Tag: Australia

The Coast Guard and Navy completed a 18-day joint mission in the Central and South Pacific, under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative to combat transnational crimes, enforce fisheries laws and enhance regional security.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority published a notice, in order to provide general information, to shipowners, masters and crews, on the Australian legislative requirements that implement MARPOL Annex V, the 2012 Guidelines for the Implementation of MARPOL Annex V and other relevant IMO guidance.

Woodside announced that has signed an agreement with GE, in order to support together the use of LNG as a fuel in Western Australia. The agreement is expected to provide the option of seamless access to reliable LNG fuel supply and gas-fuelled transport and power generation solutions.

Knowing which trade routes are growing in demand and which are shrinking is key for optimising which sectors ship owners should specialise in, says VesselsValue.

Join a survey of commercial vessels entering Australia from overseas and get a free dive report. The results will help the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources develop new internationally consistent biofouling standards for Australia. The survey is open until June 2017.

Melbourne International RoRo and Automotive Terminal (MIRRAT) received the highest sustainability rating in 2016 from the Green Building Council of Australia for the way the terminal was designed and constructed.

The Australian Border Force (ABF) and the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Defence Force Maritime Element conducted a PNG Government led joint patrol to identify and intercept Vietnamese illegal fishing vessels operating in the vicinity of Budi Budi Island (an Atoll) in Milne Bay.

From December 2016, cruise vessels capable of accommodating more than 100 passengers and at berth in Sydney Harbour will be issued with a Direction by AMSA. The Direction will require the vessel to limit sulphur emissions by using low sulphur fuel or an alternative measure that achieves an equivalent outcome.

This short video shows the Australian Government's investment which will form the centrepiece of Australia’s Antarctic presence and influence the shape of Australia’s Antarctic programme for decades to come.

​Ports of Auckland have reported that ship speeds in the Hauraki Gulf are down 25 percent and there have been no whale deaths in the last two years, following the introduction of an initiative to reduce ship speed.