AMSA head of vessel safety elected chair of IMO sub-committee
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority’s head of vessel safety and cargo systems, David Anderson, has been elected to chair the International Maritime Organization (IMO)...
US amplifies Chinese port crane concerns
THE UNITED STATES Committee for Homeland Security has renewed claims the world’s leading ship-to-shore gantry crane manufacturer, Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company, has...
Kiwis rail against possible exclusion
THE NEW ZEALAND Government has admitted it may not make a decision on Interisland Line replacement ferries until year’s end, as opposition grows to the likelihood they’ll have no...
Watch out for the whales
THE PILBARA Port of Dampier is warning all vessels to watch out for whales heading to their feeding grounds in the Kimberley. A notice issued by harbour master Captain Mike...
Huge seizure of illegal cigarettes from sea cargo consignments
THE AUSTRALIAN Border Force (ABF) has seized more than 45 million cigarettes in a five-day period from ten separate sea cargo consignments. Almost 6500 kilograms of tobacco was...
Birdon to build BEBs for Swedish army
BIRDON has been tasked with supplying bridge erection boats (BEBs) to the Swedish army. The NSW-based boat-builder, which has headquarters in both Port Macquarie and Colorado,...
Lloyd’s Register and MSC part of new collaboration with global players
SOME of the maritime industry’s big players have joined together in a new memorandum of understanding, in order to enhance the design of container vessel to accommodate ammonia...
Another decline for the World Container Index
DREWRY’S World Container Index is still falling. The composite index decreased 5% this past week, to $3970 per 40-foot container on 19 September. The figure is now 62% below the...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report
THE BALTIC Dry Index has seen a slight increase, rising to 1977 for the week ending 20 September Capesize The Capesize market experienced a week of mixed activity, highlighted by...
CSIRO offering voyage placements
THE CSIRO and partners in the CAPSTAN sea training program have opened applications for university students and trainers to take to the high seas next year onboard RV...
Wheelchair-accessible catamaran to complete Australian visits in Darwin
AN ITALIAN-MADE wheelchair-accessible catamaran will receive a royal welcome when it visits Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin later this month. Lo Spirito Di...
ACFS introduces first electric truck
ACFS PORT Logistics has announced the pilot of the company’s first electric truck, a Mercedes eActros, making it the first Australian company to do so for Daimler in the heavy...
Austal and Greenroom Robotics establish partnership
AUSTAL Australia has announced the establishment of a strategic partnership agreement with Australian company Greenroom Robotics. The shipbuilder and defence contractor said the...
OPINION: Australia’s future lies in its port economy
AS AN island continent, 99% of our trade arrives and departs by sea. Our connection to maritime is so intertwined into our daily existence that most of us don’t consciously think...
Newbuildings entering Oz box trades
MORE accustomed to getting hand-me-downs from other routes, local services are beginning to see a modest share of the more than three million TEU of newbuildings due for delivery...
