UNCTAD promotes blue deal at 2022 UN Ocean Conference
THE UNITED Nations Conference on Trade and Development is promoting a “blue deal” for global trade, investment and innovation at the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference. The UN...
Change at the top in Wallenius Wilhelmsen
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen executive vice-president and chief operating officer shipping services Erik Noeklebye is stepping down and moving on. Mr Noeklebye said: “25 years in the...
Twelve dead in gas tank loading incident at Port of Aqaba, Jordan
A TOXIC gas leak from a storage tank in Port of Aqaba, Jordan, has killed at least 12 people and injured 251 people. Footage from the incident on 27 June shows a storage tank...
Gladstone Ports Corporation to donate $20,000 to disability support charity
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has announced local disability support charity Choice, Passion, Life will benefit from beneficiary funding raised at this year's Port to Park run. The...
Maritime charities join forces to support ex-P&O Ferries seafarers
MARITIME welfare charities in the United Kingdom are combining support packages for seafarers who have been made redundant, including those dismissed by P&O Ferries in March. The...
Australia celebrates Day of the Seafarer
THE MARITIME industry, its stakeholders and supporters celebrated Day of the Seafarer 2022 in Australian ports and around the world on Saturday 25 June. Day of the Seafarer was...
Protester climbs mooring line at Port of Hobart
A PROTESTER suspended herself from the mooring line of fishing boat Antarctic Discovery in Port of Hobart last week, an action TasPorts described as "reckless and dangerous". The...
AMSA enforces seafarers' rights to shore leave
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority recently issued a marine notice reminding shipping companies and ship owners and masters of their obligation to grant visiting seafarers...
Getting to Zero Coalition outlines maritime decarbonisation plan
A COALITION of maritime value chain representatives gathered in Copenhagen last week to establish a concrete plan to fully decarbonise the maritime sector by 2050. The Getting to...
Global decarbonisation taskforce established at ICS summit
INDUSTRY leaders and government representatives have established a taskforce to co-ordinate the shipping industry’s decarbonisation efforts. The taskforce was set up at the...
ITF calls on shipping to fix "broken culture" as cadets sue Maersk Line
SEAFARERS unions are calling on employers to ensure safe workplace policies “are actually being followed” in light of a lawsuit brought against Maersk Line by cadet Hope Hicks. Ms...
Day of the Seafarer 2022 celebrates maritime journeys
JUNE 25 marks the international Day of the Seafarer, an annual celebration recognising the contribution of the global maritime workforce. Day of the Seafarer 2022 will be...
ICS welcomes new chairman
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has announced the appointment of Emanuele Grimaldi as its new chairman of the board. Mr Grimaldi is managing director of the Grimaldi Group,...
Gladstone oil spill response exercise a success
A THREE-DAY pollution response exercise in Gladstone this week has prepared the local maritime community for potential oil spill situations. Exercise Cabin is a real-time exercise...
EDITORIAL: Cadet's story of rape at sea should challenge our gentle approach to empowerment
A SITUATION from within the shipping industry spilled into mainstream newsfeeds last week. This is a rare phenomenon that only occurs when stories are big enough or dire enough to...
