Boat festival returns to Port of Hobart
TASPORTS is gearing up for the 2023 Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Port of Hobart. The event is the largest celebration of wooden boats and maritime culture in the Southern...
A discussion on the relationship between Navy and civil maritime
By Kendall Carter CAPTAIN Ashley Papp CSC RAN FNI gave a presentation to a combined meeting of the Nautical Institute, the Company of Master Mariners of Australia and the...
FWC Full Bench to begin hearing on Svitzer situation
THE FAIR Work Commission is holding a meeting today at 1300 to decide wether or not to terminate or suspend industrial action by the three maritime unions and towage operator...
Tug situation threatens Christmas: minister
MINISTER for employment and workplace relations Tony Burke on 2GB Breakfast today said he was “devastated by the way the whole dispute has unfolded”. Svitzer on Monday announced...
OPINION: Implications for insurers and suppliers of Svitzer lockout
By Mills Oakley partner Maurice Lynch and lawyer George Glen SVITZER is a leading marine towage company whose services are critical to allowing container ships and bulk carriers...
Majestic Princess continues voyage down east coast
A CRUISE ship that docked in Sydney with 800 Covid-positive passengers on board has continued its voyage to Melbourne, and will soon make its way to Tasmania. Majestic Princess...
Svitzer announces indefinite lockout of harbour towage employees (updated)
SVITZER Australia will lock out its 582 harbour towage employees indefinitely from 1200 AEDT this Friday (18 November). The company said no vessels will be towed into or out of 17...
Aussie company to deliver research cat to Thailand
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Incat Crowther is to deliver a new research vessel to Thailand’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources after winning a competitive international tender...
Maritime unions announce more industrial action at Svitzer
MARITIME unions have announced yet more industrial action for Svitzer Australia tug masters, engineers and deckhands. In a notice, the towage operator said it is “experiencing a...
Australian H2 tech developer appoints strategic advisor
AUSTRALIAN hydrogen company Provaris has appointed a strategic advisor to support the company’s team in Norway. The company’s Norway office is working on opportunities for...
WA shipbuilder delivers third vessel under RAN contract
SHIPBUILDER Austal Australia has delivered the third of eight Cape-class patrol boats to the Royal Australian Navy. Austal built ADV Cape Naturaliste in Western Australia under a...
Heavy equipment for $1.8-billion energy project arrives in Port Kembla
TWO transformers weighing more than 118 tonnes each have arrived in Port Kembla aboard general cargo ship AAL Fremantle. They are the first major pieces of electrical equipment to...
Govt places $15 million vessel order with Austal
THE AUSTRALIAN government has ordered another patrol boat from shipbuilder Austal for $15.2 million. The Guardian-class patrol boat will be built in Western Australia. Delivery is...
Change in Teekay management
TEEKAY Corporation executive vice-president and chief financial officer Vince Lok is retiring after nearly 30 years with the company; he has been the company’s CFO for the past 16...
Big quarterly results at WW despite challenges
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen has posted results for "strongest quarter on record". The shipping company’s EBITDA reached US$440 million in the third quarter of 2022, up 41% on the...
