TasPorts manager moves on
THE EXECUTIVE leading QuayLink, TasPorts’ redevelopment of Devonport berths including the TT Line terminal, has resigned. The departure of project manager Sam Wilson-Haffenden is...
US amplifies Chinese port crane concerns
THE UNITED STATES Committee for Homeland Security has renewed claims the world’s leading ship-to-shore gantry crane manufacturer, Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company, has...
Are new spirits sailing for Singapore sojourn?
LEAKS FROM a ‘government business enterprise’, raised in Tasmania’s Parliament yesterday, suggest TT Line’s new Spirit of Tasmania ferries may be sent to lay by in Singapore...
Kiwis rail against possible exclusion
THE NEW ZEALAND Government has admitted it may not make a decision on Interisland Line replacement ferries until year’s end, as opposition grows to the likelihood they’ll have no...
Dali collision consequences spread
IN THE ongoing aftermath of the electrical system failures that saw the 9962 TEU Maersk-chartered Dali collide with and destroy Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March new...
CSIRO offering voyage placements
THE CSIRO and partners in the CAPSTAN sea training program have opened applications for university students and trainers to take to the high seas next year onboard RV...
Another Cook Strait ferry breakdown
THE BLUEBRIDGE ro-pax Connemara lost power soon after leaving Wellington harbour last night [19 September] and drifted for around two hours in Cook Strait. Wellington harbour...
Premier nixes TasPorts bonuses
TASPORTS has found itself further embroiled in the controversy surrounding TT Line’s new East Devonport Spirit of Tasmania terminal with Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff saying...
Newbuildings entering Oz box trades
MORE accustomed to getting hand-me-downs from other routes, local services are beginning to see a modest share of the more than three million TEU of newbuildings due for delivery...
Grimaldi climbs Höegh share register
ITALIAN ferry, ro-ro and PCTC giant Emanuele Grimaldi has raised his stake in Höegh Autoliners to almost 10% after first buying into the PCTC specialist in April. Mr Grimaldi is...
China rates still climbing
CONTAINER LINES serving the China-Australia trade are continuing to see freight rates defy global gravity, with spot rates up over USD1000/TEU in a month and more extra-loaders...
Stricken NZ barge under repair
WEST COAST BULK LOGISTICS’ self-propelled bulk barge Manahau will not be allowed to re-enter service until Maritime New Zealand, the classification society and flag state Nuie are...
Builder hands over Spirit IV
FINLAND’s Rauma Marine Constructions has handed over Spirit of Tasmania IV, TT Line’s first purpose-built ro-pax for the Devonport-Geelong Bass Strait run. Delivery of the...
Maersk, Hapag with own 2025 reveal
MAERSK LINE and Hapag-Lloyd have been quick to unveil east-west service plans for their Gemini Cooperation, which officially begins on 1 February 2025 and supersedes the existing...
Melbourne facing Yarra exclusion zone
A PROJECT to remediate services protection on the bed of the Yarra River downstream of the West Gate Bridge will see shipping movements organised to provide an uninterrupted...
