In mid-2018, the Chinese navy conducted one of the largest mine warfare exercises in living memory, involving some 60 minelayers and minesweepers, aircraft...
Australia: Marine Rescue New South Wales recently took delivery of an 8.5-metre RHIB, named LT30, to replace its existing vessel. LT30 will operate...
When I worked at the Port of Townsville in North Queensland during the eighties and nineties, the port handled just about every type of ship imaginable:...
Since I participated in a Pacific Islands Forum/IMO Ferry Safety conference in Port Moresby in March 2018, I have been advocating an improvement to...
The Australian Department of Defence has issued a request for information (RFI) to gain an appreciation of Australian industry capabilities to design,...
Flinders University’s maritime archaeology researchers have helped reveal some more of the history of an early Australian-made timber shipwreck...
Having cruised much of the area described in this fine Imray Pilot, your reviewer is familiar with it. However, on his voyages he used other Imray Pilots,...
This week we look again at the global market for pilot boats. While many mariners wonder, in this age of precise electronic navigation and endless computer...
Los Yámanas, which offers sea excursions in the Beagle Channel, is using Volvo Penta to power two of its tour boats. Tours start from Ushuaia, the capital...
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