Australia

INPEX starts LNG shipment from Ichthys LNG Project

The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG Project started shipment of LNG as the first shipment left the onshore gas liquefaction plant in Darwin in the Northern Territory of Australia, heading to the INPEX-operated Naoetsu LNG Terminal in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

The Project is planned to increase its production volume of LNG, and produce about 8.9 million tons of LNG per year, which is more than 10% of Japan’s annual LNG import volume, when it reaches its production peak.

70% of the LNG produced by the...

https://safety4sea.com/inpex-starts-lng-shipment-from-ichthys-lng-project/

Gard: Complying with food waste discharge regulations

MARPOL allows unprocessed food waste to be discharged into the sea from vessels proceeding at a distance not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land. However, according to Gard not all coastal states define their ‘nearest land boundary’ in the same way.

According to Gard, a vessel was detained in Australian for illegally discharging food waste into Australian waters. The alleged incident took place when the vessel was 13 nautical miles (nm) from shore.

In addition, before this incident,...

https://safety4sea.com/gard-complying-with-food-waste-discharge-regulations/

P&O cruise ship discharged food waste in Great Barrier Reef

A P&O cruise ship spilled 27,000 litres of food waste and grey water into the Great Barrier Reef during August, as Greens senator Larissa Waters told a hearing, citing a, yet unpublished, AMSA report on the incident.

Senator Larissa Waters said that she received the report anonymously, which states that the ‘Pacific Explorer’ spilled food waste on 26 August, because of a shortage in capacity in its food waste tanks.

Waste from the galley tank was  discharged by engineers in the Great Barrier...

https://safety4sea.com/po-cruise-ship-discharged-food-waste-in-great-barrier-reef/

FedEx expands its Australian footprint with takeover of Manton Air-Sea

FedEx is targeting more Australian business after acquiring Sydney-headquartered logistics operator Manton Air-Sea.
Pending regulatory approval, the purchase of the forwarder and customs brokerage specialist is expected to be completed before the end of the year.
Chief executive of FedEx Trade Networks Richard Smith said: “Adding Manton will open up opportunities to expand in Australia with [its] strong GDP and significant Asia Pacific market.
“We are delighted to add the Manton team members to...

https://theloadstar.co.uk/fedex-expands-australian-footprint-takeover-manton-air-sea/

Australia to relax again welfare standards for livestock carriers

Only months after the introduction of animal welfare standards onboard, the Australian Department of Agriculture and Water Resources confirmed that, as of 1 November, stocking density reductions for sheep would be relaxed by 37.5% from the restrictions put in place in July this year. The RSPCA slammed the decision by the Government.

This decision means it’s back to business as usual for the live sheep trade. It’s a slap in the face for hundreds of thousands of concerned Australians who have...

https://safety4sea.com/australia-to-relax-again-welfare-standards-for-livestock-carriers/

AAL gets to grips with vaculift technology, in Australian first!

AAL Bangkok

October 12, 2018 – AAL, one of the world’s leading breakbulk and heavy lift operators, has announced the successful deployment – for the first time in Australia – of multi-lift vacuum units used in the discharge of pipes with its partner Qube. The cargo, which comprised 24,996 steel coated pipes units (18m in length each and weighing a total of 13,386t), was loaded in Baoshan China and discharged in Darwin, via AAL’s global tramp and chartering service and its S-Class multipurpose...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/10/12/aal-gets-to-grips-with-vaculift-technology-in-australian-first/

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