AMSA bans another general cargo ship
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has banned the general cargo ship BBC Pearl after inspectors found failures of the safety management system, as well as a defective...
Svitzer tugs to run on vegetable oil
SVITZER has signed an agreement to fuel a fleet of tugs with hydrogenated vegetable oil (HVO). The towage provider on entered an EcoTow agreement with South Hook, an LNG terminal...
Spirit of Tasmania to be laid up for maintenance
SPIRIT of Tasmania II will be laid up in Hobart later this month for maintenance and repair works. The ferry will be out of action between 18 July and 7 August while routine...
Air freight data shows weak market conditions
GLOBAL air cargo data for May shows weakening market conditions. According to the International Air Transport Association, global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometres, fell...
NYK and GCMD to trial ammonia under new partnership
NYK Line has partnered with the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation to boost the centre’s capacity to trial ammonia as a marine fuel. GCMD and NYK signed a five-year...
Dredging program wraps up at QLD port
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports' annual maintenance dredging program has concluded at the Port of Weipa. This year’s dredging program ran for 45 days and involved the dredge vessel...
Aussie engineering firm to design NZ electric ferry
AUCKLAND Transport has commissioned a design for a new electric hybrid fast ferry from Australian marine engineering and design company Incat Crowther. The new 300-passenger ferry...
Aussie-made fire tech installed on spirits of Tasmania
TASMANIAN-made fire safety technology is being installed on the new Spirit of Tasmania ferries. TT-Line said the two new vessels, currently under construction in Finland, will be...
ASCs being shipped to Melbourne
BREAKBULK and heavy lift specialist AAL has is completing two shipments of container cranes from Taicang and Shanghai to Melbourne for the VICT terminal expansion program. The six...
Hydrogen for export plant takes a step forward
ASX-listed Provaris Energy has entered into a collaboration agreement with Norwegian Hydrogen to move to the next phase of development for the FjordH2 project at Ørskog in the...
Incat-Crowther designed crew transfer vessel enters service
THE FIRST 32-metre parallel hybrid crew transfer vessel designed by Incat Crowther for Emden-based EMS Maritime Offshore (EMO) has been delivered. According to the Australia-based...
Tassie shipbuilder to build new Parramatta ferries
HOBART-based Richardson Devine Marine Shipbuilders has received the construction tender for seven new Parramatta Class ferries. Australian shipbuilder and engineering company...
Australian shipbuilder delivers fifth patrol boat
ASX-listed shipbuilder Austal has delivered its fifth of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel, ADV Cape Woolamai was officially accepted...
Assault ship USS America docks at Brisbane AutoStrad
PATRICK Terminals welcomed a US navy ship to its Brisbane AutoStrad terminal on Tuesday. The USS America is the largest amphibious assault carrier in the US Seventh Fleet. It...
Government commits $50m to replace Queensland wharf
NORTH Queensland Bulk Ports hosted a visit from state government representatives this week following the announcement of $50 million in funding for the Bowen Wharf. The Queensland...
