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...
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...
Queensland melons back on track to New Zealand
NEW trade conditions were agreed between Australia and New Zealand that will allow Queensland melons to be exported across the Tasman. New Zealand suspended Queensland cucurbit...
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,...
LNG exports are likely to fall from around 2030
ANALYSTS at research firm Wood Mackenzie say Australia is facing problems with its gas industry. The company' s recent release examines questions such as how significant eastern...
UK Chamber of Shipping lobbying efforts succeed
THE Chamber of Shipping in the United Kingdom says its lobbying efforts have succeeded on behalf of seafarers. As part of the Chamber’s ongoing work with the UK government, the...
IMO digital ship clearance project seeks pilot port
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has issued a call for expressions of interest from countries with a medium-sized port to take part in a pilot project to establish an...
A virtual FIATA Week coming up
THE INTERNATIONAL Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, FIATA, is holding its annual FIATA Week (formerly called the HQ Meeting) next week, on 22-25 March. This year,...
New digital tools to help Australian businesses
THE government has launched its export business website (export.business.gov.au), which features interactive market insights, trends as well as information on grants, funding,...
Wärtsilä highlights potential of tech to upgrade scrubbers
TECHNOLOGY company Wärtsilä says its exhaust treatment technology shows potential for exhaust gas abatement systems to directly tackle maritime carbon dioxide emissions in the...
Seven years' jail for drugs found in Sydney-bound container
A 23-year-old Malaysian man has been sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty for his part in importing 1.2 tonnes of ephedrine. On 10 September 2019, ABF officers...
Support grows for $5bn research fund to decarbonise shipping
THE proposal to create a US$5bn International Maritime Research and Development Board was submitted to the International Maritime Organisation on the 10 March by Georgia, Greece,...
Air freight to sea freight: QLD looking at ways to export vegetables
QUEENSLAND government researchers are looking for ways to improve the conditions of vegetables exported by sea during the COVID-19 pandemic. State minister for agricultural...
National Maritime Museum partners with ITF Seafarers Trust
THE National Maritime Museum is partnering with the ITF Seafarers’ Trust and Mission to Seafarers, to record oral histories of seafarers who have been unable to dock in ports...
DP World Australia increases terminal access charges
DP WORLD Australia has announced new terminal access charges, to take place from 1 May at the stevedore’s Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney terminals. In November, DPWA deferred the...
