Aurizon posts mixed FY23 results, looks to rail containers south from Darwin
AUSTRALIAN rail operator Aurizon reported mixed financial results, with its total underlying EBITDA down 3% on the previous year to $1.428 billion. Meanwhile, the company’s...
Austal delivers 16th Guardian-class patrol boat
AUSTAL Australia has delivered its 16th Guardian-class patrol boat to the Australian Department of Defence. The Australian government gifted the vessel to the Federated States of...
MOL to crew and operate Japan's first arctic research icebreaker
TWO MOL subsidiaries have been chosen to supply crew for Japan’s first arctic research icebreaker and operate the vessel once it is delivered. MOL Ship Management and MOL Marine &...
Airline increases flight frequency, and cargo capacity, to QLD
CATHAY Pacific is increasing its direct services between Hong Kong and Brisbane from four to six per week. According to a statement from the Queensland government, the extra...
ARA launches strategy to increase numbers of women in rail
THE AUSTRALASIAN Railway Association on Thursday (9 August) released its three-year Women in Rail strategy aimed at increasing female participation in the industry to help ensure...
Reefer trades resilient in tough times: Drewry
REEFER container freight rates continue to outperform the dry cargo trade, despite an unprecedented contraction in reefer seaborne trade last year, according to maritime...
Incat Crowther crew boat launched
INCAT Crowther has announced the launch of the first of three new crew boats built for operation in Qatar. The Australia-headquartered company designed the vessels for Nakilat...
New managing director announced for Svitzer Australia
SVITZER Australia has named Videlina Georgieva as the company’s new managing director. Ms Georgieva has been Svitzer’s global chief commercial officer for the past three years....
New vessels join NSW Maritime fleet
NSW Maritime has welcomed the first of five new incident response vessels into its fleet. The Australian-built vessels were designed to support first responders in maritime...
TasPorts commits funding for Flinders Island marine facility
THE FLINDERS Island Safe Harbour project is a step closer with additional funding secured to deliver the safe, all-weather marine facility. TasPorts chief executive officer...
Fire-ravaged Fremantle Highway arrives in port
FREMANTLE Highway has arrived at the Dutch port of Eemshaven, scorched but no longer ablaze. The ro-ro vessel caught fire on 25 July while underway off the Netherlands and burned...
Two significant east-coast freight lines shutting down for maintenance
THE AUSTRALIAN Rail Track Corporation is carrying out major maintenance shutdowns of two significant freight rail routes in the coming days. In one shutdown, ARTC is carrying out...
Local-built ambulance vessel launched in Queensland
FERRY operator SeaLink has launched a new ambulance vessel in Queensland. Local shipbuilder Commercial Marine Australia custom-built the 12-metre vessel Medicat for the Queensland...
Keel laid for Young Endeavour II
CONSTRUCTION of the sail training ship Young Endeavour II has officially begun at the Birdon shipyard at Port Macquarie. A keel-laying ceremony marked the occasion in the...
Fremantle Highway towed ahead of salvage operation
THE fire-ravaged ro-ro vessel Fremantle Highway has been towed away from shipping lanes as part of an operation to salvage the ship. It has been almost a week since a fire broke...
