Tag: Australia

The Australian Federal Government has recently updated industry factsheets related to COVID-19 management.

Port of Newcastle, is partnering with Macquarie Group’s Green Investment Group and the Commonwealth Government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to support the development of a hydrogen economy in the Hunter Region.

Woodside, bp and Japan Australia LNG will form a consortium to progress feasibility studies for a large-scale, multi-user Carbon Capture and Storage.

The Western Australia (WA) Government has issued a notice regarding ships arriving from "Covid-19 Higher Risk Location".

Australia has provided marine oil spill response support to Sri Lanka after the sinking of the Singapore-flagged MV X-Press Pearl container ship off the coast of Colombo last June.

Bulk carriers, tankers and container vessels can pass Torres Strait with a maximum draught up to 12.5 metres, using AMSA's UKCM system.

Australia donated two hundred thousand dollars to the International Maritime Organisation Integrated Technical Cooperation Program, which assists developing countries to comply with the IMO’s regulatory framework.

A vision to reinvigorate Australia’s network of Port Welfare Committees is stimulating discussion surrounding the evolving needs of seafarers, and how maritime welfare organisations can maximise their support.

It will soon be mandatory for Western Australian port workers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before they can access and undertake some roles on an 'exposed' vessel.

The U.S. and Australia reaffirmed their commitment to the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, after describing China’s new Maritime Traffic Safety Law as lacking any “legal basis."