Tag: Australia

On 28th May, a fire broke out aboard P&O Cruises Australia's Pacific Adventure and orders were given for passengers to evacuate their staterooms and assemble at their muster stations.

Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC) announced that it has entered into a deal with Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding for the construction of three third generation (CABU III) vessels.

A new study from the West Australia – East Asia Iron Ore Green Corridor Consortium finds that ships powered by clean ammonia could be deployed on the iron ore trade routes between West Australia and East Asia by 2028 and reach 5% adoption by 2030.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between HAMR Energy, the Port of Melbourne, Maersk, ANL (a subsidiary of CMA-CGM), Svitzer, Stolthaven Terminals, and ABEL Energy to explore the commercial feasibility of establishing a green methanol bunkering hub at the Port of Melbourne.

The Climate Change Authority of Australia has published a report in which it highlights the importance of oil and carbon capture and storage in reducing emissions.

ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) has secured the freedom for 13 abandoned Filipino seafarers stuck in Singapore for five months and has won $1 million back for crews.

AMSA has issued its Inspection Report for year 2022 revealing that container ships are in the top five detained ship types for three years, accounting for nearly 15 per cent of arrivals during last year. In 2022, 1,181 bulk carriers were inspected with 3,446 deficiencies issued resulting in 76 detentions. The detention rate for bulk carriers increased to 6.4 per cent from 6.1 per cent in 2021.

The remaining crew members of a cattle carrier ship that was abandoned off the coast of Australia last year have been compensated by the new owner and sent back home.

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) has released a statement, highlighting that the Australian Government is ''fundamentally failing seafarers and their families in providing a sustainable funding mechanism for onshore welfare facilities embedded in and protected by primary legislation''.

AMSA will place greater focus on planned maintenance of propulsion and auxiliary equipment and associated systems and will take necessary compliance actions to address any identified areas of concern, Transport Malta highlights.