New Zealand Archives - Baird Maritime

October 21, 2021

OPINION | The case for CAUKUS and CANZUS – Where are the Canucks?

Written by Steve Raaymakers on October 21, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Ausmarine Vessel Reviews, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner – Vessel Reviews, Naval, Work Boat World Features, Work Boat World Vessel Reviews.

The announcement of the ground-breaking trilateral AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States on September 16, 2021, naturall ..

October 4, 2021

Partnership unveils proposed reconnaissance craft for US Defense Department

Written by Baird Maritime on October 4, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

The Australia-New Zealand partnership The Whiskey Project Group has unveiled a new watercraft developed specifically for potential use by the US Department of Defense (DO ..

September 16, 2021

Australian partnership to supply three high-speed boats to NZ Defence Force

Written by Baird Maritime on September 16, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Naval.

Australian companies One2Three Naval Architects and PFG Group will cooperate on the design and construction of three new high-speed littoral manoeuvre craft (LMC) for the ..

FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEK

October 5, 2021

NZ aquaculture company to get new feed barge

Written by Baird Maritime on October 5, 2021. Posted in Aquaculture World, Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture.

Australian naval architects Southern Ocean Solutions has confirmed that construction is underway on a new feed barge utilising one of its in-house designs. The barge is b ..

September 29, 2021

Construction starts on new rescue RIB for Australian Volunteer Coast Guard

Written by Baird Maritime on September 29, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Maritime Security, RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue.

Yamba Welding and Engineering has commenced fabrication on an 11.3-metre Naiad-designed rigid inflatable boat (RIB) for the Cairns flotilla of the Australian Volunteer Co ..

September 9, 2021

NZ TAIC publishes report on 2020 vessel collision off Lyttelton

Written by Baird Maritime on September 9, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Catching, Dry Cargo World, Pilotage.

The New Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has published its investigation report on the 2020 collision between the bulk carrier Rose Harmony and ..

FISHING/AQUACULTURE WEEK

October 4, 2021

Construction starts on net cleaning boat for NZ operator

Written by Baird Maritime on October 4, 2021. Posted in Aquaculture World, Ausmarine - Fishing and Aquaculture.

Construction has begun on a new support workboat slated for aquaculture operator New Zealand King Salmon. The catamaran craft will have a length of 18 metres and will be ..

September 27, 2021

COLUMN | Harbour Energy: tax benefits, stranded assets, and carbon capture and storage [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on September 27, 2021. Posted in Offshore Decommissioning, Offshore Drilling & Extraction, Offshore Exploration, Offshore Processing & Storage, Offshore World, Work Boat World Features.

Usually at end of a quarter we write a series of Quick Updates, but that will have to wait until next month as we look at the newest, biggest player in the North Sea, a c ..

August 24, 2021

COLUMN | Do androids dream of electric tugs? [Tug Times]

Written by Alan Loynd on August 24, 2021. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Shipping and Offshore, Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Tugs & Towage, Harbour Tugs and Operation, Work Boat World Features.

With apologies to Philip K. Dick, whose dystopian novel spawned the excellent film Blade Runner, I suppose there must be an android somewhere that thinks electric tugs ar ..