Cruise returns to Melbourne
CORAL Princess berthed at Station Pier on Thursday 15 September – the first international cruise ship to call at Melbourne since March 2020. The ship was welcomed by the Victorian...
AMSA, defence force and bulker rescue four from missing boat
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority has co-ordinated the rescue of a boat with four people on board after it went missing in the Solomon Sea. The 14-metre workboat Ogoi Ratz...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to open new Queensland site
RO-RO specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen is establishing a new equipment processing and technical services facility at the Brisbane Airport precinct. The site, which is scheduled to...
Incat Crowther announces ferry launch
INCAT Crowther has announced the launch of the 72-metre passenger ferry Korea Pride. Incat Crowther supported Korea Express Ferry in the building of the vessel, which will operate...
Methanol-powered coastal shipping in the offing
NEW Zealand freight transport and warehousing company Move Logistics Group is working towards acquiring a methanol-powered ro-ro vessel to be deployed on coastal routes. Earlier...
Cruise to return to Geraldton
CRUISE is making a post-pandemic comeback around the country, and the Western Australian town of Geraldton is preparing to welcome one such vessel at the end of October. At 294...
Efficient yacht to be built on Incat Crowther’s design
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilding and engineering company Incat Crowther has partnered with YCTS to design Shadowolf, a single-hulled support yacht. The design is catamaran support yacht...
Get your nominations in for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards
NOMINATE now for the DCN Australian Shipping & Maritime Industry Awards – the deadline is looming. Nominations will close in just three weeks on 5 October, so don’t delay in...
Wilhelmsen acquires cargo hold cleaning company
WILHELMSEN Ships Service has completed the acquisition of cargo hold cleaning specialist Stromme. The company is to transfer all its employees, business and assets to Wilhelmsen....
Heavy lift carrier to receive four carbon-neutral newbuilds
HEAVY lift and project cargo carrier SAL Heavy Lift has signed into a newbuilding program for four new generation, carbon-neutral heavy lift ships. Two additional, optional heavy...
AMSA, air force and police join forces on Tasman Sea rescue
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is co-ordinating the rescue of two crew members from a sailing vessel in the Tasman Sea. At the time of writing (Tuesday afternoon) it is...
Merchant Navy Day 2022
MARINERS around Australia and the world paused on Saturday 3 September – Merchant Navy Day – to reflect on the bravery and sacrifice of seafarers during times of war. Each year,...
Floating ammonia production unit awarded AiP
A CONCEPT for a floating production unit designed to produce green ammonia at sea has secured approval in principle from classification society DNV. The P2XFloater concept is...
Propulsion package secured for world's largest aluminium ship
CONSTRUCTION of the world’s largest aluminium ship is progressing in Tasmania with technology group Wärtsilä to supply a population package. The package includes engines,...
WA relaunches cruise industry with port call line-up
WESTERN Australia is preparing to welcome the return of international cruising with a wave of large cruise ships scheduled to call the state’s ports before end of this year. From...
