Devonport salvage operations continue
OIL-spill response and salvage operations are ongoing at the Port of Devonport after the 28 January elision between the cement carrier Goliath and two berthed tugs. TasPorts has...
BHP increases direct shipping to Port Hedland
BHP has announced it would increase the direct shipping of containerised cargo from Singapore to Port Hedland. BHP has been trialling the direct route since 2020, prior to which...
New coastal monitoring system in Papua New Guinea
NORWEGIAN technology company Vissim, together with M-Nav Solutions, has installed and upgraded an advanced coastal monitoring and surveillance system to ensure safer vessel...
Advancing Australia’s trade interests in India
AUSTRALIA’S minister for trade and tourism, Dan Tehan, is travelling to India on 9 February to advance negotiations on a free trade agreement and promote Australia as a premium...
Stevedore fined NZ$90,000 for dropping excavator overboard
NEW ZEALAND stevedoring company C3, a part of Linx Cargo Care Group, has been fined NZ$90,000 for dropping an excavator overboard from a log carrier in 2018 at CentrePort in...
Shipping line installs weather stations on vessels
SHIPPING line Maersk has collaborated with the National Meteorological Service of Germany, Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), to install automated weather stations on 50 of its...
DCN 2021 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards are NEXT WEEK
TIME is running out to book your tickets to the 2021 Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – the event is next Thursday, the 17th of February. We will gather at 6.30pm to...
BHP's LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk arrives in Singapore
BHP has today welcomed the world’s first LNG-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carrier to Singapore, the first of five chartered by the company. MV Mount Tourmaline will transport iron...
Liner performance report reveals “staggering drop” in schedule reliability
GLOBAL schedule reliability plunged from 63.9% in 2020 to 35.8% last year, according to a recent analysis from Sea-Intelligence. The 2021 Global Liner Performance Report indicates...
Seafarers unfairly criminalised over North Sea collision, union says
THE arrest of a master and chief officer following a collision off the Dutch coast has demonstrated a trend in premature seafarer accusations, according to Nautilus International....
Bigger Fuel import facilities for Port of Brisbane
CONSTRUCTION has commenced on fuel importing facilities and storage tanks at Port of Brisbane and Lytton Fuel Import Terminal. The improved facilities will allow for the storage...
Marathon swimmer to swim Newcastle to Sydney to support seafarers
MARATHON swimmer Dean Summers is preparing to embark on Australia’s longest ocean swim to raise awareness and funds for the global seafaring workforce. Formerly an official of the...
COVID restricts South East Asia drydocking capacity
HIGH freight rates and ongoing workforce limitations due to travel restrictions and COVID-19 measures are expected to result in South East Asia’s ship repair capacity falling by...
New dedicated harbour tug for PNG’s Pacific Towing
PACIFIC TOWING has expanded its fleet with the purchase of a dedicated harbour tug Koranga from Singapore. Koranga is scheduled to arrive in Lae in March where she will be...
Man charged over meth found in container at Port of Brisbane
A 32-YEAR-OLD Brisbane man was scheduled to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on 4 February after the Queensland Joint Organised Task Force (QJOCTF) charged him with importing 83kg...
