Wallenius Wilhelmsen convicted and fined for criminal cartel conduct
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen Ocean was convicted of criminal cartel conduct in the Federal Court on Thursday (4 February) in a case prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public...
Ammonia changes the game in the maritime sector: report
A NEW report from a US-based consulting company explores the business risks that flow from the International Maritime Organization’s most recent sulphur and GHG emissions...
Two charged in air-cargo drug bust
TWO men have been charged as part of ongoing investigations into the alleged importation of methylamphetamine concealed in an air-cargo consignment. The consignment arrived in...
Platform publishes list of ships dismantled in 2020
ACCORDING to new data released by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform, 630 ocean-going commercial ships and offshore units were sold to the scrap yards in 2020. Of these vessels, 446...
Abandoned seafarers on hunger strike at Kuwaiti port
SEAFARERS onboard the MV Ula bulk carrier, in the port of Shuaiba, Kuwait, have been refusing all food since 7 January, saying they cannot eat while their families back home go...
PIL creditors approve debt restructuring plan
PACIFIC International Lines’ plan to restructure its debt was approved by the requisite majority of shareholders, which, it says, demonstrates broad commitment across all creditor...
Geodis acquires Pekaes
GEODIS has finalised its acquisition of the Polish logistics company Pekaes after obtaining regulatory approval. Geodis CEO Marie-Christine Lombard said she was pleased with the...
AAL commits resources to Europe-Asia liner service
AAL Shipping is marking the one-year anniversary of its Europe–Middle East/India–Asia Monthly Liner Service with a long-term commitment to employing six mega size (30,000+ DWT)...
OPINION: Underwriters' view of the lessons of 2020
By Paul Jennings WITH COVID-19 testing improving and vaccine roll-out accelerating, there is much to feel hopeful about in 2021 for a maritime industry learning from its 2020...
New ABB emissions solution to help decarbonisation
COMPLIANCE with maritme emissions regulations has become easier with ABB's new analyser solution. CEMcaptain is the name of the new system designed to help the maritime industry...
ALC calls for national operating standard for heavy vehicle operators
THE AUSTRALIAN Logistics Council called for the development of a national operating standard for heavy vehicle operators as part of a review of the Heavy Vehicle National Law in a...
UK applies to join CPTPP
THE UK announced it would begin negotiations to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership, with formal negotiations set to start in 2021. Rigby Cooke...
IMO 2020: the sulphur cap one year on
ON 1 January 2020, new reduced limits on sulphur in fuel oil brought about a 70% cut in total sulphur oxide emissions from shipping, according to the International Maritime...
Incident alert on ships in eastbound lane of Singapore Strait
THE ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre has issued an alert for ships in the eastbound lane of the Singapore Strait as incidents of armed robbery against ships continued to occur to...
Deepening trade and maritime ties with Malaysia
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Malaysia, Muhyiddin Mohd Yassin, held the first Australia-Malaysia Annual Leaders’ Meeting on 27 January 2021 via video...
