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...
Austal posts revenue drop in FY22
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal has posted its second-highest EBIT on record for the 2022 financial year, but a drop in revenue. The latest financial results suggest Austal’s...
QLD port celebrates new facility
THE Port of Mackay now boasts a new multi-million dollar purpose-built tug berth facility. North Queensland Bulk Ports chief executive officer Nicolas Fertin said north...
Approval in principle for large-scale liquefied CO2 carrier
MITSUI OSK Lines has acquired approval-in-principle for the design of a large-scale liquefied carbon dioxide carrier from from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK). In June 2021, MOL...
Autonomous tug completes collision avoidance trials
THE harbour tugboat Maju 510 has become the first vessel in the world to receive the American Bureau of Shipping’s Autonomous and Remote-Control Navigation Notation. The notations...
