Tag: Australia

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."

In the past months, Human Rights at Sea, along with in-country partners, has been discreetly pursuing its Maritime Levy Campaign in Australia.

In December 2020, Australian Pilot Captain Ritesh Bhamaria was expertly piloting oil tanker MT Godam through the Torres Strait in adverse weather conditions when he and the vessel crew sighted a distant hand waving for help in the rough sea.

Four Japanese companies, Iwatani Company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kansai Electrical Energy and Marubeni Company, will cooperate with Australia’s Stanwell Company and APT Administration Providers to carry out a feasibility research for liquefied hydrogen delivery from Australia to Japan.

India and Australia established their first 2+2 ministerial meeting, in order to outline a shared vision in the Indo-Pacific region.

Australia’s agricultural exporters are losing business because of increasing shipping delays and costs, prompting fresh calls for tighter regulation of container carriers.

Queensland will become the first Australian jurisdiction to administer COVID vaccines to all international seafarers arriving in local ports.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Australia and Primetals Technologies committed to hydrogen-based direct reducing of iron ore to cut emissions.

North Queensland Bulk Ports in Australia has entered into a MoU for a feasibility study on green hydrogen production and development of a supply chain at the Port of Hay Point.

The Australian Government must urgently implement a nationally-consistent best-practice plan for crew changes on international trading vessels following the preventable death of a seafarer during a high-risk transfer off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast this week, ITF urged.