Sapphire Princess to home-port at Fremantle
THE PORT of Fremantle is to home-port cruise ship Sapphire Princess in 2027 marking the first time since the 2019-2020 season that a cruise ship has operated from the port. On the...
Artificial intelligence: A maritime odyssey
ARTIFICIAL intelligence as an efficiency booster for international arbitration should be used with great caution, the Maritime Law Association of Australia and New Zealand’s 50th...
Cruise conference to prompt more WA calls
MORE than 150 cruise executives are in Fremantle for the three-day Australian Cruise Association Conference. And coinciding with the conference ultra-luxury cruise ship Scenic...
BizOps 2025 held in Gladstone
GUESTS to the 2025 Ports Australia BizOps conference marked the start of the event with a drinks session at Auckland House overlooking Gladstone Harbour. As the sun set over the...
Fremantle set for more disruptive weather
FREMANTLE Port is again battening down its hatches as it prepares for what it expects to be an extended period of adverse weather. In a shipping agent's memo the Port said it is...
MSC's fledgling Eagle to fly revised rotation
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping company has issued an updated rotation for its standalone Eagle service from Australia and New Zealand to East Coast USA, due to commence in February 2026....
Wallenius finds use for older PCTCs
SWEDEN’s Wallenius Lines has acquired two 30-year old PCTCs from its joint venture company Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics with the stated aim of increasing the country’s defence...
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Japan boasts ammonia engine breakthrough
MANUFACTURER Japan Engine Corporation (J-ENG) is claiming the first fully-functional full-scale commercial engine running on ammonia. Image: Japan Engine Corporation The...
Seed funding for NZ vessel management software
NEW ZEALAND’S Punakaiki fund has put NZ$3 million into developing an “all-in-one”, cloud-based vessel management software built for seafarers. The seed funding for New Zealand...
Woodside to monitor Scarborough gas field with USV
WOODSIDE Energy is to pioneer the use of an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) for reservoir monitoring at the Scarborough gas field off Australia’s north coast. The Reach Remote 2 is...
Minister talks freight plan at BizOps Gladstone
QUEENSLAND transport and main roads minister Brent Mickelberg says a Freight and Delivery Plan will be crucial as the state moves into a new era with a larger population and the...
Robust demand for Australian ag products, ABARES reports
DEMAND for Australian agricultural exports remains resilient, despite US tariffs and uncertainty around inflation and global trade policy, according to the Australian Bureau of...
Streamlining New Zealand customs forms
A SINGLE digitised system that will streamline New Zealand’s Working Tariff is to be introduced by the New Zealand Customs Service. WiseTech Global is to digitize access and...
Remembering merchant seafarers in times of war
MEMORIAL services have been held around Australia today to honour the civilian seafarers who served aboard merchant ships in times of war. In World War I and II, in particular,...
Trusted insiders found untrustworthy
A LAW enforcement taskforce has uncovered a group of container supply chain “trusted insiders” facilitating drug imports in Sydney. The Multi-Agency Strike Team, comprising...
