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Passenger Vessel News Roundup | June 26 – US cruise ship orders and construction plus a new tour catamaran for Australia

A luxury cruise ship slated for a Swiss operator completes is final series of sea trials while construction continues on the fifth ship in a series ordered by a US cruise company. Orders have meanwhile been placed for sea-going and river cruise ships and a catamaran that will sail on excursions in...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Giles S – Versatile dredging support tender for Australia’s Port of Brisbane

Giles S, a new dredge tender acquired by the Port of Brisbane

The Port of Brisbane (PBPL) in Australia recently welcomed a new harbour tender into service. The vessel has been named Giles S in honour of the late Giles Stimson, who had once worked as Manager of Hydrographic Surveys at PBPL. The custom workboat was built by BtB Marine to a design by Global...

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Lloyd’s Register enters nuclear propulsion agreement with Australian vessel designer

Rendering of a Seatransport-designed stern landing vessel

Lloyd’s Register and Queensland, Australia-based vessel design firm Seatransport have entered into an agreement for collaboration in equipping vessels with micro-modular reactors (MMRs). Under this approval in principle (AIP), both parties will equip an MMR on Seatransport’s proprietary amphibious stern landing vessel design, which is ideally suited for isolated nations and remote communities. Seatransport said […]

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EDITORIAL | Cook Strait checkmate: new Solutions for safer New Zealand ferries

Kaitaki in Wellington Harbour, photo date unknown

Nearly 900 people were on KiwiRail Interislander’s 29-year-old ferry Kaitaki when it lost power in a storm in January 2023 whilst entering Wellington Harbour en route from Picton on the South Island. Thankfully, nobody died and in the end, the passengers remained safely on the ship rather than...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Barcoo – Versatile response boat for Great Barrier Reef patrols

Australian boatbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons (NRW) has handed over a new patrol vessel to the Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES) for operations in the waters of the Great Barrier Reef. Barcoo utilises a proven NRW patrol boat hull design that also features modifications that...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Island Guardian – Landing craft to support Great Barrier Reef preservation efforts

The Queensland Department of Environment and Science (DES), a preservation agency operating in the Australian state of Queensland, recently expanded its fleet of marine protection vessel with the acquisition of an aluminium catamaran landing craft built by compatriot shipbuilder Norman R. Wright and Sons (NRW). Island Guardian will be operated by the Reef Joint Field […]

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