Campbell Cove returned to water for second salvage attempt
TASPORTS and heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne are reattempting the lift of sunken tugboat Campbell Cove after the process proved more challenging than the removal of York Cove on the...
Minister denounces Svitzer's move to terminate EBA agreement
EMPLOYMENT and workplace relations minister Tony Burke has criticised Svitzer Australia for attempting to terminate its enterprise agreement with unions representing the company’s...
AMSA reports decline in detained ships in 2021
THE AUSTRALIAN Maritime Safety Authority detained 159 ships entering Australian waters last year, according to the latest annual data in AMSA’s Port State Control Australia 2021...
Campbell Cove tug wreck recovery underway
REMOVAL operations for sunken TasPorts tug Campbell Cove continued today (Tuesday) following the recovery of York Cove on the weekend. Preparatory works for the second of two...
Sydney man sentenced for 700-litre meth shipment in coconut milk cans
AN AIR freight consignment containing 700 litres (288 kilograms) of meth concealed in cans of coconut milk has seen a Sydney man sentenced to six years in jail. The 86 boxes of...
Australia's most comprehensive program of online STCW Revalidation training courses
AMC Search is making it easier than ever before for seafarers to undertake STCW training courses by placing all theory sections online. This cuts down on the cost and time away...
TasPorts tug wreck pulled from port river
WRECKED tugboat York Cove, which has been at the bottom of Devonport’s Mersey River since late January, has been removed by heavy lift ship AAL Melbourne. York Cove is the first...
Unions stall Svitzer's EBA termination process by four months
PROCEEDINGS that could have seen Svitzer Australia terminate its enterprise bargaining agreement with three unions representing the company's maritime workforce have been pushed...
THE DCN WEEKLY: EPISODE 9
This week, industrial action unfolded across Australian ports after towage operator Svitzer Australia lodged a FWC application to terminate its enterprise bargaining agreement...
ILO urges industry to take action against discrimination and abuse at sea
THE INTERNATIONAL Labour Organization is calling for stronger action in preventing discrimination, physical abuse and mental abuse at sea. The ILO’s Special Tripartite Committee...
Unions respond to Svitzer’s plan to cancel EBA
THREE unions that represent maritime workers employed by Svitzer Australia said they had called on the company to return to the negotiation table to negotiate a new enterprise...
RightShip to expand with acquisition of maritime tech business
ESG focused digital maritime platform RightShip is acquiring a maritime technology business from Thynk Software, expanding its team and capabilities. Once the acquisition is...
Svitzer to commence EA termination proceedings, unions give notice of industrial action
SVITZER Australia on Monday plans commence proceedings to cancel its enterprise agreement with the Australian Maritime Officers Union, the Australian Institute of Marine and Power...
Sydney welcomes Pacific Encounter back to Australia
PACIFIC Encounter was welcomed into Sydney Harbour on Tuesday morning by four local tugboats and a display of banners and water cannons. The P&O vessel was the second...
Study outlines benefits and risks around Tiwi Islands hydrogen export project
PROVARIS Energy has completed a concept design study for its hydrogen export project in the Tiwi Islands, featuring a target export volume of 100,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per...
