Marine Transport Industry

Both of Tasmania's brand new Bass Strait ferries have "technical issues" with their LNG systems, the government has said — adding to the list of problems which have plagued the ships.

Nestled on the Great Barrier Reef between two of Australia's most popular boating destinations is a radio blackspot zone leaving boaties with no phone or radio communication for days on end.

Report identifies failings as bulk carrier MV Portland Bay, carrying 950 tonnes of heavy fuel oil, lost power in extreme weather and drifted towards Royal National Park cliffs, north of Sydney, in 2022.

Nine months after being struck by a container ship at Fremantle Port and left extensively damaged, the STS Leeuwin II travels south to undergo its restoration.

Another $120 million cost blowout hits the embattled Spirit of Tasmania vessel replacement project, with berth infrastructure set to cost $493 million.

South Australian farmers struggling with drought need livestock feed, but Australian shipping laws make it unaffordable for Australian sea freight to reach them.

Named after a famous Uruguayan actor, the brand new new ship by Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat is said to be the largest fully electric vessel ever built.

New video shows the moment a cargo ship ploughed into a fuel tanker hired by the US military in the North Sea off England's east coast, as experts tell the ABC there is no evidence the ship's captain tried to take evasive action.

The Tasmanian government has instructed state-owned ferry operator TT-Line to stop lease negotiations for the Spirit of Tasmania IV and bring it home. The new vessel has been berthed in Scotland while the state government investigated leasing options.

The Scottish government denies it is planning to use a new Spirit of Tasmania ferry to house Ukrainian refugees. It comes after speculation it was in "advanced negotiations" to do so.

The Tasmanian premier has refused to rule out the state's newly built Spirit of Tasmania ferry being used to house Ukrainian refugees in Scotland.

Over the centuries ferries have evolved from using paddles to steam engines, to burning diesel and gas. Can the humble ferry go all electric?

Time is running out for a salvage attempt to recover a 67-year-old historic wooden boat that foundered last week before, as one expert says, the ocean floor starts to "claim" the wreck.

Negotiations to lease the newly built Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry have begun, as the state government announces the ship will stay on in Scotland for another month.  

Advice will be received by the end of the month on whether the completed Spirit IV ferry will be leased in Europe or if it will travel down to Tasmania to wait years for its port to be built.

Livestock shipping company Wellard strikes a deal to sell its only remaining income-producing asset and considers delisting from the stock exchange.

Community leaders in Wyndham say the Albanese government's pledge to widen trade at the Kimberley town's port and boost infrastructure is well overdue.

Finnish-built engines have joined the list of "local content" mandated in the fit-out of Tasmania's two new Spirit ferries.

The International Transport Workers' Federation says it recovered $30.7 million in stolen wages for the "world's invisible workforce" last year.

WA Labor says it will press ahead with plans to expand Swan River ferry services, extending connections to UWA and Applecross, despite concerns from sailing clubs about increased river traffic.