New portable lab for medicinal maggots in container
CONTAINER company Royal Wolf has created a tailored shipping container solution for a Griffith University project investigating the production and use of maggots for medicinal...
Half of Maryam crew resigns, Movers 3 still detained at Weipa
HALF the crew of the bulker Maryam have requested repatriation, effectively resigning from their roles on board. Twelve members of the crew of 23 requested to be sent home. The...
Singapore's first hybrid ship to be classed is a pilot boat
BUILT, owned and operated by Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International, Penguin Tenaga is a 15-metre, 12-passenger aluminium pilot boat capable of entirely running in...
Warren Truss re-appointed to ARTC
THE government has re-appointed former Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss AC as chair of the Australian Rail Track Corporation. Transport minister, Michael McCormack, said that...
Aussie wine wins in Canada after WTO dispute
The federal government has reached an agreement to ensure that Australian wine exports can access the Canadian market on a level playing field. Australia and Canada have settled...
Chinese aluminium smelters move away from captive coal power
ALUMINIUM smelting is known to be one of the most emissions-intensive industries in China, with more than 80% of aluminium capacity in China uses coal-fired power. Wood Mackenzie...
Toll Group inks deal to sell Global Express business
TOLL Group parent company Japan Post has agreed to sell its Global Express business to private equity company Allegro Funds. The sale is subject to regulatory approvals and other...
Shipping bodies call on leaders to discuss market-based measures for decarbonisation
MAJOR international shipping organisations have called on world leaders to urgently examine the role of market-based measures to ensure decarbonisation targets are met across the...
Government trial scheme aims to biosecurity costs for importers
FROM July, the Australian government is set to trial new industry arrangements that aim to reduce biosecurity compliance costs at the border for importers. Minister for...
Incat Crowther contract to design catamaran passenger ferry
INCAT Crowther has announced a contract to design a 53-metre catamaran passenger ferry for Azam Marine of Tanzania, Africa, to be named Kilimanjaro VIII. The vessel will be the...
Singapore boosting maritime innovation and digitalisation initiatives
SINGAPORE’S senior minister of state for foreign Affairs and transport Chee Hong Tat announced two initiatives at the fifth Singapore Maritime Technology Conference. The first...
UNCTAD urges move toward more liner transparency
THE UNITED Conference on Trade and Development called for more transparency and called for authorities to monitor freight rates and market behaviour. In its Policy Brief 84,...
Government seeks new ways to automate export livestock health
THE AUSTRALIAN government is looking for new ways to improve the monitoring and reporting of livestock welfare over the live-export supply chain under the Business Research and...
New report shows global connectivity better for agriculture
DESPITE the global economic shocks like those produced by the COVID-19 pandemic, agricultural sectors and economies overall are better off when exposed to international trade, the...
Decrease overall in incidents of armed robbery at sea in Asia
THE latest report from the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre found a total of 17 incidents of armed robbery against ships (comprising 16 actual incidents and one attempted...
