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...
Port of Newcastle’s new mobile harbour cranes arrive
“As the saying goes, ‘if you build it, they will come’, which is essentially what we are doing,” Port of Newcastle CEO Craig Carmody said on the arrival of the port’s two new...
Change of plan in removal of sunken TasPorts tugs
TASPORTS and United Salvage have engaged heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne to remove sunken tugboats York Cove and Campbell Cove from the Mersey River. The two tugs sunk in late...
Almost 150 cruise ship visits lined up for Tasmania
PORTS across Tasmania are preparing to welcome almost 150 cruise ship visits during the upcoming 2022-23 cruise season. Plans for the cruise season began to unfold following the...
Aurizon completes acquisition of One Rail Australia
AURIZON’S $2.35-billion deal to acquire One Rail Australia was completed on Friday. The acquisition includes two businesses. The first comprises bulk rail haulage and general...
Port of Newcastle adds vessel to its fleet
PORT of Newcastle has welcomed the multipurpose sweeper vessel Lydia to its fleet. The vessel is to assist with the port’s maintenance dredging program. The bed-levelling vessel...
