MSC CEO backs industry campaign for seafarers
SHIPPING line MSC has joined with peers across the maritime value chain to call for action to end the crew change crisis caused by COVID-19. Hundreds of thousands of seafarers are...
New international ops manager at Pacific Towing
CAPTAIN Marcelo Santini has joined Pacific Towing to assist the company in taking advantage of international project opportunities, further increase its salvage capabilities and...
AMSA search and rescue contract fully effective: report
THE Auditor-General for Australia has found that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s management of its $640m Challenger search and rescue jet contract has been "fully...
DNV GL approves wing sail propulsion system
REGISTRAR and classification society DNV GL has awarded an approval in principle to Korea Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering for a wing-sail auxiliary propulsion system for...
Inmarsat passes 10K vessel Fleet Xpress installations
MOBILE satellite communications provider, Inmarsat, has completed its 10,000th Fleet Xpress ship installation. The company has also launched a new Fleet Data Academy with existing...
Seafarer arbitration initiative takes step forward
THE Human Rights at Sea Arbitration initiative, a collaboration between UK-based NGO Human Rights at Sea and law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP, has entered a new phase of its work...
Meth importation plans up in smoke
A JOINT release between the Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force, the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Victoria Police has confirmed that the agencies...
Hydrogen deal signed with Tasmanian government
WOODSIDE Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the state of Tasmania that outlines the government’s support for the proposed H2TAS project, a renewable hydrogen...
New arrival making waves at the Port of Grassy
TASPORTS’ tug Wilga and landing barge MV Kulanda have played a critical role in transporting almost 1000 tonnes of equipment to King Island, supporting Wave Swell Energy and its...
Modernising the standard for watertight and weathertight integrity
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is inviting the industry to have its say on proposed new standards for watertight and weathertight integrity on domestic commercial...
Logistics provider appoints APAC chief
GLOBAL logistics provider DB Schenker has named Dr Niklas Wilmking as its new CEO for the Asia Pacific region. Dr Wilmking was most recently executive vice president of global...
Australian boat builder launches new range of electric vessels
AUSTAL Australia’s new VOLTA series of electric-powered high speed ferries has launched its first vessel – the Passenger Express 46V, a fully electric-powered 46-metre catamaran...
Electric propulsion makes bulk carrier debut
TWO new 21,500dwt self-unloading transshipment bulkers have been completed by China’s Chengxi Shipyard for Oldendorff Carriers. Each of the vessels has two 1.9-MW Azipod® units...
Online shopping boom exposes vulnerabilities in logistics
RISK management provider SAI Global says the pressure on businesses in the logistics and supply chain sectors by this year’s exponential growth in delivery volumes, has exposed...
New Australian LNG export record in 2020
RESEARCH company EnergyQuest reports that Australia exported a record 78 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas in 2020, up from 77.5 million tonnes in 2019. The company said...
