The DCN Weekly: Episode 77
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has been suspending its planned industrial action at DP World terminals this week as the two parties conduct negotiations at the Fair Work...
Cargo cruise ship heading to French Polynesia
ARANUI Cruises will start delivering freight on its Austral Islands voyages in 2025. In the 2025 program, 125-metre mixed freight and passenger vessel Aranui 5 will offer 22...
AMSA secures emergency response vessel for Torres Strait and GBR
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has signed a contract with Smit Lamnalco for first-response capability in the Torres Strait and Great Barrier Reef. The contract is to...
Höegh explores ammonia bunkering for Aurora fleet
HÖEGH Autoliners is looking into the supply of ammonia as a bunker fuel for the company’s upcoming Aurora Class fleet. Höegh signed a letter of intent with Japan’s Sumitomo...
Nuyina returns to Tassie after Antarctic voyage
RESEARCH vessel Nuyina has returned to Tasmania after resupplying the Davis Station in Antarctica. The ship sailed across the Southern Ocean to its home port of Hobart before...
Increasing frozen food transport temp could slash carbon emissions: study
FROZEN food temperatures could be changed by three degrees during transport and storage to save 17.7 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year, according to new...
Boatie charged in collision with ferry
FOLLOWING a collision between a twin-engine recreational power boat and the ferry Waitere in Russel, New Zealand this year, Maritime NZ has brought charges against the boat’s...
Ten indigenous students join maritime workforce
TEN indigenous students have become deckhands through a TAFE NSW maritime program. TAFE developed the Get Into Maritime program in partnership with the Sea Heritage Foundation and...
Landing craft rescues sailors from sinking trawler
THE CREW of Sea Swift landing craft Albatross Bay rescued the crew of a sinking trawler on Tuesday night. Albatross Bay was en route from Cairns to Horn Island at around 1800 when...
Devonport wharf reaches new milestone
A PILING barge has driven the last steel pile into the Devonport riverbed to create the foundations of a new wharf. Fifty-one piles, each between 30 and 50 metres long, have been...
IMO bravery commendation for Aussie tug crew
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization has awarded a Certificate of Commendation for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to the three crewmembers of the SL Diamantina for saving 21 lives...
Federal government, Austal look to establish “strategic shipbuilding agreement”
ASX-listed shipbuilder Austal has signed a heads of agreement with the Australian government to establish a “strategic shipbuilding agreement”. If signed, a Strategic Shipbuilding...
Fatigue, mechanical characteristics contributed to MPV Everest fire: ATSB
INAPPROPRATE engineering watchkeeping practices, as well as characteristics of the ship’s integrated automation system contributed to a serious fire that broke on the...
New pilot boat arrives in Bunbury
SOUTHERN Ports has welcomed a new pilot to Bunbury for local testing and trials ahead of an official naming ceremony early next year. Wardan was built by Aussie pilot-boat builder...
QLD bananas shipped to Japan in supply chain trial
A SHIPMENT of Queensland bananas and melons to Japan aims to support an analysis of how shipping conditions impact the fruits. Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries...
