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...
ACCC adds Olam to Namoi takeover concerns
BOTH bidders for Namoi Cotton are now under ACCC scrutiny, following the commission today [20 June] issuing a statement of concerns about Olam Agri Holdings’ proposal. The ACCC...
KiwiRail, KiwiFail
NZ’S TRANSPORT Accident Investigation Commission has highlighted KiwiRail’s systemic safety issues in a new report about a train derailment in stormy weather near Te Puke, Bay of...
Study nails cost of maritime corruption
DENMARK’S Maritime Anti-Corruption Network has published a study that graphically quantifies the cost of criminal practices in the port and maritime sectors. MACN says for over a...
Toyofuji orders methanol-fuelled PCCs
JAPAN’S Toyofuji Shipping (TFS), along with compatriot owner Fukuju Ship Co, has placed orders with a domestic yard for methanol-fuelled pure car carriers. TFS will wholly-own the...
Levies to increase for offshore industry
THE National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is to raise levies by 13% in accord with a review conducted in March this year. The...
