Support vessel heads south to rendezvous with MPV Everest
AN OFFSHORE supply vessel has been deployed from Western Australia to accompany Australia’s chartered Antarctic supply vessel MPV Everest on its voyage to Fremantle after...
Global air-cargo demand up significantly on pre-COVID levels
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association’s air-cargo market data for February shows global demand for air cargo continues to be well above pre-COVID levels. The data show that...
Assistance vessel to be deployed to MPV Everest
THE AUSTRALIAN Antarctic Division is making preparations to send a support vessel to the Southern Ocean to accompany MPV Everest back to Fremantle. The chartered Antarctic...
Poseidon Sea Pilots has ambitions to expand
SINCE Poseidon Sea Pilots was awarded the contract to provide pilotage services at Brisbane, there has been a buzz about the outfit. Poseidon Sea Pilots director Steve Pelecanos...
MPV Everest diverts to Freo after fire
AUSTRALIA’S chartered Antarctic supply vessel, MPV Everest, has diverted to Fremantle after a fire engulfed its port-side engine room on Monday. When the fire occurred, the vessel...
Fire breaks out on MPV Everest after Antarctic resupply
A FIRE broke out in the engine room of Australia’s chartered Antarctic resupply vessel MPV Everest on Monday (5 April). A statement from the Australian Antarctic Division said...
ADF steps in after floods disrupt sea freight to Lord Howe Island
THE AUSTRALIAN Defence Force is transporting critical supplies to Lord Howe Island after floods wiped out export infrastructure at Port Macquarie. The island relies on fortnightly...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen brings last three vessels out of cold layup
WALLENIUS Wilhelmsen is reactivating the last three vessels it placed in cold layup last spring amid the downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company said customer...
SeaRoad Tamar sails from Tassie one last time
SEAROAD Tamar is departing Devonport for the last time after 30 years of service on the Bass Strait. Built in Australia in 1991 at Carrington Slipways, Tomago NSW, SeaRoad Tamar...
UN calls for seafarers and aircrew to be vaccine priorities
THE heads of five UN organisations have issued a statement saying maritime and air transport workers should be prioritised for COVID-19 vaccination. These workers play a key role...
Suez traffic resumes, investigations to begin
EVER Given was earlier today pulled off the banks of the Suez Canal and moved north to the Great Bitter Lake, where it remains for inspection. Suez Canal Authority (SCA) chairman...
OPINION: Strategy and patience are key to maritime emergency responses – including the Suez Canal
By Captain Drew Shannon, managing director, United Salvage Understandably, the media and public respond with awe, fascination and panic when large vessels end up in trouble. The...
Ever Given salvage works ongoing at the Suez Canal
THE SUEZ Canal Authority (SCA) has released footage of the salvage works to refloat the Ever Given in the Suez Canal. A statement from Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), the...
Research starts to assess risks of autonomous ships
CLASSIFICATION society ClassNK has begun joint investigative research with Sompo Japan Insurance on risk assessment of autonomous ships. Global efforts are accelerating toward the...
IATA launches digital cargo platform
THE INTERNATIONAL Air Transport Association is launching the IATA Enhanced Partner Identification and Connectivity (EPIC) platform to support the digitisation of the global...
