Sail installation begins on WW PCTC
SWEDISH wind propulsion company Oceanbird has completed the installation of the foundations for a wing sail to be fitted to the Wallenius Wilhelmsen PCTC Tirranna. Staff from...
MOL buys control of Gearbulk
MITSUI OSK Lines is to acquire a further 23% stake in Swiss-registered Gearbulk Holding AG from founder Kristian Jebsen and family to move to majority ownership. Mr Jebsen will...
Historic Williamstown Dockyard for sale
THE site of Melbourne’s historic Naval Dockyard at Williamstown at the mouth of the Yarra River is being offered for sale some years after the end of commercial and Naval activity...
NZ govt could sell Interisland Line
AS MORE revelations emerge about aspects of owner KiwiRail’s management of the nation’s Cook Strait ferry company the NZ Government is using careful language in responding to...
Vic Govt funds seafarers’ mental health
THE Victorian Government has committed half-a-million dollars to enable seafarers to access free mental health support services at the state’s ports. Announced yesterday by...
Maersk charter breaks down
A MAERSK-chartered containership has resumed its voyage after suffering an apparent main engine failure when sailing from Melbourne yesterday morning. The 1770 TEU Oslo Trader...
TT Line, TasPorts must act to be ferry-ready: Government
THE Tasmanian Government has formally ordered TasPorts and TT Line “to take all the necessary action” to prepare terminal infrastructure for the arrival of the new Spirit of...
WA eyes Antarctic HQ as Hobart berth agreement stalls
AN UNRESOLVED commercial dispute between the Australian Antarctic Division and TasPorts has seen the Western Australian Government renew its attempts to lure the AAD headquarters...
Spirits inquiry to proceed
THE Tasmanian Parliament has officially moved to establish an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding cost overruns and late delivery of the two new Spirit of Tasmania ferries....
RightShip, Windward to cross-platform
MELBOURNE-founded RightShip and British maritime artificial intelligence company Windward are to join forces in a new partnership to de-risk chartering in a business facing...
Höegh fuels up with ammonia grant
HÖEGH Autoliners has secured a second grant from the Norwegian Government’s green investment fund, Enova, that will see the third batch of its pioneering Aurora Class PCTCs able...
Fatality on Grimaldi PCTC
THE GRIMALDI PCTC Grande Baltimora remains in Melbourne after a crewmember was killed in a tragic accident on board last Wednesday [19 June]. Ambulance Victoria paramedics...
Aratere refloated after Friday night grounding
IN A case of immaculately unfortunate timing the Interisland Line rail/ropax Aratere ran aground on the eastern side of Picton harbour at around 2215 hrs NZ time on Friday night...
Crook Cookers’ maintenance costs to double?
KIWIRAIL has assured the NZ Government it no longer expects maintenance costs for its three aging Cook Strait ferries to reach almost NZ$65 million per annum, despite expectations...
New maritime cyber security body launched
A NOT-for-profit body committed to improving standards of cybersecurity risk management across the maritime industry has been launched this week in the United Kingdom. Called...
