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New event: Shipping Australia’s Port Kembla biennial luncheon is back!

Hold Friday 22 March 2024 for your diaries! Shipping Australia is proud to announce that we will resume our famous and highly-attended luncheons in Wollongong!...
Hold Friday 22 March 2024 for your diaries! Shipping Australia is proud to announce that we will resume our famous and highly-attended luncheons in Wollongong! With the kind and generous sponsorship of our friends at Australian Amalgamated Terminals,  the event will be held at the City Beach Function Centre, Wollongong. We will look forward to...
December 1, 2023

Our NSW Christmas Luncheon is now SOLD OUT!!!

SAL NSW State Committee Christmas Luncheon 2023 is now SOLD OUT!!! Venue: Maritime Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Day & Date: 08 December 2023 Time: 12:00 to 3pm   We...
SAL NSW State Committee Christmas Luncheon 2023 is now SOLD OUT!!! Venue: Maritime Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Day & Date: 08 December 2023 Time: 12:00 to 3pm   We would like to thank our generous sponsors, Ausport Marine and OneStop. Without their kind support we simply could not host the Christmas event.   If you have a ticket, we’ll look forward to...
December 1, 2023

Oldendorff Carriers begins its first bulker-biofuel trial

Global dry bulk major, Oldendorff Carriers, has began a bulker-biofuel trial in a Newcastlemax on a Brazil-Asia voyage. Working hand-in-hand with Brazilian miner Vale, the...
Global dry bulk major, Oldendorff Carriers, has began a bulker-biofuel trial in a Newcastlemax on a Brazil-Asia voyage. Working hand-in-hand with Brazilian miner Vale, the iron-ore carrying Hinrich Oldendorff (209,113 deadweigth; 2016 built) took biofuel in Singapore on October 16 for a ballast-voyage to Brazil. the ship then loaded Vale’s iron ore on November 28th...
December 1, 2023

Bulk carrier designs pose decarbonisation challenges

The design of the workhorse of global trade and international shipping, the dry bulk carrier, poses decarbonisation challenges, an Intercargo executive has advised the industry....
The design of the workhorse of global trade and international shipping, the dry bulk carrier, poses decarbonisation challenges, an Intercargo executive has advised the industry. Speaking at “Solutions for Sustainable Dry Bulk Shipping,” held in Athens, Greece, INTERCARGO Chairman Dimitris Fafalios advised: “Shipping is an extremely wide term covering both tramp and liner sectors. Our...
December 1, 2023

Uncertainty is delaying shipping decarbonisation, says UNCTAD

Uncertainty as to the type of fuel that will be used in the future, and uncertainty over the scope of regulatory measures, are delaying investment...
Uncertainty as to the type of fuel that will be used in the future, and uncertainty over the scope of regulatory measures, are delaying investment in low-carbon fuels and the shipping fleet, the UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) has asserted in a new policy brief. The UN body adds that shipping cannot decarbonise...
December 1, 2023

Global maritime industry trains seafarers for a decarbonised future

By: the Maritime Just Transition Task Force A new training project will prepare seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships, helping the global shipping industry...
By: the Maritime Just Transition Task Force A new training project will prepare seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships, helping the global shipping industry decarbonize and ensure a just transition for seafarers. Research commissioned by the Maritime Just Transition Task Force identified that 800,000 seafarers may require additional training by the mid-2030s in order...
December 1, 2023

New event: Shipping Australia’s Port Kembla biennial luncheon is back!

Hold Friday 22 March 2024 for your diaries! Shipping Australia is proud to announce that we will resume our famous and highly-attended luncheons in Wollongong!...
Hold Friday 22 March 2024 for your diaries! Shipping Australia is proud to announce that we will resume our famous and highly-attended luncheons in Wollongong! With the kind and generous sponsorship of our friends at Australian Amalgamated Terminals,  the event will be held at the City Beach Function Centre, Wollongong. We will look forward to...
December 1, 2023

Our NSW Christmas Luncheon is now SOLD OUT!!!

