Sea trials deliver fuel saving for ro-ro
GLOBAL ro-ro ocean transportation services group Höegh Autoliners is to upgrade seven of the vessels it operates following the success of sea trials to generate fuel savings and...
TT Line, TasPorts must act to be ferry-ready: Government
THE Tasmanian Government has formally ordered TasPorts and TT Line “to take all the necessary action” to prepare terminal infrastructure for the arrival of the new Spirit of...
International Day of the Seafarer 2024
MONDAY 25 June again marked the IMO’s International Day of the Seafarer, the 14th consecutive year the day has been observed. For 2024, the IMO has chosen to spotlight seafarers’...
International Day of the seafarer on two wheels
TO MARK International Day of the Seafarer on June 25, seafarers around Bunbury and Esperance in Western Australia will be given the opportunity to get on their bike. Shaking off...
Action on submarines, frigates and patrol boats
THERE is plenty of action on the naval ship-building front around Australia with submarines, patrol boats and frigates in sharp focus. News that construction has begun at the...
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...
