Royal Wolf develops medical testing facilities using containers
WITH pressure already building on existing medical facilities, Royal Wolf has developed concepts for a variety of short-term medical testing facilities, as well as custom shelters...
Stand-off continues between government and cruise ships
THERE are reportedly around 11,000 crew onboard 11 foreign cruise ships that are currently in Australian waters as the coronavirus crisis continues. At least a dozen people have...
MSC unveils new flexible cargo service to meet Asia demand
AS part of its ongoing response to the impact of COVID-19, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company has developed a Suspension of Transit container shipping program to prepare for a...
New live sheep export requirements
THE Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is introducing new requirements for live sheep exports to, or through, the Middle East following the finalisation of the...
NSW Police Commissioner tells overseas cruise ships to return home
NEW South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller has told foreign cruise ships off the state’s coast to go home, fearing embarkations could undo efforts to container coronavirus....
Dark times, but ship agent predicts rebound
SHIP agent Nigel Borthwick says the shipping industry will rebound from the challenges thrown at it by Covid-19. Based in Melbourne, Mr Borthwick has been in the industry for...
Cruise ship standoff out west (with video)
SOME seven passengers on the Artania cruise ship, currently moored off Fremantle in Western Australia, have tested positive for coronavirus. WA Premier Mark McGowan has called on...
Pilots welcome new vessel
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots have welcomed their new vessel Petrel III to its fleet of pilot vessels servicing Melbourne, Western Port and Geelong. “Safety of our pilots in adverse...
Maritime jobs go on Sydney Harbour as coronavirus takes toll
FERRY operators have cited coronavirus and federal government bans on gatherings for suspending services around Sydney and Sydney Harbour for having to cut back on services and...
Wellboat design aims to reduce maintenance and emissions
TERSAN Shipyard in Turkey has awarded Hydroniq Coolers a contract to deliver its Pleat seawater coolers to a wellboat the yard is building for Norwegian salmon producer Nordlaks...
Incat awarded contract to build high speed catamaran
AUSTRALIAN high-speed vessel specialists Incat Tasmania and South Korean coastal passenger transport company SeaWorld Express Ferry have announced an order for a new generation...
More support for Ship Recycling Initiative
ALTERA Infrastructure has announced it has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative. Previously part of the Teekay group of companies, Altera becomes the tenth shipowner...
COVID: Outram defends ABF over Ruby Princess disembarkations
AUSTRALIAN Border Force Commissioner Michael Outram has denied his organisation is responsible for allowing coronavirus-infected passengers from the Ruby Princess to disembark at...
Pilots bid farewell to Mavis
PORT Phillip Sea Pilots have bid farewell to the Mavis III, the pilotage vessel that has serviced Port Phillip Bay and The Heads for the past 26 years. Beginning operations in...
Strong cruise season for Napier despite new travel restrictions
NEW ZEALAND’S Napier Port has closed its cruise season having welcomed 76 cruise ships during the 2019/20 season. This involved 129,000 cruise passengers and 55,000 crew visiting...
