Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons One of the best known names in the Australian ferry business delivered this impressively practical small ferry in 2023. Norman R. Wright and Sons has been designing and building first-rate vessels for well over a century and joins the fleet of one of the most ..
Money is being made in offshore once again, but tragically lives are also being lost unnecessarily.
The Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) of San Francisco, California has taken delivery of a new fast aluminium catamaran ferry for operation in the San Francisco Bay Area.
The Australian government has selected UK defence firm BAE Systems and South Australia-based shipbuilder ASC for the construction of Australia’s new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines as part of the AUKUS trilateral security pact between the United States, the UK, and Australia.
While helping negotiate the AUKUS agreement with the United States and Britain as defence minister in 2021, Peter Dutton regarded claims that Australia acquiring nuclear-powered submarines (SSNs) would contribute to a regional arms race as “nonsensical”.
The Vehicle Carrier Safety Forum (VCSF) has published its first industry good practice guidelines titled “Common Guidance on the loading and presentation of vehicles”.
Baird Maritime once more highlights the ever important fishing and aquaculture sector by reviewing newbuild vessels entering service around the world.
Best Medium Fish Farm Support Vessel – San Little Glory – Southern Ocean Solutions One of a pair of Australian-designed fish farm work boats built for two separate New Zealand salmon farmer owners. Highly purposeful, the 18- by 10-metre steel catamarans were designed and built to handle a multitude of fish farm support ..
Fisheries New Zealand is asking for feedback on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of Aotearoa New Zealand’s fisheries as part of its twice-yearly sustainability review.
A magistrate has warned a 33-year-old Safety Bay man in Mandurah Court this week that, if he ever decided to fish for crabs again, he must measure them immediately.
Best Medium Fish Farm Support Vessel – San Little Glory – Southern Ocean Solutions One of a pair of Australian-designed fish farm work boats built for two separate New Zealand salmon farmer owners. Highly purposeful, the 18- by 10-metre steel catamarans were designed and built to handle a multitude of fish farm support ..
Fisheries New Zealand is asking for feedback on proposed changes to catch limits and other settings across a range of Aotearoa New Zealand’s fisheries as part of its twice-yearly sustainability review.
A magistrate has warned a 33-year-old Safety Bay man in Mandurah Court this week that, if he ever decided to fish for crabs again, he must measure them immediately.
The Australian government has selected UK defence firm BAE Systems and South Australia-based shipbuilder ASC for the construction of Australia’s new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines as part of the AUKUS trilateral security pact between the United States, the UK, and Australia.
I have previously argued for Australia to take an active role in the design and procurement process for the nuclear-powered, conventionally armed submarine (SSN) to be acquired under the AUKUS agreement with the US and UK.
Best SAR RIB – Woolgoolga 30 – The Whiskey Project Group The rapidly growing Whiskey Project Group has hit the deck running in both Australia and the United States. Its Naiad-designed and Yamba Welding-built aluminium rescue RIBs, especially, can be seen all over eastern Australia, particularly in New South Wales. Ever ..
Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons One of the best known names in the Australian ferry business delivered this impressively practical small ferry in 2023. Norman R. Wright and Sons has been designing and building first-rate vessels for well over a century and joins the fleet of one of the ..
Austal Australia and Swedish transport company Gotlandsbolaget have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a new type of high-speed Ro-Pax ferry powered by gas turbines.
Orders have been placed for new ferries for operation in various regions. Interestingly, three of the four vessels mentioned in this roundup are catamarans that are each capable of seating at least 300 passengers and reaching speeds of over 25 knots.
Money is being made in offshore once again, but tragically lives are also being lost unnecessarily.
Best RIB Pilot Boat – Aldebaran – Naiad Design (Whiskey Project Group) New Zealand-based Naiad Design (part of the Whiskey Project Group) is renowned globally for its, usually, aluminium-hulled rigid inflatable boats that are used for patrol, rescue, assault, tourist and pilotage, among other operations. Aldebaran has ..
Marine robotics specialist Ocean Infinity will establish a new robotic ship operations centre in Tasmania, the company said in a statement on Monday, February 19.
Engine supplier Power Equipment recently welcomed Smartgyro, a provider of marine gyroscopic stabilisation technology, into its selection of brands.
The 47th Annual Interferry Conference will take place in Hobart, Tasmania, on November 4 to 8, 2023. With focus on elevating the customer experience and sustainability, expert presentations will feature the latest trends in tourism, service automation, and onboard entertainment, as well as ship construction and conversion ..
Readers of Baird Maritime know that marine engines and propulsion systems are regularly featured on these pages. This time, though, we devote another feature week to these highly important components of all forms of marine transport, from small general use workboats to some of the largest ships currently plying the ..
Best Small Ferry – Talwurrapin – Norman R. Wright and Sons One of the best known names in the Australian ferry business delivered this impressively practical small ferry in 2023. Norman R. Wright and Sons has been designing and building first-rate vessels for well over a century and joins the fleet of one of the ..
Ship leasing business Seapath, a company under New York-based conglomerate the Libra Group, has placed an order for six deck barges in a series to be built by St Johns Ship Building of Palatka, Florida.
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