Marine Transport Industry

South Australia's state coroner will investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Anthony Higgins, who went missing off the coast of Granite Island in September 2020. 

Relocating Western Australia's main container port from Fremantle to Kwinana will cost at least $7 billion, with the government saying it needs to be done by the end of the 2030s to ward off a hit to the state's economy.

Port Hedland is home to the world's largest export port and is dominated by the iron ore trade. At the heart of the industry is a small workforce of marine pilots.

Marine Rescue, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and multiple helicopters were involved in the search until a recreational fisherman happened across the missing man a day after he vanished from his ship.

The new Spirit of Tasmania ferries will have more space for caravans and motor homes, but, with their arrival delayed, the struggle for holiday-makers to get a booking continues.

Severe winds have caused one of the two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels to break loose from its outfitting quay at a shipyard in Finland, but the extent of damage is yet to be determined.

Two Tasmanian government-owned businesses were at loggerheads over the rollout of new Spirit of Tasmania vessels, causing long delays and blowouts. Now they might be merged into one entity.

One of the brand new Spirit of Tasmania ships will be relocated to a shipyard in Scotland for an unknown amount of time while the ferry operator explores options to lease it out due to its berth not being ready in Tasmania.

As Tasmania's government points to direct flights between Hobart and Auckland as a win for the local tourism sector, one caravan park operator says his park had a third of its usual late October visitors — and has fired a shot across the bow of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator. 

The two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels could be kept 17,000 kilometres away from the state for up to two years. So why can't one of Tasmania's other ports house them?

Tasmania finds itself in a farcical position where the brand-new Spirit of Tasmania ferries it purchased may end up being hand-me-downs by the time they reach the state's shores.

Tasmania's business and tourism groups have grown increasingly fed up with the state government over its handling of the new Spirit of Tasmania vessels. That anger overflowed on Thursday.

Two new Spirit of Tasmania ferries that are nearing completion will not enter service as planned and instead will be leased out after a delay in port infrastructure means no berth will be ready for them until 2027, the government says.

Business owners and travellers are facing extensive wait times to get large vehicles onto the Spirit of Tasmania, with one local business owner scaling down her pet transport service due to ongoing vehicle booking shortages.

Spirit of Tasmania existing vs new fleet size comparison

Dozens of old, dilapidated commercial and private vessels have been left in bays across Sydney Harbour. A petition before NSW parliament is calling on the state government to clear the harbour of derelict vessels, crumbling structures, aging wharves and debris.

Replacing the Spirit of Tasmania ferries was one of the biggest projects in Tasmanian history, but it's become a debacle of cost blowouts and delays.

The delivery of two new Spirit of Tasmania vessels has faced significant scrutiny over its repeated delays and cost blowouts. The former chair of the ferry operator has now taken aim at the government over its "appalling" support

The woodchip pile has been in place for decades, and the idea of shifting it may have never crossed the mind of locals.

A US dock workers' strike reaching from New York to Texas is throwing global supply chains into disarray. And Australians' weekly shop will not be immune.