COVID: Remember the plight of seafarers, says ITF rep
CORONAVIRUS is causing particular hardship for seafarers, International Transport Workers Federation representative Dean Summers says. Mr Summers said the cruise ship sector was...
COVID: cruise lines announce operations pause
CRUISE lines have announced they are suspending services due to the threat of coronavirus. P&O Cruises Australia and Carnival Cruise Line have both confirmed a halt, following...
Two new police vessels honouring fallen officers
TWO new Water Police vessels have been commissioned by Minister for Police Mark Ryan and Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll. Minister Ryan said the new vessels would be deployed...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Check out some cool footage from the Dover-Calais ferry
INTRIGUING footage has been uploaded to YouTube showing the Dover-Calais ferry crossing the English Channel on a stormy day. The footage was uploaded last year and apparently...
Commonwealth urged to convert Aurora Australis into emergency response role
THE MARITIME Union has urged the federal government to convert the Aurora Australis icebreaker into a specialist emergency vessel. The ship, sometimes called the ‘Orange Roughy’,...
Super what? Superyachts trial for Brisbane
THE Queensland government has announced a 12-month trial to bring superyachts to Brisbane. Minister for state development Cameron Dick said as part of a state-wide strategy to...
Cruise ship to make extended stay in Tauranga
IT IS rare for a cruise ship to spend more than one night at Port of Tauranga in New Zealand – but there will be no passengers on board on this occasion. The 286-metre Noordam and...
Cruise industry steps up efforts to prevent coronavirus spread
THE Cruise Lines International Association issued a statement on Saturday, following a roundtable discussion with United States vice president Mike Pence and acting homeland...
Cruise Terminal “a new economic engine room”, Premier says
PREMIER Annastacia Palaszczuk has toured Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, describing it as “a new economic engine room” for the sunshine state. The terminal is set to open...
MIAL pushes “new asset” for Australia’s emergency response agencies
MARITIME Industry Australia has announced it is creating an Emergency Response Compendium to help emergency response agencies. This was prompted by serious bushfires over the...
Geelong or Station Pier: the future of the Spirit of Tasmania
TASMANIAN Premier Peter Gutwein has used state parliament to canvass the option of having the Spirit of Tasmania vessels dock at Geelong rather than Station Pier in Melbourne. The...
Collision between bulker Accolade II and fishing vessel investigated
A COLLISION between bulk carrier Accolade II and fishing vessel Sand Groper off Port Adelaide last Saturday is under scrutiny from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau. The...
Study on LNG for capesize bulker on Aus-China route
THE latest independent study from SEA-LNG confirms that liquefied natural gas delivers a strong return on investment for Capesize bulkers on the Australlia to China trade route,...
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: Movie offers insight into the maritime
A DOCUMENTARY about the work of women with seafarers during World War 1 was officially launched at Melbourne Mission to Seafarers this week. Entitled Harbour Lights, the movie is...
Gas group’s hydrogen push moves into Queensland
AUSTRALIAN Gas Networks has announced it has expanded its national hydrogen push into Queensland, with plans to establish a $4.2m hydrogen plant in Gladstone. AGN is part of the...
