International Day of the Seafarer 2024
MONDAY 25 June again marked the IMO’s International Day of the Seafarer, the 14th consecutive year the day has been observed. For 2024, the IMO has chosen to spotlight seafarers’...
International Day of the seafarer on two wheels
TO MARK International Day of the Seafarer on June 25, seafarers around Bunbury and Esperance in Western Australia will be given the opportunity to get on their bike. Shaking off...
Action on submarines, frigates and patrol boats
THERE is plenty of action on the naval ship-building front around Australia with submarines, patrol boats and frigates in sharp focus. News that construction has begun at the...
Austal to supply two more patrol boats for Pacific
AUSTAL has added orders for another two Guardian-class patrol boats for the Federal Government, in addition to the 22 previously ordered under the Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement...
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...
Dali leaves Baltimore for repairs, some crew freed
THE now infamous Dali has left Baltimore for Virginia where it will undergo further salvage work and repairs, as Federal investigators hone their focus onboard. The...
AMPI regional conference heads to PNG
FOR the first time in the organisation’s history, the Australasian Marine Pilots Institute is hosting its regional conference outside of Australia. The AMPI Regional Ports and...
Port of Newcastle rail traffic blocked by protesters - UPDATED
RAIL transit into the Port of Newcastle today encountered attempted blockades from climate protesters. This morning (25 June) a man climbed atop the Kooragang rail bridge in...
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....
Tug Tagon to join Mackenzie fleet
THERE will be a new tug on the block at Esperance in Western Australia in early 2025. The new addition to the Mackenzie tug fleet to operate in Southern Ports’ Esperance will be...
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...
Port Phillip Sea Pilots christen new pilot vessel
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots christened their new vessel at a ceremony in Queenscliff last Friday 21 June. The oldest pilotage service in Victoria have added Torquay to their fleet,...
Team Global Express partners with Texel Air
TEAM Global Express has announced a strategic $480 million seven-year partnership with Texel Air Australasia. Global Express, one of the largest domestic air freight networks,...
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...
Federal Government declares latest offshore wind area in Illawarra
THE AUSTRALIAN Government has declared the latest area off the nation’s coast they believe suitable for the construction of offshore wind projects. The Department of Climate...
