PNG Ports has new CEO
FORMER Pacific Towing general manager Neil Papenfus has taken up the position of chief executive officer of PNG Ports Corporation Limited. This is the first permanent appointee to...
Dali suffered multiple blackouts
THE PRELIMINARY report of the US National Transportation Safety Board into containership Dali’s allusion with Baltimore’s Francis Key Scott Bridge has found the ship suffered a...
Trade, maritime and the Federal Budget
THE FEDERAL government handed down its 2024-25 budget on Tuesday night (14 May) and Australia’s maritime and logistics industries stand to benefit from some of its measures. The...
Strategic support earns MIAL praise
THE FEDERAL Government last night committed more than $26 million to the advancement of proposals for an Australian strategic fleet, earning a huge tick form Maritime Industry...
Another honour for Incat's Clifford
INCAT founder and chairman Robert Clifford has received the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual SHIPPAX Ferry Conference, held this year aboard Tallink Silja’s...
Eleen Sofia owners fire back
THE OWNERS of the ITF-focused bulk carrier Eleen Sofia have hit back at claims made by the Federation and, by implication, Daily Cargo News, in a lengthy rebuttal issued by a...
MWPA appoints first community chair to consultation forum
MID West Ports has appointed the first community chairperson of a forum set up for industry and community stakeholders to discuss port operations. MWPA's Community Consultation...
Port of Newcastle liability extinguished
PORT of Newcastle has paid the one-off compensation payment determined by IPART last month. The port is no longer liable to reimburse the state of NSW if it grows its container...
Seaborne live sheep exports banned in 2028
THE FEDERAL Government will ban all live sheep exports by sea from 1 May 2028 in a move already condemned by the National Farmers Federation, the WA Government, the National Party...
Cement carrier latest to incur AMSA wrath
AMSA has banned another ship from Australian waters, the second this year and the 22nd since 2020. This time it is the 25,953 DWT cement carrier Darya Shaan, registered to KC...
WISTA and Svitzer launch women's leadership course
WISTA and Svitzer Australia have partnered to launch a leadership course for women in the maritime industry. A series of six workshops aims to develop leadership skills among...
International intrigue behind ITF-targeted bulker
THE MURKY world of international shipping is again on display via a bulk carrier which has drawn ITF attention over living conditions on board. The Liberia-flagged, 55,411 DWT...
Red Sea dramas leave Launceston helipless
IN A rather bizarre consequence of the disruptions to shipping caused by the Middle East conflict, Launceston in Tasmania is struggling to complete a hospital helipad. The...
Deep maintenance to take Cook Strait ferries out (UPDATED)
AN INTENSIFIED maintenance program for Interisland Line’s trouble-plagued Cook Strait ferries will see at all three out of service for protracted periods over coming months. The...
Incat Crowther to design FSV for Africa's offshore sector
INCAT Crowther and shipbuilder Penguin International have been commissioned to design and construct a fast supply vessel for O3S – Oil Senegal Support Services, a Senegalese...
