Flood-damaged east-west rail line restored
A RAIL network connecting New South Wales, South Australia and Western Australia is expected to return to full capacity next week (commencing 23 January). The Australian Rail...
Seafarers repatriated from abandoned Yangtze Fortune
NINETEEN crewmembers have left the Yangtze Fortune, a livestock carrier abandoned off Victoria, while others remain on board. The Liberian-flagged vessel (IMO: 9336282) has been...
New Covid restrictions cause crew change problems
NEW Covid-19 testing requirements and restrictions in some countries are creating crew change problems, the Global Maritime Forum has found. Ship managers participating in GMF’s...
Freight line reopens following derailment
A RAIL line in the Blue Mountains is reopening to freight services following a derailment last month. A freight train derailed on 14 December on the main western line between...
DNV confirms 1000 ships impacted by cyberattack
DNV has confirmed a recent cyberattack on its ShipManager software impacted around 70 customers operating some 1000 vessels. The risk-management company’s ShipManager servers were...
WA premier locks in hydrogen and ammonia talks with trade partners
GREEN hydrogen and ammonia production talks are on the agenda for premier Mark McGowan’s upcoming trip to Japan and South Korea. The Western Australian premier has locked in an...
Geodis subsidiary partners with wind-powered shipping specialist
SEALOGIS, a subsidiary of logistics company Geodis, has become shipping agent for a new company specialising in the design of sail-powered cargo ships. Geodis signed a partnership...
ABF farewells celebrated detection dog
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force is celebrating the service of a detection dog responsible for one of the largest drug detections in the history of the ABF Detector Dog Unit. The...
Capacity shortages a challenge for breakbulk in 2022
CAPACITY shortages and service disruptions created challenges for the entire breakbulk industry in 2022, according to Wallenius Wilhelmsen. The shipping company said the industry...
Geraldton training vessel receives $2 million upgrade
A MARITIME training vessel in Geraldton is undergoing a $2 million upgrade. Western Australia’s Batavia Coast Maritime Institute (part of Central Regional TAFE) uses the vessel,...
Digitalisation fears are jeopardising maritime progress: report
FEARS of digitalisation are hindering important progress in the maritime industry, according to a new report from Wärtsilä. The Finnish marine technology company published its...
Funding secured for wind-powered ro-ro vessel
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen and project partners have received €9 million in funding (almost $14 million) for what could be the world’s first wind-powered ro-ro vessel. European funding...
"All but abandoned" livestock carrier to be sold
AUSTRALIAN Independent Shipbrokers has been appointed broker in the sale of a ship arrested of Portland, Victoria. Liberian-flagged livestock carrier Yangtze Fortune (IMO:...
Historic Sydney lighthouse heritage listed
AUSTRALIA’s third oldest lighthouse – Hornby Lighthouse on Sydney’s South Head – as been added to the State Heritage Register. The state government added South Head’s cultural...
QuayLink dredging work begins
DREDGING and reclamation works have commenced on TasPorts’ Devonport East Terminal 3 development. TasPorts’ contractors began dredging and reclamation as part of the $240 million...
