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APL England master charged following loss of containers

3 June 2020

The master of the APL England has been charged in Australia following the loss of 50 containers from the ship.

According to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), the master appeared before the Wynnum Magistrates Court on Monday to face two charges related to the loss of the containers:

Violation of Section 26F of the Protection of the Sea Act of 1983 prohibiting the discharge of garbage into the sea.

Violation of Section 141 of the Navigation Act of 2012. Prosecutors allege the...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/apl-england-master-charged-following-loss-of-containers

Overboard container loss investigation underway

27 May 2020

The APL England on Wednesday was escorted to the Port of Brisbane, where Australian officials will investigate an at-sea incident in which 40 containers were lost overboard and nearly 75 others were damaged.

Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) surveyors conducted an inspection of the container ship at anchorage on Tuesday and determined the vessel was structurally sound and could be safely brought into port. Two harbor tugs, one container salvage response vessel, two Queensland water...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/overboard-container-loss-investigation-underway

Australia’s third Hobart-class destroyer enters service

20 May 2020

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) formally welcomed HMAS Sydney, its newest air warfare destroyer, into the fleet on Monday, May 18. The commissioning ceremony off the ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/naval/ships-naval/australias-third-hobart-class-destroyer-enters-service/

Out-of-date logs cited as evidence in Ruby Princess case

7 May 2020

An investigation into the recent case of Ruby Princess, in which a large cruise vessel affected with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was allowed to dock and offload passengers freely in the inner-city Sydney Harbour, […]

http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/out-of-date-logs-cited-as-evidence-in-ruby-princess-case/

More LNG carrier ship calls for Port Kembla

27 April 2020

Pictured: an LNG carrier with Moss-type spherical tanks.
Photo: “Pline” and Wikimedia. GNU v1.2

An expansion of capacity at the planned Port Kembla Gas Terminal was approved in late April by the New South Wales Government. Limits on the number of LNG ships that can call at Port Kembla have been removed.

The project originally assumed a flat level of demand from industrial users and the project was capped in the number of ship calls that could be made each year. However, further modelling...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/more-lng-carrier-ship-calls-for-port-kembla/

Police Launches Criminal Investigation into Docking, Disembarking of Coronavirus-Hit Ruby Princess

7 April 2020

The New South Wales Police Force has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the docking and disembarking of the coronavirus-hit cruise vessel Ruby Princess last month that led…

https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/293860/police-launches-criminal-investigation-into-docking-disembarking-of-coronavirus-hit-ruby-princess/

Covid-19: shipping requirements and restrictions at Australian ports

27 March 2020

Federal government policyUpdate: 24 March 2020

The Prime Minister of Australia announced that Australian citizens will be restricted from travelling overseas. This restriction commenced 25 March 2020 at 1200hrs AEDST.

This travel restriction does not apply to persons who are:

ordinarily resident in a country other than Australia;
airline and maritime crew and/or associated safety workers;
engaged in the day to day conduct of outbound and inbound freight;
travelling for essential work at...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/covid-19-shipping-requirements-and-restrictions-at-australian-ports/

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