Interferry issues ro-pax EV transport guide
PEAK industry body Interferry has published a new guide to safe carriage of battery electric vehicles on ro-paxes and other ferries, with a “straightforward message” that they...
US acknowledges Panama's canal rights
FOLLOWING a period of the posturing that has become emblematic of the Trump Administration — including a threat to “take back” the Panama Canal – the US has signed an agreement...
Brunvoll package for Reef Keeper
NORWEGIAN specialist Brunvoll has secured a contract to supply the propulsion, manoeuvring and DP2 system for the new Great Barrier Reef/Torres Strait emergency towage vessel....
Victorian government advances offshore wind plans
VICTORIA’s Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio has released Offshore Wind Energy Implementation Statement 4 (IS4) the next steps towards building 2 gigawatts (GW) of...
Master fatigue behind Fiordland Navigator grounding
A SMALL New Zealand cruise vessel that ran aground in Doubtful Sound earlier this year did so because the over-tired master most likely fell asleep at the wheel. The Transport...
Engage Marine secures Groote Eylandt contract
With additional reporting by Allen Newton ENGAGE Marine has picked up its first Northern Territory contract, transferring Engage Outlaw from Wyndham, WA to Groote Eylandt to work...
Victoire towed to safety
THE powerless LPG tanker VICTOIRE is safely at anchor in Twofold Bay, Eden after almost a week adrift off South East Australia. The Geogas vessel was towed from a position...
Norwegian Cruise Line vessels off to India
EXPANDING Indian premium cruise operator Cordelia has entered into a long-term charter arrangement with Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings to take 2,400-pax near sisters Norwegian Sky...
Emerald expands with three new ships
EMERALD CRUISES, the Swiss-based luxury superyacht subsidiary of Sydney’s Scenic Group, will introduce a further two new ocean-going vessels and a new European river cruiser in...
Auckland updating Fergusson Terminal OS
PORT OF AUCKLAND’s main container handling facility will be closed this weekend while the Fergusson Terminal undergoes an operating system upgrade. POAL says the upgrade of the N4...
Fouled tug will return to Victoire
THE LPG tanker Victoire, which suffered engine failure in Bass Strait on Friday [4 April] remains adrift off south-east Australia but is in no danger, AMSA says. DCN understands...
My Therese Blank leaves Maersk
SHIPPING leader My Therese Blank has left her position as Head of Oceania Market at Maersk Line, sending shockwaves through the local industry. With news filtering out in the last...
Gold Coast beach replacement underway
THE ROHDE Nielsen trailing suction hopper dredge Trud R is hard at work in waters off Queensland’s Gold Coast, rainbowing sand from offshore to replace that lost in Tropical...
LPG tanker Victoire breaks down in Bass Strait
The LPG tanker Victoire has broken down in Bass Strait and is drifting north-east but currently not at risk. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority confirmed that about 1600 on...
No dedicated lookouts on collision vessels
THE INTERIM report of the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch into the 10 March collision between containership Solong and tanker Stena Immaculate has revealed neither...
