Work on Strategic Fleet underway
THE FEDERAL government has begun implementing recommendations of the Strategic Fleet Taskforce, which delivered its final report in November. Infrastructure and transport minister...
Napier gets it Right
NAPIER has become the first NZ port to sign up for RightShip’s innovative RightPort risk technology, which aims to enhance maritime safety and sustainability. Melbourne-founded...
Bahijah saga continues as another shipment sails
SEVERAL hundred cattle were unloaded from the livestock carrier Bahijah in Fremantle on Friday night and the vessel sent back to sea for cleaning, with no decision made on plans...
Solid 2023 for DSV
GLOBAL transport and logistics giant DSV has reported 2023 results in line with expectations, despite gross profit and EBIT before special items dropping substantially compared to...
ICS pitches zero emissions fund to IMO
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has submitted what it characterises as a detailed, fit-for-purpose proposal to the International Maritime Organization for a Zero Emission...
Sick LNG carrier cost APLNG cargoes
ELECTRO-mechanical problems that saw an LNG carrier block a key Gladstone export berth for over a week last November cost the Asia Pacific LNG consortium sales of three cargoes...
Wine exports ail: sipping is slipping
ONE of the mainstays of Australian containerised exports saw volumes fall overall in 2023, with some key markets sliding further than others. According to Wine Australia’s annual...
NW Shelf fail hits pipeline project
ITALIAN offshore installation specialist Saipem has confirmed an incident on the North West Shelf on Tuesday morning in which Woodside Energy’s new Scarborough pipeline was holed....
Track ills caused coal train calamity
THE ATSB’S investigation into a 2021 coal train derailment in Central Queensland has found the likely cause was procedures during and after track disturbance maintenance works. A...
Sheep ship back but future unclear
A LIVESTOCK carrier ordered back to Australia has returned to waters off Fremantle but wrangling continues over the fate of the animals on board. The 2010-built, Marshall...
SEA service to continue port skipping
WITH NO resolution of the DPW/MUA dispute in sight a major consortium in the South East Asia-Australia trade has been forced to extend workaround measures. For some months the six...
Wayward Whitsunday skipper convicted
A QUEENSLAND charter boat skipper has been convicted and fined more than $15,000 after a successful prosecution by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions on behalf of...
First of Höegh's Aurora class launched
THE FIRST of a class of PCTCs claimed as the largest, most environmentally-friendly deep sea vessel of the type ever built has hit the water in China. Höegh Aurora, the name ship...
Nautical Shipping loads up Grimaldi
NAUTICAL Shipping, an agency subsidiary of the Gold Coast-based Leeward Group, has been appointed to provide exclusive Australian representation for Italy’s Grimaldi Group....
AFP, ABF see through drug import ruse
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police is investigating after about 100 kilograms of methamphetamine was imported into Australia concealed within window frames. Australian Border Force...
