A fire broke out on a ro-ro vessel off the coast of the Netherlands this week, and the ATSB published an occurrence brief on a pilot ladder incident. Pilbara Ports Authority awarded a contract for construction of a new seawall, SeaRoad opened a new logistics facility and Ports North announced a new CEO.

This week, AMSA halted the tender process for the contract to maintain aids to navigation around Australia, and a ship ran into engine trouble off Queensland. An Aussie logistics company moved into a new facility at the Port of Brisbane and a towage contract was awarded for the Port of Esperance.

The government declared an offshore wind zone this week, and the Port of Newcastle revealed that 30 organisations would support its development of a clean energy precinct. AMSA banned a general cargo ship, construction started on a freight terminal in Melbourne and the ARTC is establishing a subsidiary to govern delivery of the Inland Rail.

A new chair and board members were appointed to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority board this week, and two men were charged over a shipment of ketamine sent to Australia in two commercial vans. Lindsay Australia acquired a merchandise company, a Western Australian port secured new export deals and T-Ports welcomed a new CEO.

Offshore wind in Victoria, ATSB's Trinity Bay grounding investigation, Maersk’s methanol ships, Australian shipbuilder building ferries

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority updated a marine notice on pilot ladder safety, and protesters wreaked havoc at the ports of Brisbane, Newcastle and Melbourne. Svitzer announced it had signed an agreement for five new tugboats, and a US assault ship docked at Patrick Terminal in Brisbane.

A double-stacked container vehicle was trialled at the Port of Brisbane this past week, and union members voted in favour of a new enterprise bargaining agreement. A logistics contract was awarded for a lithium plant expansion in WA and a landing craft for Norfolk Island was delivered after moths of delays.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority this week announced it had banned a general cargo ship for being unsafe and unseaworthy. A hydrogen and methanol plant took a step forward in Tasmania, and police laid charges over an attempt to smuggle 800 kilograms cocaine into Australia on a bulker.

A containership lost steering and hit a navigational beacon in the Port of Melbourne this past week, and a company and master were convicted over a pilot ladder incident. Svitzer Australia came to an in-principle agreement with three maritime unions, and 120 kilograms of cocaine was found at a container facility in Port Botany.

The ABF found 300 kilograms of meth in a sea freight consignment from Mexico, and a logistics and ship agency group acquired Australian bulk specialist Monson Agencies. An Aussie shipbuilder delivered a ferry bound for South Korea, and a ceremony was held in Finland for the second of two new Spirits of Tasmania.