First standard for vessel remote control centre operators
CLASSIFICATION society DNV has introduced the shipping industry’s first competence standard for vessel remote control centre operators (RCCO). The standard is supported by a new...
Live export company’s livestock licence to be re-instated
EMANUEL Exports will have its livestock export licence renewed this week. Authorities suspended the licence after an investigation into the deaths of 2400 sheep onboard Awassi...
Stolt Tankers appoints new managing director
STOLT Tankers, the parcel tanker division of Stolt-Nielsen, has announced the appointment of a new managing director. Current MD Mark Martecchini announced he would retire in...
Shortlist announced for seafarers’ awards in Singapore
THE Mission to Seafarers has announced those shortlisted for accolades in its upcoming Seafarers’ Awards to be held virtually in Singapore on 8 December. The awards recognise...
GEV announces new chairperson
GLOBAL Energy Ventures Ltd, an Australian-listed hydrogen export company, has announced the appointment of Andrew Pickering as the company’s new chairperson, effective...
Svitzer to convert London tugs to operate on biofuel
SVITZER is converting its fleet of 10 tugs in London and Medway to be powered by marine biofuel after a successful trial. The company said replacing marine fuel oil with the...
Agreement will lead to greater rotor sail integration on ships
KONGSBERG Maritime and wind propulsion system supplier Norsepower have signed an agreement to facilitate the integration of wind power to new and existing vessels in diverse...
Cruise industry preparing to kick off in 2022
AHEAD of an expected 2022 cruise re-start, the Australian Cruise Association (ACA), in conjunction with CLIA Australasia and supported by Tourism Australia, is holding a series of...
Drugs smuggled in air-cargo dough mixer
THREE men have been charged by the Victorian Joint Organised Crime Taskforce (JOCTF) for an alleged attempt to import 140 kilograms of methamphetamine into Australia concealed in...
CMA CGM reports huge revenue growth last quarter
CMA CGM Group reported an 89.4% increase in consolidated revenue for the third quarter of this year, compared with Q3 2020. The French ocean freight and logistics colossus earned...
Marine cadets set sail on journey of a lifetime
KARRATHA locals Katelyn Arnold and Jeri Ingleton will spend six months at sea onboard a Rio Tinto owned iron ore vessel, training for a career in the maritime industry as part of...
DAWE updates livestock export standards
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has updated the Australian Standards for the Export of Livestock, ASEL 3.2. The ASEL sets the requirements for exporting...
AAL moves four chimney sections for Australian waste-to-energy plant
AAL Nanajing loaded four large chimney sections for an Australian waste-to-energy plant in late September. The combined weight of the sections was nearly 500 tonnes and they were...
Cruise ships in Australia before Christmas? Maybe
AUSTRALIA’S ban on international cruise ships might be lifted before Christmas, but, according to one industry group a firm timetable needs to be in place if cruise is to return...
Maersk inks deal with wind power specialist Vestas
VESTAS and Maersk have formed what the two Danish companies call a “long-term strategic partnership for all containerised transport”. The partnership includes door-to-door...
