Abandoned cargo ship poses risk of "environmental as well as human disaster"
AN ABANDONED cargo ship broken down near a busy African shipping lane is posing a risk to passing ships and the seafarers still on board, according to the International Transport...
NT government announces Darwin hydrogen hub project
THE NORTHERN Territory government has signed a memorandum of understanding with renewable energy company Total Eren to develop a green hydrogen project in Darwin. The MoU frames...
Ports of Auckland officially welcomes new electric tug
THE WORLD’S first full size, ship-handling electric tugboat was officially delivered to Ports of Auckland last week with a blessing ceremony in Auckland. The tugboat, named...
Diversity in Maritime Charter program welcomes new member
THE Seafarers’ Charity has joined the Diversity in Maritime Charter, an industry initiative which aims to close diversity and inclusion gaps in the maritime workforce. The charter...
Second TasPorts tug wreck salvaged from river
THE WRECK of TasPorts tugboat Campbell Cove has been successfully removed from the Mersey River. Once the tug is secured on heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne and the ship departs for...
Drewry container index decreases for 24th consecutive week
DREWRY’s composite World Container Index decreased by 3% this week to US$6430 per 40-foot container. Source: World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors The figure...
PacTow welcomes new addition to tug fleet
PACIFIC TOWING has expanded its fleet of tugboats with the addition of a specialised harbour tug at the company’s Port Moresby base. Tavurvur is an Azimuth Stern Drive tug, the...
Darwin Port wage dispute escalates to FWC, port workers to strike
DARWIN Port workers are preparing to take industrial action next week as fair work proceedings unfold and the Maritime Union of Australia and Darwin Port exchange accusations....
Wellbeing training should be mandatory for cadets, Wellness at Sea delegates say
THE FIRST event in a series of global wellness conferences for cadets has been lauded as “an overwhelming success” for its turnout of 1600 aspiring seafarers. More than 96% of the...
Campbell Cove returned to water for second salvage attempt
TASPORTS and heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne are reattempting the lift of sunken tugboat Campbell Cove after the process proved more challenging than the removal of York Cove on the...
Hapag-Lloyd profits up 188% for first half of 2022
HAPAG-LLOYD has reported a group profit of almost US$9.5 billion for the first half 2022, up US$6.2 billion on the first half of last year, a 188% increase. However, transport...
Logistics companies partner on Moorebank warehouse development
LOGISTICS companies Logos and Mainfreight are partnering to develop a cross-dock warehouse at Moorebank Logistics Park in Sydney’s south-west. The logistics park (MLP) is...
Minister denounces Svitzer's move to terminate EBA agreement
EMPLOYMENT and workplace relations minister Tony Burke has criticised Svitzer Australia for attempting to terminate its enterprise agreement with unions representing the company’s...
AMSA reports decline in detained ships in 2021
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority detained 159 ships entering Australian waters last year, according to the latest annual data in AMSA’s Port State Control Australia 2021...
Campbell Cove tug wreck recovery underway
REMOVAL operations for sunken TasPorts tug Campbell Cove continued today (Tuesday) following the recovery of York Cove on the weekend. Preparatory works for the second of two...
