Australia Archives - Baird Maritime

January 11, 2022

REMINISCENCES | Away all boats

Written by Michael Grey on January 11, 2022. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Search and Rescue, Ship World Features, Ship World Vessel Reviews, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

I was reading about an account of a recent accident involving a ship’s lifeboat, but not a serious one, thank goodness, with a man having to be fished out of the water. ..

January 6, 2022

Marine Rescue Broome welcomes 10m RIB

Written by Baird Maritime on January 6, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue.

Marine Rescue Broome of Western Australia has taken delivery of a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) from local builder Kirby Marine. The Naiad-designed Redbill III measures ..

December 27, 2021

COLUMN | The last four of the twelve days of Christmas: Myanmar’s misery, floating wind’s progress, Bourbon’s revival, P&O Maritime’s hubris, and Standard Drilling’s transformation [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on December 27, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Offshore Construction, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Work Boat World Features.

Hope you had a very Merry Christmas – unless, of course, you are of the Orthodox faith, in which case you have to wait until January 7 for Christmas. This week, we clos ..

January 11, 2022

Marine Rescue NSW starts operating newest RIB out of Merimbula

Written by Baird Maritime on January 11, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue.

Marine Rescue New South Wales formally welcomed a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) into service on Monday, January 10. MB20 is the latest of 38 rescue boats funded through ..

January 3, 2022

COLUMN | Battle of the s̶u̶b̶s̶e̶a̶ subsidy robots? Eidesvik, Fortescue, Fugro, Maersk, Ocean Infinity, XOcean [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 3, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Crew Transfer, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Offshore Maintenance, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

Every child knows that it is best if their parents pay for stuff. Even big, grown-up companies like it when governments play mum and dad, and hand them cash. This week we ..

December 24, 2021

Western Australia operator takes delivery of two line handling boats

Written by Baird Maritime on December 24, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Dive Support, Harbour Tugs and Operation.

Western Australia marine logistics company Jetwave Marine has taken delivery of two new eight-metre line handling boats in a series from Queensland builder BtB Marine. De ..

January 6, 2022

Marine Rescue Crowdy Harrington acquires new boat

Written by Baird Maritime on January 6, 2022. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue.

Marine Rescue New South Wales recently welcomed a new rigid inflatable boat (RIB) into service. The Naiad-designed CB20 will be operated by the Marine Rescue Crowdy Harri ..

December 29, 2021

Work Boat World Offshore Vessel Charters Roundup – December 29, 2021

Written by Baird Maritime on December 29, 2021. Posted in Anchor Handling, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Jackups/Liftboats, Offshore Construction, Offshore Wind, Offshore World, Platform Supply.

Norwegian platform supply vessel (PSV) operators have secured for themselves a considerable chunk of the recent succession of awarded charters. The contracted deployments ..

December 24, 2021

Sea trials begin for Royal Australian Navy’s first Evolved Cape-class patrol boat

Written by Baird Maritime on December 24, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ships (Naval).

Austal Australia has begun conducting sea trials of the first of six Evolved Cape-class patrol boats ordered by the Royal Australian Navy. Austal said it is scheduled to ..