Great Barrier Reef

Interesting

Greenpeace Activists Board Australia-Bound Coal Carrier

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Six Greenpeace activists boarded a coal ship bound for South Korea near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on Wednesday, protesting

News

Shipping Company Fined $5000 For Dumping Food Waste on Great Barrier Reef

The master and owners of Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier Hope Star have been fined and had criminal convictions recorded by an Australian court following the

News

Coal Shipping is Not a Threat to Great Barrier Reef [STUDY]

MELBOURNE–The forecast jump in ships carrying coal north from Australia that will come with the expansion of a northerly port by companies such as BHP

News

Bulk Carrier MV ID Integrity “Not Under Command” Offshore Great Barrier Reef [UPDATE]

**UPDATE** From the Australian Marine Safety Authority: One of the commercial tugs, PT Kotor, rendezvoused with the ID Integrity at approximately 10:30am

Incidents

Shortcut through the Great Barrier Reef results in fine for Chinese crew of the Signe Bulker

Hong Kong-based bulk carrier, Signe Bulker, took a wrong turn over the weekend while transiting the Great Barrier reef and ended up in hot water with

Oil Spill

Shen Neng 1: Fatigue, Inexperience, Wrong Chart

In essence, a simple succession of errors on the part of a very tired crew member resulted in the grounding of Shen Neng 1 on Douglas Shoal, part of