Charges laid in brick air-cargo cocaine bust
Organised Crime Squad detectives have charged a man in Sydney as part of ongoing investigations into the alleged air-cargo importation of cocaine worth an estimated $2.7 million...
Höegh to design a greener car carrier
Höegh Autoliners has signed an MOU with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry to introduce a new class of environmentally friendly car carriers. Höegh said the Aurora Class was a crucial...
New towage licences announced for Abbot Point and Mackay
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports has awarded non-exclusive towage licences to Engage Marine and Smit Lamnalco for the ports of Abbot Point and Mackay, respectively. NQBP chief...
Toyota Tsusho to conduct biofuel trials in Port of Singapore
TOYOTA Tsusho Petroleum, a physical bunker supplier operating barges in the Port of Singapore and part of Japan's Toyota Tsusho Corporation, has become the latest player to...
AAL ships giant barge to Tahiti
MULTIPURPOSE and project heavy lift specialist AAL Shipping transported a heavy-lift barge from Taicang, China to Papeete, Tahiti. The barge weighed-in on hook at 410 tonnes and...
Singapore's first hybrid ship to be classed is a pilot boat
BUILT, owned and operated by Singapore-based Penguin Shipyard International, Penguin Tenaga is a 15-metre, 12-passenger aluminium pilot boat capable of entirely running in...
Crowley designs completely electric tug
US-BASED Crowley Engineering Services has designed the first US tugboat that is completely electric-powered. The design leverages an electric battery system and power-saving...
Shipping bodies call on leaders to discuss market-based measures for decarbonisation
MAJOR international shipping organisations have called on world leaders to urgently examine the role of market-based measures to ensure decarbonisation targets are met across the...
South Port buys new tug
SOUTH Port New Zealand has agreed to purchase a NZ$9.4-million azimuth tractor drive tug to operate at Bluff Port. Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group is building the ATD 2412...
Incat Crowther contract to design catamaran passenger ferry
INCAT Crowther has announced a contract to design a 53-metre catamaran passenger ferry for Azam Marine of Tanzania, Africa, to be named Kilimanjaro VIII. The vessel will be the...
Singapore boosting maritime innovation and digitalisation initiatives
SINGAPORE’S senior minister of state for foreign Affairs and transport Chee Hong Tat announced two initiatives at the fifth Singapore Maritime Technology Conference. The first...
Wind propulsion for commercial vessels a step closer to reality
BAR Technologies and Yara Marine Technologies have agreed to design and implement wind-assisted propulsion for the shipping industry. WindWings are 45-metres-tall solid wing sails...
Government seeks new ways to automate export livestock health
THE AUSTRALIAN government is looking for new ways to improve the monitoring and reporting of livestock welfare over the live-export supply chain under the Business Research and...
Port of Newcastle joins Shipping Australia
THE PORT of Newcastle has joined Shipping Australia, the industry body that represents Australia’s international ocean shipping industry. Port of Newcastle has a deepwater...
Gladstone converts switch room into something new
AN old switch room, which locals reportedly call the pizza hut, at Auckland Point Wharf is now a multi-purposed building to be used as a tourism kiosk for cruise ship passengers....
