Engage Towage awarded Carnival Australia contract
ENGAGE Towage Sydney has been awarded a contract to deliver towage services for Carnival Australia’s operations in Sydney Harbour. A joint venture between Engage Marine and Smit...
NZ unions call for national health and safety standards in stevedoring
THE MARITIME union of New Zealand, the Rail and Maritime Transport Union and the New Zealand Merchant Service Guild have joined together to demand national stevedoring standards...
Serco and AAD celebrate Nuyina's success during Antarctic season
SERCO and the Australian Antarctic Division have celebrated the successful operations of research vessel Nuyina during this year’s Antarctic season. The celebration took place in...
King Island shipping crisis prompts calls for halt to freight rate increases
THE CHANGE of premier in Australia’s state of Tasmania in early April has given some hope to the people of King Island that their long-running shipping nightmare will finally come...
Sub-standard watchkeeping identified in lead-up to collision
WATCHKEEPING standards on two vessels that collided off the coast of New Zealand in July fell “well short of good industry practice”, according to a report on the incident from...
PIL launches new weekly service
PACIFIC International Lines is launching a new weekly service between Singapore and the Indonesian port of Surabaya. The company said the new service would expand its presence in...
Japanese biofuel tug test
NYK and its affiliate Sanyo Kaiji have started a continuous three-month test using biofuel supplied by Toyotsu Energy Corporation in tugboats. The biofuel will be supplied...
Stevedore killed in Auckland accident
A STEVEDORE was killed on Tuesday (19 April) at the Port of Auckland while working the containership Capitaine Tasman. Atiroa Tuaiti (right), who was identified as the worker...
OPINION: Layer upon layer of Quarantine inefficiencies
I REMEMBER from my earliest days of having Quarantine files processed face-to-face with a quarantine officer at Rosebery NSW, that we would receive a Quarantine paper direction...
Fed govt to help fund Kwinana, Pilbara hydrogen development
PRIME Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday announced that the federal government would invest $140 million in two hydrogen hubs in Western Australia as part of its Clean Hydrogen...
ACA heads to Florida
THE AUSTRALIAN Cruise Association is sending a 10-person delegation to Miami Florida to Seatrade Cruise Global next week. The group will be led by ACA chair Philip Holliday and...
Port of Newcastle warned of upcoming shipping blockade
PROTESTERS are planning to block coal shipments at Port of Newcastle this weekend, and port stakeholders have been warned of potential disruptions. The protest, “The People’s...
Analysts explore influx of smaller vessels on Trans-Pacific routes
SHIPPING analyst Sea-Intelligence has examined an influx in smaller vessels sailing Trans-Pacific routes to determine whether it was indicative of a systemic change. On the...
Arrival of Pacific Explorer an "emotional homecoming" for Sydney maritime community
PACIFIC Explorer’s return to Sydney on Monday has been celebrated as a new chapter in the harbour city's maritime heritage. The P&O cruise ship arrived in Australia on 18 April...
Government orders two Austal Evolved Cape-class patrol boats
THE federal government has announced a $124 million investment in two new Evolved Cape-class patrol boats, to be delivered by Western Australian shipbuilder Austal. The two boats...
