Australia on map for Svitzer newbuilds
DENMARK’s Svitzer has signed with Hong Kong builder Cheoy Lee Shipyards for a further six 29-metre TRAnsverse tugs, just as the first of eight TRA2900s already under construction...
Birdon to supply next generation vessels for Australian Army
PORT Macquarie shipbuilder, Birdon is supplying three next-generation Bridge Erection Boats (BEBs) to the Australian Army, building on a program developed for the army more than...
Wildcat set to pounce on Austal USA
AUSTAL USA is at the centre of a rapidly escalating takeover battle, with a little‑known American investment company preparing to launch a rival bid for the Australian‑owned...
Austal posts record Australasian earnings, but US result down
AUSTAL has reported a mixed full‑year result, with record earnings in Australasia offset by a substantial non‑cash provision on US shipbuilding contracts, pushing the group to a...
Lloyd’s Register wins $11m contract for Army landing craft program
LLOYD’S Register (LR) has won an $11 million contract from Austal Defence Australia to provide naval classification services for the Australian Army’s Landing Craft Medium (LCM)...
Autonomy advances as Henderson precinct scales up
AUSTRALIA’S maritime sector is entering a period of simultaneous infrastructure and technological transformation, with the expansion of the Henderson Defence Precinct occurring...
Höegh sees the light: orders more PCTCs
HÖEGH Autoliners has committed to expanding its successful Aurora-class of PCTCs by a further six vessels and taken another four options. The additional six new dual-fuel LNG and...
Latest Bass Straiter on sea trials
SEAROAD Shipping’s new Devonport-Melbourne vessel, Searoad I, late last week completed four days of seat trials in the Skagerrak and Kattegat after virtual completion by Germany’s...
Hanwha launches US$1.2 billion bid for Austal USA
SOUTH Korea’s Hanwha Group has submitted a non‑binding proposal to acquire Austal USA in a deal valued between US$1.05 billion and US$1.20bn. Austal has confirmed the approach in...
Austal USA floating dry dock to expand ship repairs
AUSTAL USA is expanding its ship repair capability with the launch of the first dry dock of its kind built for the US Navy in more than 40 years. It has completed and launched its...
All aboard for China Zorrilla
INCAT HAS SUCCESSFULLY completed one of the most complex maritime operations ever undertaken in Tasmania, with Hull 096 now loaded aboard the heavylift vessel Black Marlin ahead...
BMT goes One2Three
SYDNEY-based, internationally prolific One2three Naval Architects has been acquired by the UK’s BMT Group, in a move both organisations describe as strengthening their global...
Ship repair hub planned for Vanuatu
VANUATU maritime services company Ocean Logistics is seeking investor funds to develop a ship repair facility that could serve the South Pacific and even East Coast Australia. The...
Austal in groundbreaking build of wind powered cargo trimaran
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder Austal’s Philippines division has reached a major milestone in the construction of a ground-breaking, wind powered, cargo-carrying trimaran. The...
Cape Preston West to be renamed amid major BCI project milestones
THE PILBARA port of Cape Preston West is to become Mardie Port. BCI Minerals has begun the formal process to rename the port, signalling the transition of the Pilbara facility...
