Shipping Australia

Mitsui OSK Lines of Japan has announced the success of a world-first demonstration with a MOL-owned experimental vessel, which was equipped with a Metro Weather Doppler LIDAR. Doppler LIDAR systems can measure wind directly occurring around a vessel, by using a harmless infra-red laser that detects floating particles in the atmosphere, and wind forces can...

The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has released a statement reminding customs brokers, importers, vessel masters and shipping agents that ships and containers are a pathway to spread Foot & Mouth disease. Foot & Mouth Disease is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects cloven-hoof animals including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats, camels, pigs...

Shipping line NYK and its subsidiary, Shin-Nippon Kaiyosha, have begun a pilot programme of using 100% biodiesel in tugboats. Neste Renewable Diesel from Neste Oyj Group is being supplied under contract by Itochu Enex Co Ltd for use in Shin-Nippon’s tugboats. Biofuels generally are made from renewable biomass (such as e.g. stalks from grain plants)...

Yara Clean Ammonia and Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) have signed a Collaboration Agreement to jointly facilitate the uptake of clean ammonia as a marine fuel in the Pilbara region in Western Australia.

The Victorian Government has released "Navigating our Port Futures: The Victorian Commercial Ports Strategy" (the Strategy) as a key response to the Independent Review of the Victorian Ports System.

Global shipping, standards and documentation body BIMCO has recently published its electronic Bill of Lading Standard for the bulk shipping sector.

Engage marine CEO Mark Malone pays tribute to the immense effort, selflessness and bravery of the team that rescued the Portland Bay.

Victoria's government has part-funded a study to identify changes to the production, and volume, of grain likely to be harvested over the next 25 years.

Wormald Technology a specialist provider of maritime fire detection, gas detection and fire suppression systems, has become a member of Shipping Australia.

World Shipping Council criticises the "continued mischaracterization" of the shipping industry by the U.S. Government.