THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 10
The news this week followed the efforts to salvage sunken TasPorts tugs York Cove and Campbell Cove from Port of Devonport's Mersey River....
Campbell Cove returned to water for second salvage attempt
TASPORTS and heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne are reattempting the lift of sunken tugboat Campbell Cove after the process proved more challenging than the removal of York Cove on the...
BHP looking to retrofit bulker with a Rotor Sail
AUSTRALIAN miner BHP is partnering with Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower for the retrofit installation of a wind-assisted propulsion system on a ship. The three companies are...
Australian shipbuilder delivers Navy boat
ASX-listed Australian shipbuilder Austal has delivered the second of eight Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats to the Royal Australian Navy. The vessel, ADV Cape Peron, has been...
Incat Crowther catamaran enters into service
The Incat Crowther-built ferry Indomal Empire has entered into service. The 255-seat passenger ferry is operating services on the Malacca Strait between Indonesia and Malaysia....
LNG-powered tugboat to be reconfigured to run on ammonia
NYK said it had concluded a contract with Keihin Dock, an NYK Group company, to modify a tugboat to ammonia-fuel specifications. The tug Sakigake will be converted to operate on...
Aussie freight operator leases freighter aircraft
AUSTRALIAN freight and logistics operator Wiseway has leased a Boeing 737-800 freighter aircraft. The agreement with aircraft-leasing company GA Telesis will provide Wiseway with...
Campbell Cove tug wreck recovery underway
REMOVAL operations for sunken TasPorts tug Campbell Cove continued today (Tuesday) following the recovery of York Cove on the weekend. Preparatory works for the second of two...
TasPorts tug wreck pulled from port river
WRECKED tugboat York Cove, which has been at the bottom of Devonport’s Mersey River since late January, has been removed by heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne. York Cove is the first...
Aurizon FY22 profit dips 15%
AURIZON on Monday reported its net profit after tax to be $513 million – this was a decrease of 15% compared with the previous year. The company said this decrease was primarily...
Ship fire report prompts new safety recommendation
IN its final report on a 2020 cargo fire on Kota Bahagia, the New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission recommended the ship’s operator take further steps to ensure...
Unions respond to Svitzer’s plan to cancel EBA
THREE unions that represent maritime workers employed by Svitzer Australia said they had called on the company to return to the negotiation table to negotiate a new enterprise...
Svitzer to commence EA termination proceedings, unions give notice of industrial action
SVITZER Australia on Monday plans commence proceedings to cancel its enterprise agreement with the Australian Maritime Officers Union, the Australian Institute of Marine and Power...
Cathay Pacific resumes freighter service to Toowoomba
CATHAY Pacific Cargo has restarted its regular service to Toowoomba Wellcamp Airport in southern Queensland. The first flight departed 3 August. The airline put the service on...
Sydney welcomes Pacific Encounter back to Australia
PACIFIC Encounter was welcomed into Sydney Harbour on Tuesday morning by four local tugboats and a display of banners and water cannons. The P&O vessel was the second...
