Vic Govt funds seafarers’ mental health
THE Victorian Government has committed half-a-million dollars to enable seafarers to access free mental health support services at the state’s ports. Announced yesterday by...
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...
WA eyes Antarctic HQ as Hobart berth agreement stalls
AN UNRESOLVED commercial dispute between the Australian Antarctic Division and TasPorts has seen the Western Australian Government renew its attempts to lure the AAD headquarters...
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...
Port of Newcastle rail traffic blocked by protesters - UPDATED
RAIL transit into the Port of Newcastle today encountered attempted blockades from climate protesters. This morning (25 June) a man climbed atop the Kooragang rail bridge in...
Spirits inquiry to proceed
THE Tasmanian Parliament has officially moved to establish an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding cost overruns and late delivery of the two new Spirit of Tasmania ferries....
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,...
Fatality on Grimaldi PCTC
THE GRIMALDI PCTC Grande Baltimora remains in Melbourne after a crewmember was killed in a tragic accident on board last Wednesday [19 June]. Ambulance Victoria paramedics...
