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Incat Crowther has unveiled the design of a new double-ended Ro-Pax ferry that will be operated by Australia’s Sealink Travel Group.

To be built by Richardson Devine Marine in Hobart, Australia, the vessel will serve Bruny Island in the Australian state of Tasmania.

The first vessel of the series is expected to enter service in December next year.

Sealink’s new aluminium catamaran ferry has been designed to deliver significant fuel saving compared with a traditional steel monohull vessel, Incat...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/incat-sealinks-ro-pax/

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a $6.6m grant to support the berth deepening project at the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore.

The funding is part of DOT’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant funding and will help the port to build a second 50ft-deep container berth at its Seagirt Marine Terminal.

For the $32.7m berth deepening project, Port of Baltimore will also receive $7.8m from the state of Maryland, and $18.4m from Ports America...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/dot-grant-for-baltimore/

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has initiated legal proceedings against NSW Ports Operations for entering alleged anti-competitive agreements with the New South Wales (NSW) Government.

The proceedings have been initiated in Australia’s federal court and are directed against NSW Ports Operations and its subsidiaries Port Botany Operations and Port Kembla Operations.

In May 2013, the Government of NSW privatised Port Botany and Port Kembla for a period of 50 years.

As per...

https://www.ship-technology.com/news/australian-legal-proceedings-nsw/