New exhibition asks: William Bligh, hero or villain?
THE Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney will open its latest exhibition “Bligh – Hero or Villain?” tonight (2 August) with an event that is open to the public. For the...
Container trade through Brisbane up in June
CONTAINER throughput through the Port of Brisbane saw an uptick in June, with more TEUs crossing the wharf than May, but down on June 2018, according to the latest trade...
Australia and NZ cruise guests to increase 27%
WITH the 2019/2020 cruise season set to be the largest in Princess Cruises history, over 51,000 people are expected to cruise Australia and New Zealand across four Princess ships...
Integrated national freight strategy adopted
DEPUTY Prime Minister and minister for transport Michael McCormack said the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy had been agreed upon by transport ministers on 2 August. The...
Ban on sheep exports to the Middle East extended
THE BAN on live sheep exports to the Middle East has been extended by the Department of Agriculture to 22 September. In making the decision, the department said it had considered...
TasPorts to keep King Island shipping service long-term
TASPORTS, the owner/operator of the Bass Island Line that operates between Geelong, Grassy and Devonport, has committed to enhancing the service after a market sounding exercise...
Cruise ship rescues stranded sailors
AUSTRALIA-based Sea Princess rescued three seafarers who had taken to a life raft after their ship sank in the South Caribbean Sea. The Marine Rescue Coordination Centre in...
Melbourne container trade dips in June
PORT of Melbourne’s June was busier than the same month last year for container throughput, but the port handled fewer containers than the month of May. According to the latest...
Wind turbine components offloaded at Brisbane
TEAMS from LCR Group and Qube worked together recently to transport wind turbine components from the Port of Brisbane to the Coopers Gap Wind Farm. The Coopers Gap Wind Farm is...
Woomera arrives to continue dredging at Cairns
THE back-hoe dredge Woomera is the largest vessel of its kind in Australia and is the latest addition to the fleet of dredging contractor Hall Contracting Dredging and...
Environment and safety focal points for Toll’s Bass Strait business
INNOVATIONS in safety and environmental management are key to business operations on Bass Strait, executive general manager of Toll Tasmania/Toll Shipping Steven Borg believes....
Speakers confirmed for cruise conference
GENTING Cruise Lines senior vice president Michael Goh has been confirmed as the final keynote speaker for the 23rd annual Australian Cruise Association Conference. The event...
Cruise line seeks to boost children’s hygiene
CARNIVAL Cruise Line Australia has announced a partnership with Soap Aid, which will see the cruise line collect tonnes of discarded soap bars to be recycled and donated to...
WOMEN IN MARITIME: Women testing the water
2019 is such an exciting year for women in maritime. With so many activities happening around Australia, and around the world, we have a chance to think globally and act locally....
Hydrogen deployed to power Norwegian car carrier
SCANDINAVIAN business Norled is working to deliver the first ferries powered by hydrogen in Norway. Its first project is to power a ferry with capacity for 80 cars, 10 trucks and...
