australia


Friday, December 20, 2024
Allseas' revolutionary heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit shows off its new jacket lift system
Shipping

Pioneering Spirit to Tackle Australia’s Largest-Ever Offshore Platform Removal Project

Allseas has secured a groundbreaking contract for Australia’s largest offshore decommissioning project, which will see the removal of up to 12 retired

December 20, 2024
Total Views: 2384

Hagen Oldendorff at anchor off Port Hedland
Accidents

Bulk Carrier Grounding at World’s Largest Bulk Port Highlights Critical Safety Issues in Rudder Systems

A routine departure from Port Hedland, Western Australia, turned into a serious maritime incident when the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Hagen Oldendorff

December 20, 2024
Total Views: 8381

Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Kawasaki Heavy Suspends Plan to Use Hydrogen From Aussie Coal
Shipping

Kawasaki Heavy Suspends Plan to Use Hydrogen From Aussie Coal

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has revised its Japan-Australia hydrogen supply chain demonstration project, suspending plans to use hydrogen derived from

December 11, 2024
Total Views: 1110

Tuesday, December 10, 2024
HMAS Brisbane, a Hobart class destroyer, fires a Tomahawk missile during a test conducted off the west coast of the United States
Defense

WATCH: Australian Navy Joins Elite Club with Tomahawk Missile Test

The Royal Australian Navy has joined an exclusive group of nations capable of deploying Tomahawk cruise missiles, marking a transformative moment in the

December 10, 2024
Total Views: 1579

Monday, December 2, 2024
Cocaine seized during Operation Tyrrendor
Defense

Record-Breaking Drug Bust: Australian Authorities Seize Cocaine Worth $465 Million at Sea

Australian authorities have intercepted the nation’s largest-ever cocaine shipment, leading to the arrest of 13 suspects in a sophisticated maritime drug

December 2, 2024
Total Views: 2292

Tuesday, November 26, 2024
The Damen Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST100) has been selected as the preferred option for the Australian Defence Forces’ Landing Craft Heavy capability, to be constructed by Austal Australia
Shipbuilding

Austal Tapped to Build Australia’s New Heavy Landing Craft

Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) has been selected to construct eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels based on Damen’s Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST100) design.

November 26, 2024
Total Views: 2075

Sunday, November 24, 2024
Coal ships wait to be loaded at the world's biggest coal export terminal in Newcastle, located north of Sydney
Ports

Australia Protest Forces Ship To Abort Arrival At Coal Port, 170 Arrested

SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A climate change protest off the coast of Australia’s New South Wales State forced an inbound ship to turn

November 24, 2024
Total Views: 1930

Thursday, November 21, 2024
General cargo ship on the horizon at sunset
Shipping

Australia Bans Dutch Cargo Ship for 180 Days Over Repeated Safety Violations

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a 180-day ban on the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, prohibiting its entry into

November 21, 2024
Total Views: 1532

Wednesday, October 16, 2024
RSV Nuyina
Ports

Tasmania Secures Hobart as Long-Term Home for Australia’s Antarctic Icebreaker

The Australian Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, has solidified Tasmania’s future as the strategic home port for the nation’s newest

October 16, 2024
Total Views: 2178

Friday, October 4, 2024
The Royal Navy took part in uncrewed and autonomous exercises in Portugal alongside U.S. and Australian Allies. Photo: LPhot Daniel Blade/UK Royal Navy
Defense

AUKUS Navies Demonstrate Unmanned Vessels Across 10,000 Miles in NATO Exercise

The Royal Navy and its AUKUS partners successfully controlled uncrewed vessels in Australia from a command center in Portugal, spanning a distance of over

October 4, 2024
Total Views: 2230

Saturday, September 21, 2024
Photo of an Indian Navy Admiral on the bridge of a US Navy warship talking to a US Navy captain
Navy

Stavridis – Can The Quad Counter Chinese Influence In The Indian Ocean?

by Admiral James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) This weekend, President Joe Biden is hosting the three other national leaders of the Quadrilateral Security

September 21, 2024
Total Views: 1308

Friday, September 13, 2024
CSC Friendship breakaway
Accidents

Oil Tanker Breakaway and Grounding Exposes Critical Gaps in Emergency Management

An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into the February 2022 grounding of an oil tanker in the Brisbane River has revealed significant

September 13, 2024
Total Views: 1729

Monday, September 9, 2024
Australia Seeks Commercial Vessels for ‘Strategic Fleet’
Shipping

Australia Seeks Commercial Vessels for ‘Strategic Fleet’

The Australian Government has announced a request for tender for vessels to participate in its Strategic Fleet Pilot program, a five-year initiative aimed at

September 9, 2024
Total Views: 1306

Friday, August 30, 2024
STS Leeuwin II dismasted
Accidents

Australia Launches Investigation After Maersk Containership Hits Sail Training Ship in Fremantle

Australia’s largest sail-training ship, STS Leeuwin II, has been severely damaged in a collision with the containership Maersk Shekou at Fremantle inner

August 30, 2024
Total Views: 1590

Tuesday, July 16, 2024
Grounding of World Diana. ATSB photo
Accidents

Ineffective Bridge Resource Management Leads to Bulk Carrier Grounding in Western Australia

Ineffective bridge resource management contributed to the grounding of a bulk carrier in the Port of Bunbury, Western Australia, an Australian Transport Safety

July 16, 2024
Total Views: 6612

Tuesday, June 4, 2024
P&O cruise ship the Pacific Explorer moors at Sydney Harbour
Cruise Ships

Carnival Corporation Retiring P&O Cruises Australia Brand

Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest cruise company, has announced a strategic shift that will see the P&O Cruises Australia brand

June 4, 2024
Total Views: 2017

M/V Peace. Photo courtesy AMSA
Shipping

Australia Bans Danaos Bulk Carrier for 3 Months Over Unseaworthy Condition

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a three-month ban on the Cypriot-flagged bulk carrier Peace from entering Australian ports

June 4, 2024
Total Views: 4087

Saturday, May 11, 2024
Livestock carrier Al Kuwait at Freemantle Port
Shipping

Australia To Ban Live Sheep Exports By Sea From May 2028

By Emily Cadman May 11, 2024 (Bloomberg) —Australia will ban the live export of sheep by sea from May 2028, and help those impacted by the decision

May 11, 2024
Total Views: 1590

Thursday, May 9, 2024
A large bulk carrier at the Port of Melbourne, Australia
Shipping

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier for 180 Days

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a 180-day ban to the Indian-flagged bulk carrier Darya Shaan due to repeated safety risks. The AMSA

May 9, 2024
Total Views: 1551

Tuesday, April 2, 2024
ship pilot ladder
Shipping

Australia Fines Ship Master and Company Over Serious Pilot Ladder Accident

Australia has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, Hong Kong-based Fu Ye Shipping, following a serious accident involving a ship’s

April 2, 2024
Total Views: 3565