Incat delivers large new fast ferry
HIGH speed craft builder Incat says it has delivered its latest large fast ferry, a 110 metre catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta. Incat Hull 089 left Hobart Tasmania early this...
AMSA announces Queensland coastal passage plan
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued the latest Queensland Coastal Passage Plan, a document that prepares vessels for transit through the Great Barrier Reef and...
New pilot vessel for Gladstone
GLADSTONE Ports Corporation’s new pilot vessel, Goonanga, was recently honoured with a centuries-old blessing. Goonanga, meaning black duck in the language of the Byellee peoples,...
Smit and Engage do a JV
TUG companies Engage Marine and Smit Lamnalco have announced a joint venture. The new entity, entitled Engage Towage, covers Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) and the Port of Geelong...
Contractors announced for Brisbane’s cruise terminal
PORT of Brisbane has announced the principal contractors for its $150m Brisbane International Container Terminal at Luggage Point, with construction slated to commence in the...
South Australia cruising to a cruise boom
FEBRUARY is shaping up to be a record-breaking year for cruise in South Australia, with 36 cruise ships scheduled to call this month. State minister for trade, tourism and...
Austal delivers fast ro-pax cat
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal announced this week the delivery of a $109m ferry to Molslinjen of Denmark. The ferry is the largest commercial ferry (by volume) Austal has built at...
Aranui 5 pays homage to the Bounty in a voyage to Pitcairn
TUESDAY January 15, 2019 marked a historical day both for Aranui Cruises and the people of Pitcairn as the cruise line set its cargo and 250-passenger vessel Aranui 5 on course to...
Port Taranaki chooses Albatros over Pelican
PORT Taranaki is implementing a modern dredge called the Albatros that will begin working next week to keep shipping channels clear. The Albatros, owned and operated by Dutch...
MARITIME LAW: Cruise passenger claims regimes under review
AUSTRALIAN ports have welcomed an increasing number of passenger vessels over recent years. According to Susan Bonner, the vice-president and managing director, Australia and New...
Ballast water management systems in demand
SMART technology group Wärtsilä says a surge of ballast water management contracts is indicative of demand for compliance with a key IMO convention. To ensure compliance with the...
Australia’s shiny, new icebreaker to hit Antarctic waters in 2022
AMC alumnus Nick Browne has accepted the role of a lifetime as project manager of Australia’s new and highly-anticipated Antarctic icebreaker, RSV Nuyina. “I always dreamed and...
Ro-ro operator hits out at stink bug treatment rules
AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand regulations surrounding brown marmorated stink bugs are not up to the task, according to the ocean transport division of Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean. WWO...
Consultation period on live exports extended
A CONSULATION period on the Heat Stress Risk Assessment draft report has been extended by one month to 1 March. Agriculture minister David Littleproud said it was important all...
Incat to build a new ship for Trinidad & Tobago
A NEW vessel for the tropical Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago is to be built by Incat, a company based in the thoroughly un-tropical island of Tasmania. Trinidad and...
