The Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum (VCSF) published its first industry good practice guidelines entitled ‘Common Guidance on the loading and presentation of vehicles’.
Port of Auckland brought the world’s first fully electric harbour tug “Sparky” into operation in 2022, following a lengthily research process that commenced back in 2016. At the outset of the process, all ship yards and naval architects approached were of the opinion that a fully electric tug was still many years away from becoming a reality.
Wildlife crime is a topic TT has profiled before, but remains a critical threat to biodiversity, local and national economies, national and international security, and global health. The global pandemic itself highlighted emerging infectious diseases, 60% of which are considered zoonotic, that is infectious diseases that are able to pass between animals and humans, and elevated discussions around the impact of wildlife crime and unregulated trade.
A joint compliance note, issued on 11 December 2023 by five US agencies (thus known as the Quint-Seal Compliance Note) encouraged stakeholders to “Know Your Cargo”,
