Sydney tug crews engage in co-op
ENGAGE MARINE’s Port Jackson tug crew are now employed under a new arrangement, known as the Sydney Ports Towage Services Co-operative. Under the co-op model 15 crew members and...
Steering Confusion Behind Aratare Grounding
NEW ZEALAND’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission has found aspects of the interaction between old and new steering systems were unknown to the bridge team of the...
Victorian nod for offshore gas storage
OFFSHORE gas storage in underground reservoirs will now be possible off the coast of Gippsland following the passage of enabling legislation through the Victorian Parliament. The...
Walenius Wilhelmsen wins again
SCANDINAVIAN ro-ro and PCTC specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has locked in a five-year shipping and logistics contract valued at an expected USD 766 million based on anticipated...
Spirit’s Scottish sojourn confirmed
TT LINE outgoing chief executive Bernard Dwyer has confirmed Spirit of Tasmania IV will be transferred from builder RMC in Finland to the port of Leith in Scotland, pending a...
China-Australia rates bounce
THERE WAS a slight recovery in spot rates between China and Australia (Shanghai-Melbourne) in the third week of October, after several weeks of (mostly) falls. The Shanghai...
New Chair for Port of Melbourne
PORT OF MELBOURNE will have a new board chair from 1 March 2025 when Debbie Goodin succeeds the long-serving John Stanhope, who has led the port since its privatisation in late...
First settlement reached with Dali interests
THE FIRST of at least sixty cases brought against the owners and managers of the containership Dali has been settled. The US Department of Justice on Friday [25 October] announced...
Another record for East Swanson
JUST A WEEK after setting a benchmark for handling the largest ship by TEU capacity to navigate the River Yarra, Patrick’s East Swanson Dock is hosting another record-breaker. The...
TT Line ferry controversy refuses to die
LAST WEEK’S decision by the Tasmanian Government to accept expert advice and delay the introduction of TT Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania ro-paxes has, predictably, prompted a new...
Next round of Bass Strait decommissioning set to begin
ESSO AUSTRALIA is about to begin work on the plug and abandonment of 26 wells offshore Gippsland using the jack-up rig Valaris 107. The company has already completed the...
New services soon to arrive
THE FIRST SAILING in MSC’s latest iteration of the Koala Service brand is due to take place from Shanghai on Wednesday [30 October] as the Swiss company inaugurates it new...
ACCC applies brakes to MIRRAT buyout
QUBE Holdings’ proposed takeover of Wallenius Wilhelmsen’s Melbourne International RoRo & Auto Terminal has struck a hitch, with the ACCC issuing a Statement of Concerns. There...
New Spirits to be delayed until 2027
THE TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT has bitten the bullet on the vexed question of the introduction of TT Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania ferries and will postpone their introduction until...
Smit Lamnalco resuming Brisbane towage
FROM THIS SATURDAY ship owners and operators can access more competition for towage services in the port of Brisbane when Smit Lamnalco resumes towage in its own right, alongside...
