Wood Mackenzie expands battery expertise with acquisition
RESEARCH firm Wood Mackenzie has expanded its energy transition expertise with acquisition of Roskill, a privately-owned company providing metals and materials supply chain...
IMO adopts further GHG emission reduction measures
NEW mandatory measures to cut the carbon intensity of international shipping have been adopted by the International Maritime Organization, setting shipping on a course to meet...
Blockchain trade platform Tradelens expands to China
TRADELENS is now operational on the Chinese mainland, with 10 members joining in the country since its launch on 10 May. The new members of the blockchain-based trade platform...
Commentary on low-carbon hydrogen and green LNG
ANALYSTS for research firm Wood Mackenzie believe Australia’s low-carbon hydrogen trade could be worth up to US$90bn in 2050. With a growing project pipeline, measured at 2.94...
Agricultural production to hit new record
AUSTRALIAN farmgate production is on track for a record-breaking $66.3bn year according to the Australian government. ABARES acting executive director Dr Jared Greenville said the...
Legal action in Darwin wharfie quarantine situation
LINX Cargo Care Group is taking legal action, challenging orders from NT Health that put 13 of its Darwin Port stevedores into 14-day quarantine after working the Tacoma Trader....
Yet more PIA notices, Hutchison makes ‘final offer’
NEGOTIATIONS between the Maritime Union of Australia and Hutchison Ports Australia appear to be coming to a head. The union has issued additional notices of protected industrial...
Yantian disruption ‘bigger than Ever Given’, Maersk ocean chief says
“FOR us, this is a much bigger disruption than the Ever Given getting stuck in the Suez Canal because of the duration and the importance of Yantian.” So said Maersk CEO of ocean...
Two – including airline freight worker – charged for drug smuggling
TWO Sydney men have been charged in connection to the 2020 seizure of 156 kilograms of pseudoephedrine, as a result of Operation Ironside. An AFP-led investigation into the...
Maersk regional chief outlines the trouble in Aus ports
VESSELS are facing up to a week's delay berthing at Australian ports due to ongoing industrial action and structural challenges, Maersk Asia Pacific managing director Ditlev...
Industrial action at Hutchison causes turmoil
THE Maritime Union carried out protected industrial action at the Port of Brisbane on Saturday, and it also gave notice of further action at the terminal next week. The new...
Future planning of Fremantle underway with Westport
The West Australian government is steaming ahead with the Westport project, announcing a new Future of Fremantle Planning Committee to examine opportunities for the port precinct...
Crash report makes case for PBS reform
THE National Road Transport Association says a landmark review of major crashes involving high productivity vehicles (HPVs) makes an emphatic case for streamlining standards for...
Maritime Union withdraws some industrial action notices, adds others
THE Maritime Union of Australia has withdrawn the first four notices of protected industrial action for workers at the Victoria International Container Terminal. Earlier this...
Stolt Tankers partners with Tufton Investments
STOLT Tankers and Tufton Investment have entered into a pooling agreement for seven of Tufton’s 19,000-21,999 DWT chemical tankers to join the Stolt Tankers Joint Service (STJS)...
