OPINION: New Zealand’s seafarer welfare funding model a benchmark for Australia
THE HEALTH, wellbeing and recuperation of seafarers depends on 21st Century funding for port welfare facilities. In Australia, the current institutional paralysis-by-analysis and...
Industry unites in support of seafarer welfare at MtS luncheon
MORE THAN 290 industry delegates gathered at Parliament House on Friday 20 June for the annual Mission to Seafarers Sydney Parliamentary Luncheon, in support and recognition of...
Day of the seafarer: the reality of life at sea
SOUTHERN Ports in Western Australia is inviting seafarers in port to join its Port Welfare Committee members, port customers and staff in a conversation around the reality of life...
Heavy lifting all done for David Lynn
BIGLIFT Shipping’s West Australian and Northern Territory commercial representative, David Lynn, is retiring after a 48-year career in the shipping industry. He has worked for the...
My Therese Blank takes on new role
With additional reporting by Dale Crisp FORMER Maersk executive My Therese Blank has announced has begun a new role with airline Jetstar. Ms Blank, who worked in several roles for...
WISTA 2025 mentoring applications now open
WISTA Australia has opened applications for its 2025 Mentoring Program, with one month available to submit a request to participate. “Whether you’re ready as a mentor or looking...
Port of Melbourne hosts RMIT students
PORT of Melbourne Education Centre recently hosted a port tour by PhD and master’s students of RMIT. The tour was part of the International Logistics subject taught by Professor...
OPINION: Seafarer wellbeing - the pandemic behind the pandemic
A FEW years ago, I shared a post on social media about one of the most heartbreaking conversations I’ve had in my maritime career. A master I’d met told me about a close friend,...
Work-related fatigue on the rise among seafarers, study says
A STUDY from Cardiff University in Wales has shown work-related fatigue among cargo seafarers has increased despite efforts to monitor work and rest regulations on ships. The data...
Aus defence shipbuilders walk off job over pay
HUNDREDS of shipbuilders at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia walked off the job last week, protesting a pay deal and campaigning for fair wages. More than 400...
Svitzer on the lookout for Indigenous tugboat trainees
TUGBOAT operator Svitzer is on the lookout for First Nations trainees at the Port of Dampier as part of a new national partnership with the Stars Foundation. The Karratha chapter...
OPINION: From inclusion to involvement; where could diversity really take us?
HOW IS DEI really going? The maritime industry has taken great strides in recognising the value of diversity. We’re seeing more diverse crews, more women in leadership, and a...
OPINION: Building a maritime workforce that reflects Australia's future
I ENJOY a good morning tea as much as the next person. But when it comes to celebrating days like International Women’s Day or International Day for Women in Maritime (IDWIM),...
Pilbara Ports: ‘no immediate threat of industrial action’
PILBARA Ports believes moves by the Maritime Union to take protected industrial action will have no immediate impact on operations at Port Hedland. A Facebook post by the union...
MtS Brisbane welcomes Catherine Hindley as new president
MISSION to Seafarers’ Brisbane branch has celebrated the appointment of its new President, Catherine Hindley, who was nominated for the role at the Mission’s Annual General...
