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...
CMA CGM and Engie partner to advance energy transition
SHIPPPING line CMA CGM Group and renewable energy solutions company Engie, have committed to working together to advance the energy transition by championing the industrial-scale...
Saving lives and transforming communities
VESSEL charterers, brokers and agents along with owners, operators and others will participate in the annual Cargo Day which, since 2016 has raised almost S$5.4 million (Singapore...
Work underway to bring Spirit of Tasmania to Geelong
LOCALS will start to see more activity around GeelongPort’s Corio Quay precinct with contractors due to start major landside works on Spirit of Tasmania’s passenger and freight...
Final WW vessel in HERO class delivered
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen’s fourth and final HERO-class vessel, MV Nabucco has started its journey towards Europe and is expected to reach Zeebrugge at the beginning of December. The...
MUA crews on Svitzer tugs to down tools
THE Maritime Union of Australia has given notice of work stoppages for Svitzer crews at ports around the country. MUA members are to stop work for four hours at various time at...
AAL joins SAL
SHIPPING Australia has announced it has a new member, with breakbulk and project cargo carrier AAL Shipping joining the organisation. AAL operates regular sailings on key trade...
Maersk makes moves into air freight
AP Moller - Maersk is to acquire Hamburg-based Senator International Freight Forwarding Group and add additional air-freight capacity. The German freight forwarder has a network...
MOL announces joint study using Rotor Sails
MITSUI OSK Lines has announced an agreement with iron ore mining company Vale International SA to conduct a joint study on installation of a wind propulsion system known as Rotor...
New LNG bunker vessel named
THE first LNG bunker vessel to be based in France was officially named Gas Vitality at a ceremony held recently at Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in China. The 18,600 cubic-metre...
Industry groups collaborate on low and zero carbon fuels
THE International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) and The Society for Gas as a Marine Fuel have signed an agreement to share expertise on the safe, effective, sustainable...
