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Union calls off TasPorts action
MARITIME UNIONS, the MUA and AMOU, have withdrawn their notices of protected industrial action against TasPorts and operations are continuing as normal [Saturday 8 August]....
Terminal steps for Devonport works
SPECIALISED marine equipment has been mobilised on site at East Devonport’s Terminal 2 just as contractors at Terminal 3 report completion of gantry work. Terminal 2 is used...
TASMANIA: Changing times in the Apple Isle
New ships and extra capacity ensure Tasmania is well-placed to handle the fluctuations that inevitably come from the vagaries of international trade. "I couldn't quite believe the...
TasPorts seeking new Bell Bay customers
TASPORTS is actively pursuing new opportunities for the port of Bell Bay and associated industrial area following last week’s confirmation no buyer has been found for the former...
Incat reels in Marlin
BLACK Marlin, the Boskalis-owned semi-submersible float on-float-off that’s moved some of the world’s largest loads by sea, has arrived in Melbourne enroute to Hobart to load the...
Spirits on the move
TT LINE’s ro-paxes Spirit of Tasmania IV and Spirit of Tasmania V are in the process of swapping places as preparations continue for their late-October entry into Bass Strait...
IAPH adds TasPorts, NQBP as members
THE TOKYO-headquartered International Association of Ports and Harbours has announced that TasPorts and North Queensland Bulk Ports have joined as a regular members. “The...
ATSB wants safety upgrade for island trader
STEERING gear failure on the small Bass Strait ro-ro Matthew Flinders III has led the Australian Transport Safety Bureau to issue safety recommendations to operator Bass Strait...
Incat executes a backroll
INCAT Tasmania on Friday marked a major construction milestone in its landmark electric ferry programme for Danish operator Molslinjen, successfully completing the rollback of...
Devonport dredging done and dusted
TASPORTS has met its dredging goals at Devonport, successfully increasing depths across the port while achieving strong environmental outcomes, it says. The New Zealand-based...
AMC launches Kongsberg dual-fuel and high-voltage simulator
PROVIDING seafarers access to advanced training is the aim of a new Kongsberg high-voltage and diesel, methanol and electric engine simulator facility introduced at the Australian...
TasPorts smoothing Burnie beds
APPROXIMATELY 3,500 cubic metres of sand and sediment build-up will be redistributed within the port of Burnie during a bed-levelling campaign TasPorts is running until 24 June....
More Gray days in Tasmania
ACTING TasPorts chief executive officer Captain Allan Gray has been appointed to the CEO position after the company searched for a replacement for Anthony Donald, who announced...
Dark MoFo spirit engulfs new ro-pax
SPIRIT of Tasmania V relocated from Melbourne’s Station Pier to Hobart’s Macquarie Wharf over the weekend to begin hosting as a venue for MONA’s Dark Mofo festival, after which it...
Labor proposes TT Line, TasPorts shake-up
THE TASMANIAN Labor Opposition is touting a major overhaul of government business enterprises after highlighting what it claims is wastage of more than $3 billion since the...
