Jim Wilson

Given the widespread shoreside transmission of COVID-19 in communities around the world, shipping lines have been extremely careful to protect the health of their crews. First published 02 April 2020.

Global engineering company Wärtsilä has begun testing ammonia as a fuel that can be used in the shipping and energy sectors for power generation.   The International Maritime Organization’s vision of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping by at least 50% by 2050. Ammonia is a candidate for being the marine fuel of choice because it does not produce the...

The European Commission has extended the liner shipping “Consortia Block Exemption Regulation” in Europe for four more years to 25 April 2024. Liner shipping companies will therefore be allowed to continue to work together in a wide variety of ways that benefit the flow of international trade and the general public.

Western Australia’s Police Commissioner has amended last week’s official Directions, which limit personal travel, to allow shipping companies to change crews in the State. Police have created two sets of exemptions to the general quarantine rules that will apply to ship crews travelling through the state for the purpose of getting on, or off, ships.

Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) has announced a significant easing of its restrictive policy of forcing ships to stay away for 14-days since they were last at an overseas port. But land-side supply chains continue to experience problems in Queensland.

Several key decisions were announced yesterday (Sunday 15 March). Decisions were announced in respect of international air passengers (including relief crews flying in for a crew-change), ships’ crews arriving in Australia by sea, and a ban on cruise ships berthing in Australia.

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has issued guidance for the global shipping industry to help combat the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). The comprehensive 22-page document has been produced in collaboration with prominent international bodies including: • The World Health Organization (WHO)• The International Maritime Organization (IMO)• The European Centre for Disease Prevention and...