Jim Wilson

ABEL Energy, a leading developer of green methanol as a marine fuel, is accelerating the potential build of a $1.7 billion methanol manufacturing plant at a 16-22 hectares site near Townsville, Queensland. The new plant will produce 400,000 tonnes a year of green methanol. Abel Energy has completed the Singapore Port MPA tender for the...

Mitsui OSK (MOL) and Rio Tinto – the world’s largest dry bulk shipper -have signed a collaboration deal to boost crew welfare and decarbonise shipping. MOL and Rio Tinto have agreed to further collaborate on shipping decarbonization in addition to the existing commitment to the DOO programme. The DOO programme is a Rio Tinto initiative...

A project that would research how to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from the combustion of ammonia has been selected by Japan’s national research and development agency, “NEDO”. Ammonia is a compound gas at room temperature composed of one nitrogen atom and three hydrogen atoms giving it the formula NH3. It is attractive as a potential...

Today, Friday 08 March 2024, is observed around the world as International Women’s Day. According to Aurora Ventures, a not-for-profit that provides services to the International Women’s Day movement, today is a global day “celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s...

An anti-ship ballistic missile attack on the Barbados-flagged bulker, True Confidence (IMO: 9460784) by the Houthi-rebel group in Yemen has killed either two or three of the crew (accounts differ) and have hurt several more. The deceased seafarers are thought to be two Filipino nationals and one Vietnamese national. The ship, which was transiting the...

The Krgyz Republic has become that latest member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the specialist global body that regulates international shipping. The Republic, more commonly known as Krygyzstan, is located in Central Asia, to the south of Kazakhstan and north of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It’s most southerly point is the part of the country...

A plan to combat combat violence and harassment, including sexual harassment, bullying and sexual assault, in the maritime sector, is being developed by the International Maritime Organization and the International Labor Organization, both of which are specialised agencies of the United Nations. A meeting of the Joint ILO/IMO Tripartite Working Group was held at the...

By: Jane Kelsey, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau The 13th World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi has failed to resolve any issues of significance, raising the inescapable question of whether the global trade body has a future. The three-day meeting was due to end on February 29. But late into a...

A pan-Asian maritime forum was held in Melbourne earlier this week. Shipping Australia’s Mehrangiz Shahbakhsh, who attended this invitation-only event, reported that some of the themes discussed included safety, security, economy, ocean health, mechanisms to foster regional collaboration, people-to-people maritime diplomacy, the blue economy, regular maritime dialogues, capacity-building maritime training and exercises, the High Seas...

By the Fire Protection Industry (ODS & SGG) Board Safety is paramount in the Australian maritime sector, and one critical aspect is fire suppression safety. As many people within the Australian maritime sector know, the marine industry is exposed to various fire hazards, ranging from engine room mishaps, galley accidents and more. Vessels that can be...