Svitzer Australia CCO appointed global head of green ports
SVITZER Australia chief commercial officer Ivan Spanjic has been appointed Svitzer’s first global head of green ports. The global towage company created the new Green Ports role...
New AFP vessel deployed in Sydney Harbour
THE AUSTRALIAN Federal Police has commissioned a new vessel to operate in Sydney Harbour. The purpose-built, 11-metre boat is the second AFP vessel to enter service in the...
Swire Shipping introduces new service to Pacific Islands
SWIRE Shipping has introduced the Pacific Weekly Express (PWX) service. The company said it is a new fixed-day weekly service that connects South-East Asia, Europe, India, and the...
Wärtsilä finishes “industry-first” retrofit
WÄRTSILÄ has completed what it said was the maritime “industry’s first-ever shaft generator retrofit”. Wärtsilä retrofitted an inline shaft generator on Berge Toubkal, a cape-size...
Severed WA highway reopens, construction stalls on river barge
FURTHER rainfall in Western Australia has delayed the construction of a river barge being built to reconnect the Great Western Highway. The state government is moving ahead with a...
Tassie cruise company launches Incat Crowther vessel
A TASMANIAN cruise operator has launched a new vessel designed by Australian engineering company Incat Crowther. Odalisque III is a 24-metre catamaran operated by On Board, a...
Electrical component failure caused Suiso Fontier malfunction: ATSB
AN INCORRECTLY fitted electrical component was behind the malfunction on liquefied hydrogen carrier Suiso Frontier, an investigation has found. Suiso Frontier was berthed at...
Last B 747-8 freighter rolls off the line
APEX Logistics, a subsidiary of Kuehne+Nagel, has taken delivery the last Boeing 747-8 freighter as part of a long-term charter agreement with Atlas Air. After a half-century...
New ship to ply the Norfolk Island trade
NEPTUNE Pacific Direct Line is to deploy a new, purpose-built landing craft for the Norfolk Island trade. The MV Norfolk’s commissioning is proceeding to plan, with the vessel’s...
Nuyina's return to Australia delayed again
RESEARCH vessel Nuyina is to remain in Singapore a month longer than expected while a chartered ship sails to Antarctica in its place. The Australian icebreaker has been in...
Major Inland Rail construction begins in Victoria
MAJOR works on the Victorian section of the Inland Rail project have begun, according to a statement from the Australian Rail Track Corporation. ARTC marked the occasion with a...
Svitzer Australia appoints two to senior roles
SVITZER Australia has appointed a new general manager – east and a new deputy chief commercial officer. The company appointed Dylan Sheehan the new general manager – east. Svitzer...
NYK invests in Ghelia to study autonomous vessels
NIPPON Yusen Kaisha has invested in artificial intelligence technology company Ghelia to conduct research into autonomous ships. NYK said the investment and partnership deal would...
Second person charged in air-cargo smuggling plot
NATIONAL Anti-Gangs Squad (NAGS) officers have charged a second person in New South Wales over the attempted importation of about 27.5 kilograms of phenylethylamine HCL, an...
NZ ferry Kaitaki loses power in Cook Strait
THE FERRY Kaitaki lost power during a crossing of New Zealand’s Cook Strait at about 1700 local time on Saturday (28 January). New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation...
