Red Sea dramas leave Launceston helipless
IN A rather bizarre consequence of the disruptions to shipping caused by the Middle East conflict, Launceston in Tasmania is struggling to complete a hospital helipad. The...
Albany tug relocates to NZ port
FORMER Svitzer tug Karoo, which served at Albany until a recent towage upgrade, arrived at Port Taranaki this morning (7 May). Karoo was sold as part of the upgrade and overhauled...
Deep maintenance to take Cook Strait ferries out (UPDATED)
AN INTENSIFIED maintenance program for Interisland Line’s trouble-plagued Cook Strait ferries will see at all three out of service for protracted periods over coming months. The...
Successful trials for ammonia pioneer
THE GROUND-breaking vessel Fortescue Green Pioneer has completed a second round of operational trials in the port of Singapore, this time of propulsion and manoeuvrability....
GrainCorp sees softer second half
WHILE trading conditions in the first half of the 2024 financial year were largely in line with expectations, handler and marketer GrainCorp is predicting a softer outlook for the...
Inland Rail finalises transition as ARTC subsidiary
INLAND Rail has completed its official transition to operating as Inland Rail Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of the Australian Rail Track Corporation. The change came into effect on 1 May,...
Station mascot returning to Antarctica on Nuyina voyage
A FIBREGLASS dog will sail to Antarctica this week aboard Aussie research vessel Nuyina. The new collection dog replaces a research station mascot, named Stay, who recently...
King Island hay help arriving
THE IMBROGLIO over the shipment of drought-relief stockfeed from mainland Australia to Bass Strait’s King Island has been resolved. Colac Otway Shire Council had forbidden the use...
Vale Captain Dick Burgess
THE FUNERAL of one of the great characters of the Tasmanian ports and maritime scene was held last week in Devonport. Captain Dick Burgess passed away on 14 April at the age of 92...
Maersk quantifies Red Sea costs
THE COST of container ship diversions from the Red Sea has been spelt out by Maersk Line in an explanation of surcharges and higher freight rates imposed since conflict between...
Incat Crowther to design FSV for Africa's offshore sector
INCAT Crowther and shipbuilder Penguin International have been commissioned to design and construct a fast supply vessel for O3S – Oil Senegal Support Services, a Senegalese...
Interim Reef ETV in safe keeping
THE VESSEL Smit Lamnalco will use for the first two years of AMSA’s new first response capability contract in the Torres Strait and on the Great Barrier Reef is under refit in...
Body found in search for overboard cruise passenger
A BODY has been found in waters off Sydney following a search for a cruise ship passenger believed to have gone overboard. Emergency services were notified just after 0400 on...
MSC Aries crew released
IRAN has released the crew of MSC Aries, but the vessel is still “detained under judicial rules”, according to Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. The...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index remained fairly stable for the first part of the week before increasing to 1774 on Friday 3 May. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 3 May 2024....
