Australian Transport Safety Bureau launches probe into fire incident on Japanese hydrogen carrier

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has begun its investigation into a fire that ignited on board a Japanese-owned liquefied hydrogen (LH2) carrier while it was ..

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Two tugs sink following collision with cement carrier at Tasmania’s Port of Devonport

Australian authorities are responding to an incident wherein two tugs sank after being struck by a passing cargo vessel at the Port of Devonport in Tasmania. The incident ..

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Angus Mitchell takes the top job at the ATSB

Pictured: Angus Mitchell. Photo credit: ATSB.

Angus Mitchell has been appointed as the next Chief Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.

He will begin his five-year term on 2 September 2021, succeeding Greg Hood, who retired on 30 June.

“As the incoming Chief Commissioner I am excited to bring my 30 years’ of professional experience to help the ATSB continue to evolve as a global leader in transport safety investigation, research and analysis, and...

https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/angus-mitchell-takes-the-top-job-at-the-atsb/

Lessons from Qantas violation for overweight cargo

View from behind the wing of a big white jet, looking in at an angle as plane moves down runway

Poor communication between crew and load planners led a Qantas Airways (AX: QAN) passenger plane to take off above approved weight limit and spurred the airline to deploy hand-held scanning devices to automate most of the freight confirmation process, according to the results of an investigation by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

On Dec. 17, 2017, a Qantas A330-300 departed Sydney 1,047 pounds above the maximum takeoff weight, but the problem wasn’t discovered until the plane...

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