Boluda Australia expansion underway
BOLUDA Towage Australia has kicked off the regional expansion promised when the Spanish owner acquired Smit Lamnalco’s local and PNG operations in early October. Boluda on Friday...
MUA announces Xmas Freo bans
THE WESTERN Australian branch of the Maritime Union has announced a series of bans affecting the port of Fremantle over the Christmas period, saying they are tired of waiting for...
New leadership for NPDL
SOUTH PACIFIC specialist Neptune Pacific Direct Line, owned by California’s The Wonderful Company, has appointed a new president, to be based in Singapore. Kim A. Kristensen...
THE GRILL: David Pratt
David Pratt is ANL’s Senior Line Manager PNG / Darwin / Dili / Pilbara & Pacific Islands Trades. Dale Crisp puts the heat on a fellow Tasmanian In 2025 you celebrated a remarkable...
Spirit tickets out, sod turned
TRAVELLERS will finally be able to book passage on TT Line’s new Bass Strait ro-paxes from Monday [22 December] in the first stage of an initial ticket release. The announcement...
Tenders awarded for Hobart wharf rebuild
TASPORTS has awarded a contract to rework Hobart’s Macquarie Wharf 6 as part of the broader Macquarie Wharf Redevelopment, underpinned by a funding agreement between the...
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Norden’s Wyndham operations underway
NORDEN’s first port logistic project in Australia is underway with the arrival of two purpose-built barges in Wyndham. The 10,054 DWT, 94.50 x 27.46 x 6.19-metre Nord Wallaby I...
New hybrid tug for Tauranga
TAURANGA has placed an order with UZMAR Shipyards in Türkiye to build a 32-metre hybrid advanced rotortug to replace the 25-yo Sir Robert. The contract was foreshadowed during the...
Swan River ferries to fulfil electric dreams
SWAN River commuters will be travelling on Western Australia’s first electric ferries in late 2027 after Henderson-based Echo Marine Group won a state government contract to...
Extra money for WA’s Westport, Kwinana
THE WEST Australian Government has used the occasion of its 2025-2026 Mid-Year Review to allocate over $50 million extra to port infrastructure in the Outer Harbour/Kwinana zone....
Igneo wins Strait Link, AFR reports
IGNEO Infrastructure Partners has won the race to buy Bass Strait and Tasmanian shipping and transport operator Strait Link, according to the Australian Financial Review. The...
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New owners for SCF Containers
ADELAIDE-headquartered specialised container supplier SCF has been sold to Indonesia’s Asian Bulk Logistics by global asset investor ICS for an undisclosed price. The 100%...
Subsea 7 wins Gorgon 3 contract
NORWAY’s Subsea7 has secured a substantial contract with Chevron Australia covering subsea installation on the Gorgon Stage 3 (GS3) Project, offshore Australia. Subsea7’s scope of...
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Rhodes Ridges to boost Pilbara Ports
RIO Tinto’s decision to launch a full-scale feasibility study into one of the world’s best undeveloped iron ore deposits is good news for Pilbara Ports. The Rhodes Ridge Joint...
Auckland offers visitors bottom cleaning
PORT of Auckland has received approval from Biosecurity New Zealand to deploy a specialised hull-cleaning process developed in conjunction with NZ Diving & Salvage. The technology...
