• Industry split over new Torres pilotage model | 17 July 2008

  If there was any residual feeling at the Federal Department of Transport and the Australian Maritime Authority that changing the...

• Pilotage enters choppy waters | 17 July 2008

  Will there be metaphorical blood in northern Queensland's pilotage waters after the latest AMSA/Department of Transport review? Given the...

• A crisis of information | 10 July 2008

  It seems that about the time that King Agamemnon had a thousand or so ships hide from view of Troy...

• Cut the hot air on global fears | 10 July 2008

  Some bleating official was on the radio the other day, complaining that the general public was failing to take the...

• Outcome of hold-cleaning case `warning to charterers' | 10 July 2008

  A London arbitration addressed hold-cleaning issues after a vessel had been twice rejected for residues of pre-charter cargoes despite a...

• Loyalty factor in sale of line | 03 July 2008

  Do brands have a value in cargo shipping? This is an issue that fires up debate in the liner trades....

• Many accident inquiries `useless' | 03 July 2008

  The intention behind an accident investigation is to find the underlying causes behind the accident, and then to amend relevant...

• Recruiting a success | 03 July 2008

  A major drive to attract more young people towards a seagoing career is achieving success in Germany, home to 440...

• Ships aplenty but no-one to man them | 03 July 2008

  The shipping industry may be experiencing its greatest boom, but ship managers are struggling to cope with the crewing crisis....

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