Almost 300 kilos of drugs smuggled in excavator through Botany
AUTHORITIES uncovered 295 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden inside an excavator imported through Port Botany, sparking an investigation led by the Australian Federal Police....
AAD to deploy three ships for Antarctic shipping season
THE Australian Antarctic Program is planning to use three ships to support research and resupply activities this summer. Australia’s newly arrived Antarctic icebreaker, RSV...
MOL signs on for ammonia fuelled engine
MITSUI O.S.K. Lines and Mitsui E&S Machinery, a developer of large maritime engines, signed a memorandum of understating with MAN Energy Solutions to buy an ammonia-fuelled main...
GEV founder and chairman to retire
GLOBAL Energy Ventures’ founder and chairman Maurice Brand announced he would retire at the company’s next annual general meeting on 25 November. The ASX-listed company is...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen resumes normal services in Freo
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen announced it was resuming normal services and operations at Fremantle Port after the WA branch of the Maritime Union of Australia ended its protracted strike...
TasPorts welcomes RSV Nuyina to Tasmania
THE ship that will support the cutting-edge science of the Australian Antarctic Program and resupply Australia's stations for the next 30 years, RSV Nuyina, arrived at its new...
MIAL and NZSF to deepen relationship
MARITIME Industry Australia and the New Zealand Shipping Federation on Thursday signed an agreement for MIAL to provide professional maritime advice and expertise to compliment...
Alma Doepel to return to the water
THE three-masted schooner Alma Doepel is getting back into the water this weekend after being re-planked as part of a years-long restoration effort. The vessel waiting to return...
Kongsberg to supply propulsion and steering gear for new Spirits of Tasmania
KONGSBERG Maritime is to deliver propulsion and steering equipment for the two new Spirit of Tasmania ro-pax vessels, which are being built by Finland-based Rauma Marine...
Port Kembla pilot retires after long career
MARINE pilot Don Buckthought has called it a day after more than 30 years in the industry and piloting more than 4000 vessel movements since 2004. Mr Buckthought was given the...
Fremantle dispute prevents delivery of critical machinery to agricultural and mining sectors
FRUSTRATIONS are escalating as ongoing industrial action in Fremantle Port has forced the diversion of three ro-ro vessels delivering critical agricultural and mining resources to...
Approval in principle granted for compressed hydrogen carrier
THE American Bureau of Shipping has issued an approval in principle for ASX-listed Global Energy Ventures’ pilot-scale compressed hydrogen ship, based on a cargo capacity of 430...
Ro-ro ships omitting Fremantle due to industrial action
THREE ro-ro vessels have bypassed Fremantle in recent days because of industrial action at the port. On Friday, the Wallenius Wilhelmsen ship Morning Prosperity sailed from...
New members of the MNWMF Board
THE chair of the Merchant Navy War Memorial Fund, David Field, has announced the board’s appointment of two new directors, namely Catherine Linley and Dan Crumlin. Ms Linley is a...
Engage Marine awarded pilot transfer services contract
ENGAGE Marine is pleased to announce it was recently awarded the marine pilot transfer services contract by the Port of Townsville. Engage has now commenced operations which...
