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FEATURE | Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia seeks to preserve maritime history and build careers for the future
Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA) was formed in 2017 when a small group of shipping enthusiasts got together to collect, preserve, and publicly display memorabilia associated with the specialist ships of Australia. This was at a time when the offshore oil and gas activity in Australia had dramatically fallen ..
OPINION | Indigenous whalers bring joy to beleaguered islanders
When are tens of tonnes of humpback whale meat most welcome? After a volcano erupts, then rainfall turns ash slurry into mudslides, destroying crops, cutting electricity and water connections, closing airports and ports, forcing 20,000 of a country’s 100,000 population from their homes, that’s when. On April 9, La ..
BOOK REVIEW | Pearl: December 7, 1941
This well-researched and very well-written book offers probably the best overall summary available of the military, economic and diplomatic events leading to the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and of its inevitable outcome. While very United States-centric in that it practically ignores the ..
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COLUMN | Punching well above its weight [The Boroscope]
Australians are an extraordinary lot. When one considers how small our population is, we have produced an inordinate number of world beaters. In sport, commerce and industry there are dozens of examples that are household names. The most recent, Ash Barty at tennis, through to Greg Norman and Jack Brabham. Names like Toll, ..
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COLUMN | Prosafe and Floatel International: restructured but not safe yet? [Offshore Accounts]
Last week, Norwegian floating accommodation provider Prosafe finally announced (here) some good news, albeit not for its shareholders, who are about to be wiped out. Like many other industry players, the operator of seven large, harsh-environment floatel units, has restructured its balance sheet by swapping debt for ..
FEATURE | Seven-year refurbishment for aids to navigation underway at UK’s Peel Ports
It is a statutory requirement of the Peel Port Authority to provide aids to navigation (AtoN) to a standard set by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA), and regulated by Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Board as the General Lighthouse Authorities. Peel Ports ..
Welcome to Australia Week!
Having spent more than fifty years heavily involved with the Australian maritime industry generally as both a participant and reporter, I have seen it undergo enormous ch ..
- June 11, 2021
Wasaline’s newest ferry completes initial sea trials
Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions has completed the first series of sea trials of a new Ro-Pax ferry ordered by local operator Wasaline. The trials for Aurora Bo ..
- AUSTRALIA WEEKJune 11, 2021
FEATURE | Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia seeks to preserve maritime history and build careers for the future
Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA) was formed in 2017 when a small group of shipping enthusiasts got together to collect, preserve, and publicly display memor ..
- June 11, 2021
Lindblad Expeditions’ newest ship launched in Norway
The Lindblad Expeditions vessel National Geographic Resolution was launched into the water for the first time on Tuesday, June 8. The 126-passenger, polar-capable vessel ..
- June 11, 2021
Wasaline’s newest ferry completes initial sea trials
Finland’s Rauma Marine Constructions has completed the first series of sea trials of a new Ro-Pax ferry ordered by local operator Wasaline. The trials for Aurora Bo ..
- AUSTRALIA WEEKJune 11, 2021
FEATURE | Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia seeks to preserve maritime history and build careers for the future
Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia (OSSA) was formed in 2017 when a small group of shipping enthusiasts got together to collect, preserve, and publicly display memor ..
- June 11, 2021
Lindblad Expeditions’ newest ship launched in Norway
The Lindblad Expeditions vessel National Geographic Resolution was launched into the water for the first time on Tuesday, June 8. The 126-passenger, polar-capable vessel ..
- June 9, 2021
Dutch builders to collaborate on hydrogen-powered inland salt carrier
Dutch shipbuilders Concordia Damen and Lenten Scheepvart have entered into an agreement for the construction of a new hydrogen-powered inland cargo vessel. The vessel, to ..
- June 7, 2021
Yang Ming adds 12,690TEU newbuild to fleet
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has taken delivery of one new container vessel. YM Tiptop will be deployed on Yang Ming’s SA3 service that connects Asia with ..
- June 4, 2021
MOL to acquire locally-built Panamax bulker for biomass transport
Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has unveiled its plans to procure a newbuilding Panamax bulk carrier to transport woody biomass for energy as its main cargo. The company said the ..
- June 10, 2021
Keel laid for Russian trawler Kapitan Yunak
Russia’s Admiralty Shipyard has laid the keel for a new freezer trawler slated for the Russian Fishery Company. The Skipsteknisk-designed Project ST192 vessel will ..
- June 4, 2021
European Commission calls out Ghana’s “shortcomings” in campaign against IUU fishing
The European Commission has issued a warning (a so-called yellow card) to the Republic of Ghana that it risks being identified as a non-cooperating country in the fight a ..
- FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEKMay 28, 2021
Mowi Scotland completes installation of additional salmon pens at Loch Seaforth site
Mowi Scotland has completed the installation of 10 new fish pens at its salmon farm in Loch Seaforth in the Outer Hebrides. The 160-metre pens were supplied by NorwayR ..
- June 9, 2021
GEAR | Capital Link to host 5th Annual Cyprus Shipping Forum
Capital Link will host the Fifth Annual Capital Link Cyprus Shipping Forum on Thursday, June 17, 2021, as a digital conference. The forum will take place under the auspic ..
- MEPS WEEKMay 13, 2021
GEAR | MAN introduces marine hybrid system
MAN has introduced a new marine hybrid system optimised for workboats. The system possesses the features of a conventional drive system coupled with features of electric ..
- MEPS WEEKMay 12, 2021
GEAR | MAN engines selected for UK pilot boats
MAN Engines is providing inline six-cylinder engines for nine pilot boats being built by Goodchild Marine Services in Norfolk, UK. Three pairs of MAN D2676 LE425 engines, ..
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