UK and French governments launch charters to improve crew welfare
GOVERNMENTS of the United Kingdom and France have launched charters that aim to improve the wages and working conditions of seafarers. The UK government on 24 July launched its...
AMSA to sharpen focus on deficiencies and detention rates in Aussie waters
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority has released its National Compliance Plan 2023-24 outlining plans to strengthen focus on maritime issues in Australian waters. The...
Marika Calfas joins TT Club board
FREIGHT insurer TT Club has appointed NSW Ports chief executive officer Marika Calfas to the board. Ms Calfas is one of four board appointments the insurer announced on Monday...
Maritime NZ and SAR agencies join forces on rescue in the Pacific
MARITIME NZ was recently involved in a search and rescue effort to locate two fishermen from Tuvalu who went missing at sea earlier this month. Maritime NZ’s Rescue Coordination...
New pilot launch for Tasmanian port
TASPORTS’s North West marine team has welcomed a new pilot launch to the Port of Devonport. The new vessel Alert was built by Hart Marine and named after the HMS Alert, which...
Registrations open for ICHCA Melbourne luncheon
THE INTENRATIONAL Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association Australia is hosting its Melbourne Industry Luncheon next month. The event will take place at Four Points by Sheraton in...
Transport ministers discuss Australia-Singapore green shipping plans
THE FEDERAL government is looking at how Australia’s Green Economy Agreement with Singapore can accelerate and promote decarbonisation technologies in shipping. Federal minister...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 57
THIS week, AMSA halted the tender process for the contract to maintain aids to navigation around Australia for the next 10 years. Also in the news, the product tanker Nord Vision...
Man charged over meth imported through Melbourne
A MAN has been charged over the importation of 112 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a container that arrived at the Port of Melbourne this month. Australian Federal Police...
Tanker encounters engine trouble off Queensland
A PRODUCT tanker experiencing engine trouble off the Queensland coast is hoping to lay up in Cairns for repairs. Marshall Islands-flagged vessel Nord Vision (IMO 9899985) was...
NQBP funds manta ray research in Great Barrier Reef
RESEARCH funded by North Queensland Bulk Ports has shed light on how manta rays travel and connect with habitats in the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists from James Cook University...
Sailor rescued by bulk carrier visits AMSA search and rescue team
A SAILOR rescued by a bulk carrier earlier this month visited the Australian Maritime Safety Authority to meet the search and rescue officers who co-ordinated the response. The...
Captain fined over "reckless" deviation from passage plan
THE CAPTAIN of a bulk carrier has been convicted in New Zealand over a decision to deviate from a passage plan during Cyclone Gabrielle. Captain Yongyu Li was captain of...
QLD ports gear up for Talisman Sabre military exercise
QUEENSLAND ports will host visiting warships over the coming weeks as the military exercise Talisman Sabre unfolds along the state’s coast. Exercise Talisman Sabre is the largest...
IMO elects new secretary-general
THE INTERNATIONAL Maritime Organization council has elected Arsenio Antonio Dominguez Velasco as the next IMO secretary-general. Mr Dominguez Velasco, from Panama, was one of...
