Ports Australia releases safety management guidelines
PORTS Australia has published an updated version of the Australian Port Marine Safety Management Guidelines. The guidelines aim to promote the implementation of good practice...
Freight access program gets underway in Tasmania
A FREIGHT access program in Tasmania is commencing with strengthening works planned for a key bridge in Launceston. The $100-million Freight Capacity Upgrade Program is an...
MOL launches second LNG-fuelled ferry
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has launched its second LNG-fuelled ferry. The new Sunflower Murasaki is owned by MOL and operated by group’s coastal ro-pax company Ferry Sunflower. MOL plans...
Mid West Ports announces community grant recipients
MID West Ports Authority has announced funding recipients in the latest round of its community grants program. The port authority’s Annual Community Grants program aims to support...
Program to train more truckies in the Pilbara and Kimberley
A TRUCK driver training program in the Pilbara and Kimberley aims to grow the local heavy vehicle workforce. The state government and logistics industry initially developed the...
Port Hedland breaks 24-hour throughput record
PILBARA Ports Authority has reported the largest 24-hour throughput on record at Port of Port Hedland. Following a temporary closure last week due to Cyclone Ilsa, the port...
National biosecurity action plan to tackle evolving threats
THE FEDERAL government has released a national biosecurity action plan exploring a biosecurity risk management trial at Port of Melbourne and plans for a sea container data...
LR and ClassNK award AiP for ammonia-fuelled gas carrier
LLOYD’S Register and ClassNK have issued approvals in principle for an ammonia-fuelled liquefied gas carrier. Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding and Tsuneishi...
Svitzer drops EBA termination action
SVITZER has abandoned action to terminate an enterprise bargaining agreement with three unions representing its tugboat workers. Svitzer announced in August last year it would...
Port of Dampier welcomes first cruise ship
PORT of Dampier received its first-ever visiting cruise ship last week. The 91-metre-long APT cruise vessel MS Caledonian Sky called the port on Thursday last week (13 April). It...
58th annual commemoration at Sydney's Merchant Navy Memorial
THE 58th annual commemoration at the Merchant Navy Memorial and Columbarium on the weekend was a time of gratitude for Australia’s seafarers and reflection on their sacrifices in...
Austal partners with USV specialist to build unmanned surveyor
AUSTAL Australia has partnered with an uncrewed surface vessel specialist to build a Saildrone Surveyor USV in Australia. Working under a teaming agreement, Austal Australia and...
IMB records lowest piracy levels since 1993
THE ICC International Maritime Bureau has recorded its lowest level of piracy and armed robbery incidents since 1993. Twenty-seven incidents were reported in the first quarter of...
Solomon Islands devises plan to decarbonise domestic fleet
THE SOLOMON Islands has made progress on a national action plan to reduce emissions in its domestic fleet. A project team representing GreenVoyage2050 visited the Solomon Islands...
Kimberley and Pilbara ports reopen after cyclone
PORTS on the Kimberley and Pilbara coast are back in action having weathered Tropical Cyclone Ilsa. The storm crossed the coast between Port Hedland and Broome at category-five...
