Indigenous art installed at new Spirit of Tasmania Quay
THE NEW Spirit of Tasmania Quay passenger terminal now features an 80-metre-long indigenous art mural. The painting of an orange-bellied parrot was a collaborative effort by...
Three companies team up to research safer berthing
THREE Japanese companies have agreed to develop a new safe berthing and unberthing assist system. Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), Kawasaki Kinkai Kisen (K Line Kinkai), and...
Approval in principle issued for ammonia barge
CLASSNK has issued an approval in principle for an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB) jointly developed by NYK Line, Nihon Shipyard (NSY), and IHI...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 29
THIS week was a sleepy week, but several stories rose to the surface and demanded attention. Firstly, there was the saga of the cruise ship Viking Orion. Biofouling was discovered...
275 alternative-fuelled ships ordered in 2022
TWO hundred seventy five ships with alternative fuels (excluding battery-operated vessels) were ordered in 2022, according to DNV’s recently published Alternative Fuels Insight...
Offshore wind crew transfer cat delivered
INCAT Crowther last month delivered a new purpose-built 32-metre catamaran CTV to Goldsea Marine & Offshore Engineering (Shanghai). The vessel, called Incat Crowther 32, will be...
Damen Maaskant to build specialist vessel for NZ company
DAMEN Maaskant and New Zealand based seafood company Sanford Limited have signed a contract for the design and build of a new scampi vessel. Both companies joined in a close...
WA Maritime Museum submarine to be painted
THE MUCH-loved HMAS Ovens submarine makeover is one step closer following the award of the contract to repair and repaint the vessel. Eptec Marine has been awarded the contract to...
Court fines drunk port worker
A DRUNK digger operator employed by Linx Cargo Care Group’s New Zealand subsidiary C3 at the Port of Otago has been sentenced and fined for working under the influence of alcohol...
NYK’s second dual fuel VLGC named
A NAMING ceremony has been held at for a new very large gas carrier that NYK is to charter to Astomos Energy Corporation. Astomos Energy executive vice-president Mitsuru Yamanaka...
Biofouling problems delay cruise ship
THE CRUISE ship Viking Orion was allowed to berth at Melbourne on Monday (2 January) after being denied permission to berth at four ports in Australia and New Zealand over more...
Maersk completes acquisition of project logistics company
MAERSK on Tuesday (3 January) announced it had completed the US$61-million acquisition of the Danish project logistics specialist Martin Bencher Group. Maersk regional managing...
Asian port calls added to liner service
BREAKBULK and project cargo specialist AAL has added calls in Thailand and Singapore to its Asia to West Coast Australia liner service (AUWC). The company said the service had...
QLD police and AMSA co-ordinate Torres Strait rescue
LATE last month the Australian Maritime Safety Authority assisted Queensland Water Police in a search for an overdue dinghy with one person on board between Getullia Island and...
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all our readers
AS 2022 draws to a close all of us here on the DCN news desk would like to wish our readers a merry Christmas and a safe, happy and prosperous New Year. We hope the coming weeks...
