New Zealand upgrades FTA with China
THE New Zealand-China Free Trade Agreement has been upgraded, with the Kiwi trade minister saying the upgrade would modernise the 13-year-old agreement. The upgrade addresses new...
OPINION: Are container carriers price gouging?
Source: Sea Intelligence WITH container spot rates far exceeding all past records in most trades, container carriers and their pricing behaviour are coming under increased...
ICS issues new flag-state table
MANY of the largest flag states continue to perform to a high standard, according to the International Chamber of Shipping’s latest Flag State Performance Table. In addition to...
MSC CEO backs industry campaign for seafarers
SHIPPING line MSC has joined with peers across the maritime value chain to call for action to end the crew change crisis caused by COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are...
UPDATE: Maersk Essen heads to Mexico
MAERSK Essen is heading to Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico, after losing some 750 containers overboard in heavy seas on 16 January. According to a statement from Maersk obtained by DCN,...
AMSA search and rescue contract fully effective: report
THE Auditor-General for Australia has found that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s management of its $640m Challenger search and rescue jet contract has been "fully...
Neptune Declaration aims to end crew change crisis
A NEW global pledge, the Neptune Declaration on Seafarer Wellbeing and Crew Change, aims to end the ongoing crew-change crisis. Signatories include BP, Cargill, Rio Tinto and...
DNV GL approves wing sail propulsion system
REGISTRAR and classification society DNV GL has awarded an approval in principle to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for...
CEVA joins consortium to help distribute COVID vaccine worldwide
CEVA LOGISTICS has signed a memorandum of understanding with Abu Dhabi Ports to work with the Hope Consortium, which is an umbrella organisation of the UAE-based public-private...
New quality standard for the dry bulk sector announced
RIGHTSHIP and INTERCARGO have launched a new quality standard for the dry bulk sector, DryBMS. The standard will be governed by a new nongovernmental organisation to be...
Seafarer arbitration initiative takes step forward
THE Human Rights at Sea Arbitration initiative, a collaboration between UK-based NGO Human Rights at Sea and law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP, has entered a new phase of its work...
Meth importation plans up in smoke
A JOINT release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Victoria Police has confirmed that the agencies...
Hydrogen deal signed with Tasmanian government
WOODSIDE Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state of Tasmania that outlines the government’s support for the proposed H2TAS project, a renewable hydrogen...
Jail for cigarette smugglers
TWO men were sentenced to almost five years in jail after ABF officers intercepted a 40-foot container in Fremantle that contained 9.5 million illicit cigarettes. The importation...
Modernising the standard for watertight and weathertight integrity
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is inviting the industry to have its say on proposed new standards for watertight and weathertight integrity on domestic commercial...
