Some years ago, my company was contracted to “look after” arrested Patagonian toothfish pirate vessels by the government. They were mostly converted Japanese or Taiwa ..
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A wilderness expedition vessel and a catamaran ferry have entered service in Australia as new cruise ships are launched in Italy and Finland. Construction begins on a new ..
Contractors have started the dredging and reclamation works for the Devonport East Terminal 3 development, Australian port operator Tasmanian Ports Corporation (TasPorts) ..
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A Florida-based expedition operator takes delivery of its second ship as construction is underway on a new boutique cruise ship for operation in Australia and a new elect ..
By AAL Shipping
*Note: this article is a re-publication of the AAL statement, however, it has been lightly edited by Shipping Australia.
Break bulk and multi-purpose shipping operator, AAL (a Shipping Australia member), has undertaken a salvage operation to remove two tugs from the Mersey River in Devonport on the north-west coast of Tasmania.
The 31,000 deadweight, 700 tonne, heavy...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/aal-recovers-two-wrecked-tugs-in-tasmania/
A new ambulance boat enters service in Nigerian inland waters as construction is underway on a new rescue craft in Croatia and a police patrol vessel for Tasmania in Aust ..
A ferry service that had transported residents of north-west Tasmania, Australia, for over 160 years has ceased its operations. The Spirit of Devonport lifeline ferry ser ..
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A bulk cement carrier rammed and sank two tugboats in Port Devenport, Tasmania, in January. The waterway is now open to normal commercial traffic after a salvage operation this month involving a commercial vessel with built-in cranes that normally is used to transport breakbulk and heavy lift project cargo such as wind turbines, transformers and mining equipment.
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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-two-sunken-tugs-were-pulled-from-a-river-in-tasmania
A salvage company has completed the removal of two tugs that sank after being struck by a passing commercial vessel at the Port of Devonport in Tasmania, Australia, earli ..
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