPPLY chain and property firms, TM Insight and XAct Soutions have unveiled a new brand identity TMX, which reflects the joint business’ leadership and innovation in the sector...
Mantaray pilot cutter joins the Townsville fleet
THE new $3.3m custom-built pilot boat utilises high-tech equipment and is designed to maximise safety and efficiency for pilot transfers. Port of Townsville chief operating...
AAL to take delivery of two heavy lift vessels
AAL SHIPPING is expanding its core fleet to 720,200 total deadweight with the delivery of the Pacific Action and AAL Gladstone. Both vessels have served in the AAL fleet in the...
Graphene coating stands up to 15 months of trials
PERTH-based battery anode materials and graphene additives provider Talga Group announced the first year of sea trials for its graphene additive for marine coatings, Talcoat, was...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen president and CEO steps down
CRAIG Jasienski has quit his role as president and CEO of Wallenius Wilhelmsen, effective yesterday, with the CFO, Torbjørn Wist, stepping into the role of acting CEO. The...
Large-scale methanol testing to begin
MAJOR tests of methanol as a marine fuel will soon begin at the Alfa Laval Test & Training Centre in Aalborg, Denmark. Working closely with MAN Energy Solutions and other...
Auckland HY container volumes, revenue, profits down
“THE FIRST half of this financial year has been incredibly hard for the business, but we can now look forward with some optimism,” Ports of Auckland chief executive Tony Gibson...
2020 global shipping carbon emissions down during COVID
MARITIME data provider Marine Benchmark reports that CO2 emissions from global shipping decreased by 1% last year due to the pandemic. Carbon emissions among the “Big Three” -...
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021
THE theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #ChooseToChallenge, a timely reminder that we can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. The...
Deputy PM recognises Capt Jeanine Drummond on Intl Women’s Day
DEPUTY Prime Minister and minister for infrastructure, transport and regional development Michael McCormack said International Women’s Day – the global day celebrating the social,...
IMO-Norway project supports states to implement energy efficiency
A TOTAL of 11 states from across the world are partnering in the International Maritime Organization-Norway GreenVoyage2050 Project, which is supporting the path to...
Logistics company signs lease at Brisbane’s Port West
WALLACE International has singed a 10-year lease with Port of Brisbane for a 2.22-hectare site at the Port West Industrial Estate at Lytton. The full-service international freight...
Maersk and Hamburg Süd withdraw Port Botany congestion charge
MAERSK and Hamburg Süd will withdraw their port congestion charges for Port Botany from 15 March. In nearly identical statements to customers, the shipping lines said the...
Chief officer and company convicted for dumping garbage in GBR
THE CHIEF officer and owner of the bulker Irongate were convicted and fined for dumping the equivalent of a 120-litre household garbage bin full of food waste into the Great...
