Panama Canal Authority postpones price hike
THE PANAMA Canal Authority (ACP) is postponing an increase in transit fees, which were due to come into effect on 15 April. The proposed changes would increase the cost increase...
Port of Townsville and Origin sign hydrogen MOU
THE PORT of Townsville and Origin Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a liquid hydrogen project. The MOU covers a potential expansion of the port,...
56th annual commemoration at the Merchant Navy Memorial in Sydney
LAST Sunday a chilly, bright and blustery day in Sydney, seafarers, their families and associates gathered at the Rookwood Necropolis for the 56th annual commemoration at the...
Support vessel nearing fire-damaged MPV Everest
ONE week after a fire erupted in its port engine room, MPV Everest is nearing Fremantle, where it is due to berth late on Tuesday. A support vessel, GO Spica, is en route to...
Stena Bulk sets zero emissions target
TANKER shipping company Stena Bulk set out five dated decarbonisation targets that form a comprehensive roadmap for the company to become a net zero business by 2050. Stena Bulk...
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...
