New Zealand to search for Cook Island ferry shipbuilder
THE NEW Zealand government has launched a new search for a shipbuilder to construct two Cook Strait ferries for KiwiRail’s Interislander Line but has still not revealed whether...
All Gladstone tug bans lifted
NORMAL towage operations have resumed in the port of Gladstone following a conciliation hearing between unions and Smit Lamnalco in the Fair Work Commission on Friday [31...
TT Line in negotiations for Spirit charter
A DEAL to charter Spirit of Tasmania IV to unnamed parties could be reached by the end of February, with TT Line advising the Tasmanian Government “live” commercial negotiations...
Crew of Galaxy Leader released
AFTER spending over 14 months in captivity, it has been reported that the crew of Galaxy Leader were released yesterday (22 January). The car carrier’s 25-member crew were taken...
Unions ramp up Gladstone tug disruption
WITH little evident impact from current protected industrial action, and no Fair Work Commission hearing scheduled until 31 January, the AMOU and AIMPE will escalate disruption of...
ICS launches new helicopter operations guide
THE INTERNATIONAL Chamber of Shipping has released the sixth edition of its Guide to Helicopter/Ship Operations. The ICS considers the guide an essential resource for masters,...
Gladstone tugs PIA goes ahead
AMOU and AIMPE protected industrial action against Smit Lamnalco went ahead as planned in Gladstone this morning but the unions say it appears no shipping movements have been...
Finnish authorities search for revelations in anchor
THE POLICE of Finland have confirmed the criminal investigation into the Estlink 2 cable ruptures has continued with the forensic analysis of the recently recovered anchor....
New Spirits drama over alleged Finnish fiddle
YET MORE questions have been raised about TT Line’s procurement of the new Spirit of Tasmania ro-paxes following allegations of ‘creative accounting’ by Finnish builder Rauma...
Unions take PIA on Gladstone tugs
STALLED progress on a new enterprise agreement for Smit Lamnalco’s Gladstone tug fleet employees has seen AMOU and AIMPE members vote to take protected industrial action, with the...
Höegh and Svitzer deliver Australian-first EcoTow
TUG provider Svitzer and Höegh Autoliners have partnered deliver Svitzer’s first ever EcoTow solution in Australia, servicing the shipping line on its call to four ports across...
Car carriers a new sight at Port of Newcastle
THE PORT of Newcastle has revealed it has further diversified its trade offering with passenger vehicle imports now a reality at the port. The news follows a number of car...
Spirit’s Scottish sleepover extended
WITH NO SHORT- or medium-term charter in sight, TT Line has renewed temporary lay-by arrangements for ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV in Leith, Scotland for at least another month....
SeaRoad ro-ro builder collapses
FLENSBURGER-Gesellschaft GmbH has collapsed into administration for the second time in four years but Tasmania’s SeaRoad Group remains confident it will receive newbuilding ro-ro...
INSIGHT: Bayesian sinking - the role of seamanship
“THE IDEAL seaman is he who says and does the proper thing, in just the proper way and at the proper time, a man who has developed sea sense and nautical sagacity,” Alfred E...
