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...
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...
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,...
Crook Cookers’ maintenance costs to double?
KIWIRAIL has assured the NZ Government it no longer expects maintenance costs for its three aging Cook Strait ferries to reach almost NZ$65 million per annum, despite expectations...
$2.5m Seafarer Welfare Fund launched in NSW
PORT Authority of NSW, Port of Newcastle and NSW Ports have joined forces to set up a $2.5-million Seafarer Welfare Fund The initiative is reportedly a first for Australia. The...
World Container Index increases yet again
DREWRY’S World Container Index climbed again this week, up 7% to US$5117 per 40-foot container on 20 June. The composite index has increased 233% when compared with the same week...
Baltic Exchange weekly report
THE BALTIC Dry Index ended the week on 1997 (Friday 21 June), which was an increase from the previous week's 1948. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 21 June 2024....
New maritime cyber security body launched
A NOT-for-profit body committed to improving standards of cybersecurity risk management across the maritime industry has been launched this week in the United Kingdom. Called...
New chair at QLD ports corp
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation has welcomed Adrian Noon as its new chair. Mr Noon succeeds Anthony Lynham, who resigned from the board on 31 May. GPC said Mr Noon is “deeply...
ACCC adds Olam to Namoi takeover concerns
BOTH bidders for Namoi Cotton are now under ACCC scrutiny, following the commission today [20 June] issuing a statement of concerns about Olam Agri Holdings’ proposal. The ACCC...
MV Tutor believed to have sunk
A BULKER struck by Ansar Allah in the Red Sea last week is reported to have sunk. Liberian-flagged coal carrier Tutor was hit by an uncrewed surface vessel on 12 June. A statement...
Australia must do more for climate than just promote EVs, researchers say
CLIMATEWORKS Centre has outlined their recommended solutions for the decarbonisation of Australia’s freight and passenger transport in a new report. Released last week,...
Southern Ports cash boost for local organisations
SOUTHERN PORTS has donated $300,000 to support local organisations in Albany, Bunbury and Esperance and is now calling for a new round of applications. Over the past year 41 Great...