SAL NSW State Committee Christmas Luncheon 2023 is now SOLD OUT!!! Venue: Maritime Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Day & Date: 08 December 2023 Time: 12:00 to 3pm   We...
SAL NSW State Committee Christmas Luncheon 2023 is now SOLD OUT!!! Venue: Maritime Ballroom, Hyatt Regency Day & Date: 08 December 2023 Time: 12:00 to 3pm   We would like to thank our generous sponsors, Ausport Marine and OneStop. Without their kind support we simply could not host the Christmas event.   If you have a ticket, we’ll look forward to...
December 1, 2023

Oldendorff Carriers begins its first bulker-biofuel trial

Global dry bulk major, Oldendorff Carriers, has began a bulker-biofuel trial in a Newcastlemax on a Brazil-Asia voyage. Working hand-in-hand with Brazilian miner Vale, the...
Global dry bulk major, Oldendorff Carriers, has began a bulker-biofuel trial in a Newcastlemax on a Brazil-Asia voyage. Working hand-in-hand with Brazilian miner Vale, the iron-ore carrying Hinrich Oldendorff (209,113 deadweigth; 2016 built) took biofuel in Singapore on October 16 for a ballast-voyage to Brazil. the ship then loaded Vale’s iron ore on November 28th...
December 1, 2023

Bulk carrier designs pose decarbonisation challenges

The design of the workhorse of global trade and international shipping, the dry bulk carrier, poses decarbonisation challenges, an Intercargo executive has advised the industry....
The design of the workhorse of global trade and international shipping, the dry bulk carrier, poses decarbonisation challenges, an Intercargo executive has advised the industry. Speaking at “Solutions for Sustainable Dry Bulk Shipping,” held in Athens, Greece, INTERCARGO Chairman Dimitris Fafalios advised: “Shipping is an extremely wide term covering both tramp and liner sectors. Our...
December 1, 2023

Uncertainty is delaying shipping decarbonisation, says UNCTAD

Uncertainty as to the type of fuel that will be used in the future, and uncertainty over the scope of regulatory measures, are delaying investment...
Uncertainty as to the type of fuel that will be used in the future, and uncertainty over the scope of regulatory measures, are delaying investment in low-carbon fuels and the shipping fleet, the UN Conference on Trade & Development (UNCTAD) has asserted in a new policy brief. The UN body adds that shipping cannot decarbonise...
December 1, 2023

Global maritime industry trains seafarers for a decarbonised future

By: the Maritime Just Transition Task Force A new training project will prepare seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships, helping the global shipping industry...
By: the Maritime Just Transition Task Force A new training project will prepare seafarers for zero or near-zero emission ships, helping the global shipping industry decarbonize and ensure a just transition for seafarers. Research commissioned by the Maritime Just Transition Task Force identified that 800,000 seafarers may require additional training by the mid-2030s in order...
December 1, 2023

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Victoria State Committee Christmas Luncheon

December 13, 2023 @ 12:30pm
 - 3:00pm
We would be delighted to have the pleasure of your company at Shipping Australia’s final event of the year. The luncheon includes a special presentation...
We would be delighted to have the pleasure of your company at Shipping Australia’s final event of the year. The luncheon includes a special presentation by the first Australian athlete to win a medal in both Summer and Winter Games (Olympic or Paralympic), World Champion, World Record Holder, Osteopath and Board Director Dr Jessica Gallagher...

Biennial Port Kembla Luncheon

March 22, 2024 @ 12:00pm
 - 3:00pm
Don’t miss the Shipping Australia Biennial Port Kembla Luncheon, to be held at City Beach, Wollongong.  We will be enjoying a sumptuous meal, catching up...
Don’t miss the Shipping Australia Biennial Port Kembla Luncheon, to be held at City Beach, Wollongong.  We will be enjoying a sumptuous meal, catching up with colleagues and hearing from keynote speaker Paul Scully. Proudly sponsored by AAT Keynote Speaker Paul Scully is the NSW Minister for Planning and Public Spaces. He previously served as...
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