Fiji tackles Suva wrecks
THE MARITIME SAFETY AUTHORITY of Fiji has embarked on a project to rid Suva Harbor of more than 30 derelict vessels, just as other local bodies join forces to stem leaks from a...
Unions take PIA on Gladstone tugs
STALLED progress on a new enterprise agreement for Smit Lamnalco’s Gladstone tug fleet employees has seen AMOU and AIMPE members vote to take protected industrial action, with the...
Fiji orders vessel purchase review
THE FIJIAN GOVERNMENT has ordered a review of vessel purchase processes in the country, following the arrival late last week of a Mongolian-flagged catamaran fast ferry that had...
Drydock delay delays vessel swap
NEPTUNE PACIFIC Direct Line will postpone a temporary vessel substitution in the AUSPAC service, due to delays with a drydocking in China. The carrier was due to assign the...
TS Lines’ massive profit increase
TAIWAN’s TS Lines has issued every company’s delight: a positive profit alert. The carrier, which participates in two China-Australia services and operates a third ad hoc string,...
Spirit’s Scottish sleepover extended
WITH NO SHORT- or medium-term charter in sight, TT Line has renewed temporary lay-by arrangements for ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV in Leith, Scotland for at least another month....
Storms crush NZ holiday plans
SHOCKING conditions in NZ waters have forced both Cook Strait ferry operators to cancel and/or postpone sailings, right in the middle of peak holiday season. Interisland Line and...
ADF sets out 30-year maritime capability plan
THE FEDERAL Government has unveiled its 2024 Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Plan, which sets out the national program of activities required to deliver maritime capability to...
EUKOR seals deals with shareholders
EUKOR CAR CARRIERS has extended and expanded its long-term partnership with 20% shareholders Hyundai and Kia in a deal estimated to be worth US$4.2 billion in revenue. The...
NZ marine woes continue
A RATHER FRAUGHT YEAR for the New Zealand maritime scene has continued towards the end, with two further incidents late last week to add to groundings, strandings and a major...
Hedland grounding prompts multiple safety warnings
THE CAUSES of an electrical failure that saw the grounding of the fully-laden Capesize bulker Hagen Oldendorff when departing Port Hedland in April 2022 are yet to be addressed by...
Port Vila restoring but aftershocks continue
EARTHQUAKE-STRICKEN Vanuatu is still suffering aftershocks but Neptune Pacific Direct Line reports that port and commercial functionality is gradually recovering. There was a...
World’s biggest ‘ship’ to work in Bass Strait
ESSO AUSTRALIA has secured Allseas’ massive Pioneering Spirit to remove up to ten decommissioned oil and gas rigs from the Gippsland Basin in Bass Strait. Built at the DSME...
Key Lumsden Point contracts let
PILBARA PORTS’ multi-user facility at Port Hedland’s Lumsden Point has taken major steps towards realisation with the awarding of two milestone contracts. The first contract is to...
KiwiRail ferry breaks down in Wellington
JUST DAYS after the NZ Government declared current KiwiRail Cook Strait ferries could remain in service until newbuilds arrive in 2029, the ro-pax Kaiarahi has broken down –...
