International Day of the Seafarer
EVERY year since 2010 on 25 June, we mark the International Day of the Seafarer. This year, the International Maritime Organization has chosen to focus on seafarers’ contributions...
Port operators and first responders tested with emergency drill
A MARITIME emergency response drill in Port Kembla on Friday was a success, according to the Port Authority of New South Wales and NSW Ports. The annual multi-agency exercise aims...
The DCN Weekly: Episode 53
IN THIS week's special edition of The DCN Weekly, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority's national operations manager Greg Witherall spoke with DCN about pilot ladder safety....
More protests at Melbourne, Newcastle mark five days of disruptions
A PROTESTER blocked all five tracks of a rail line into Port of Melbourne on Friday morning while another protester climbed inside a stacker reclaimer at the Port of Newcastle....
Pilots threaten industrial action in Brisbane (UPDATED)
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Officers Union has warned marine pilots at the Port of Brisbane are considering taking protected industrial action over slow-moving enterprise agreement...
Port Kembla hosts maritime emergency exercise
PORT Authority of New South Wales is conducting a multi-agency training exercise at Port Kembla on Friday (23 June). The annual training event, this year named Scope, will involve...
Voyage planning errors, false alarms contributed to Trinity Bay grounding: ATSB
VOYAGE planning errors and spurious false alarms contributed to the grounding of general cargo ship Trinity Bay, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau has found. The 81-metre...
OPINION: delivering anonymity on seafarers’ rights
RIGHTSHIP recently picked up the Analytics – Shipping+ award for their “ground-breaking” Crew Welfare Self-Assessment Tool at the 2023 Singapore Business Review Technology...
IMO talks blue economy decarbonisation challenges at UNCTAD session
THE INTENRATIONAL Maritime Organization provided input on challenges for maritime transport at a recent meeting of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. The...
Assault ship USS America docks at Brisbane AutoStrad
PATRICK Terminals welcomed a US navy ship to its Brisbane AutoStrad terminal on Tuesday. The USS America is the largest amphibious assault carrier in the US Seventh Fleet. It...
DNV to acquire cybersecurity firm
DNV has announced plans to fully acquire cybersecurity firm Nixu, a move it believes will build cyber resilience in the maritime industry. A recent public tender offer saw DNV...
New buses at Mission to Seafarers Bunbury and Esperance
MISSION to Seafarers centres in ports of Bunbury and Esperance are taking ownership of new minibuses funded by Southern Ports. A new $72,000 thirteen-seater bus at the Port of...
GCMD joins Clean Energy Marine Hub initiative
THE GLOBAL Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has joined the Clean Energy Marine Hub (CEM) initiative. The CEM Hub initiative aims to advance the production, transport and use of...
All Aboard Alliance releases first insights report
MARITIME companies are aligning diversity, equity and inclusion with their business strategies but are still maturing in equipping employees to reflect those traits in the...
SeaRoad denies union claims of unhealthy work culture
THE MARITIME Union of Australia has called on SeaRoad leadership to restore a healthy workplace environment after reports of mental health and wellbeing problems among its workers...
