Tag: Australia

Chevron Corporation, through its Chevron New Energies International subsidiary, and MOL, announced the signing of a Joint Study Agreement (JSA) on the feasibility of transporting liquified carbon dioxide (CO2) from Singapore to permanent storage locations offshore Australia.

Representatives from maritime and energy organizations convened in Sydney in October, in order to accelerate the development of a green corridor for transportation of iron ore between Australia and East Asia (the Australia-East Asia Iron Ore Green Corridor).

MOL held a ceremony on October 24 for the maiden port of call in Newcastle, Australia of the SHOFU MARU, the world’s first coal carrier equipped with the Wind Challenger.

DOF Subsea Australia (DOF) were convicted in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia of three counts of an employer negligently breaching its health and safety duties under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.

The Singapore-flagged containership Rio Madeira experienced an electrical power outage on route to Sydney, Australia, on 20 October. As a result, the ship drifted along New South Wales coast, some 30 nautical miles offshore.

Between 1 May and 17 June 2022, AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign on hours of work and rest. The results of the campaign were positive and showed general compliance with the work and rest requirements. Most of the inspections conducted during this period, resulted in no hours of work and rest related deficiencies.

Between 15 January and 28 February 2022, AMSA conducted a focused inspection campaign on planned maintenance, showing that a high number of ships failed to comply with planned maintenance requirements. 

Australia and Singapore agreed on a "green economy" deal to boost cooperation on climate investment, financing and technology.

AMSA published a marine notice to advise vessel owners, operators and masters of Australia’s requirements for the use of Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS).

A new report commissioned by the Australian Shipping Inspectorate of the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) considers the dimensions, consequences, and potential solutions to the problem of pervasive wage theft facing seafarers working in the Australian coastal trade.