Incat Crowther catamaran enters into service
The Incat Crowther-built ferry Indomal Empire has entered into service. The 255-seat passenger ferry is operating services on the Malacca Strait between Indonesia and Malaysia....
LNG-powered tugboat to be reconfigured to run on ammonia
NYK said it had concluded a contract with Keihin Dock, an NYK Group company, to modify a tugboat to ammonia-fuel specifications. The tug Sakigake will be converted to operate on...
Minister denounces Svitzer's move to terminate EBA agreement
EMPLOYMENT and workplace relations minister Tony Burke has criticised Svitzer Australia for attempting to terminate its enterprise agreement with unions representing the company’s...
New trans-Tasman service to launch this year
A KIWI logistics company has acquired a general cargo ship to launch a new trans-Tasman service later this year. Move Logistics has entered an agreement to acquire a vessel, Atlas...
AMSA reports decline in detained ships in 2021
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority detained 159 ships entering Australian waters last year, according to the latest annual data in AMSA’s Port State Control Australia 2021...
Aussie freight operator leases freighter aircraft
AUSTRALIAN freight and logistics operator Wiseway has leased a Boeing 737-800 freighter aircraft. The agreement with aircraft-leasing company GA Telesis will provide Wiseway with...
Campbell Cove tug wreck recovery underway
REMOVAL operations for sunken TasPorts tug Campbell Cove continued today (Tuesday) following the recovery of York Cove on the weekend. Preparatory works for the second of two...
First sailing on new trans-Tasman service
THE new trans-Tasman service ANZ Shuttle is to begin its first voyage today (Tuesday 9 August) on the ANL-operated Tacoma Trader. The service operates between Brisbane and...
Sydney man sentenced for 700-litre meth shipment in coconut milk cans
AN AIR freight consignment containing 700 litres (288 kilograms) of meth concealed in cans of coconut milk has seen a Sydney man sentenced to six years in jail. The 86 boxes of...
THE GRILL: Patrick Chan
What does your job at Victoria International Container Terminal involve? I’m chief commercial officer at VICT, so I look after the commercial side of the organisation. That...
Investor consortium to buy Atlas Air Worldwide for US$5.2 billion
AIR freight company Atlas Air Worldwide has announced it will be acquired by a consortium of investors led by private equity firm Apollo. Apollo, alongside investment firm...
INSIGHT: PC finds costs of collecting nuisance tariffs exceed revenue collected
ON FRIDAY, 5 August 2022, the Productivity Commission released its results of two major studies which assessed the level of government assistance to trade and industry for...
Australia's most comprehensive program of online STCW Revalidation training courses
AMC Search is making it easier than ever before for seafarers to undertake STCW training courses by placing all theory sections online. This cuts down on the cost and time away...
TasPorts tug wreck pulled from port river
WRECKED tugboat York Cove, which has been at the bottom of Devonport’s Mersey River since late January, has been removed by heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne. York Cove is the first...
Aurizon FY22 profit dips 15%
AURIZON on Monday reported its net profit after tax to be $513 million – this was a decrease of 15% compared with the previous year. The company said this decrease was primarily...
