VIDEO: Sending a lifeline to the world's seafarers
A VIDEO documenting the lives of seafarers has been posted on YouTube by Port Authority of New South Wales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBJvvir5O6E&feature=youtu.be The video,...
Fighting ocean plastic pollution with electric clean-up boats
OPERATOR of specialised clean-up boats, Water Witch, has confirmed that it is now using Torqeedo electric power on its range of litter collection craft and pontoon workboats....
Fully integrated propulsion system for cargo ship
MAURITIUS Shipping Corporation is replacing its multi-purpose cargo vessel servicing the Republic of Mauritius and the islands of Reunion, Agalega and Rodriquez. It has...
Patrol boat maintenance completed in Cairns
A MAJOR servicing and restoration effort in Cairns has been completed onHMAS Armidale, a patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy. The $5m effort was the first of several major...
Human Rights at Sea denounces ITF’s ‘enough is enough’ call
THE issuing of the ‘enough is enough’ call to action by the International Transport Workers’ Federation on 15 June has been criticised by not-for-profit organisation Human Rights...
U-Freight charters Russian aircraft to deliver PPE
THE U-Freight Group chartered an Aeroflot passenger aircraft, which had been reconfigured to handle freight only, to airfreight more than 2,000 cartons of urgently needed personal...
Sheep ship set to sail following court ruling
THE Federal Court has cleared the way for a live export ship to leave Fremantle, rejecting an appeal from Animals Australia against an earlier approval from the Department of...
What's in a name? Auckland narrows down titles for new tug
PORTS of Auckland has reduced to four the number of possible names for its new electric tug boat. Understood to be the first of its type, a first round of names saw more than 3000...
NSW Health grilled over Ruby Princess
A SENIOR New South Wales Health official has been grilled over the Ruby Princess saga, whereby passengers were allowed to disembark the cruise ship and inadvertently spread...
Joint venture seeks to provide cruise and marine solutions
TERMINAL operating systems provider Tideworks Technology has announced a joint venture with software provider Brenock Technology to cooperate on cruise and marine sector projects....
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Fire on board car carrier
FOOTAGE of a fire on board a car carrier at Jacksonville, Florida, has been captured on YouTube. The fire was on board the ship Hoegh Xiamen....
Last minute bid to save the Aurora Australis
THE Independent member for Clark, Andrew Wilkie, has appealed to the Prime Minister, Tasmanian Premier, and the owner of the RSV Aurora Australia, so its cultural, heritage and...
AMC deal to deliver training to Filipino seafarers
AN MOU has been signed during a virtual Zoom meeting between AMC Search, the training and consultancy division of the Australian Maritime College, and Oceanwide Maritime Services...
Live export exemption rejected for Al Kuwait vessel
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has made the decision to not grant Rural Export and Trading (WA) Pty Ltd an exemption to export livestock after 1 June....
Svitzer announces appointment of new global CEO
SVITZER has announced the appointment of Kasper Friis Nilaus as its new global chief executive, succeeding Henriette Thygesen. Mr Nilaus, 44, is currently vice president and...
