Global trade association
Interferry has chosen
Hobart as the venue for its
45th annual conference in
October 2020 – the thirdtime that the ferry industry’s
showcase event will have
been staged in Australia
following Sydney in 1995 and
Gold Coast in 2002.“We felt it was important
to go back to Australia –
we have a strong base of
members there and they
have always been veryEnvironmental approval of a
$583 million redevelopment
of the Lindeman Island
resort will see island
infrastructure used and
developed during both
the development and
operational phases.
The project will see the
island, which was severely
damaged by Cyclone Yasi
in 2011, again become a
premium resort able to
accommodate over 550
visitors each night. It is
anticipated it will attract
more than 200,000 visitor
days each year.
The majority of deliveries,
staff and resort guests will
arrive by barge or ferry from
Shute Harbour.
While the redevelopment
proponent had previously
proposed constructing a safeharbour on the island, the
final application consisted
of upgrades to the existing
south-east facing jetty and
additional moorings around
the island.
Key aspects of the
proposed design includes:
not permitting vessels
to empty bilges or waste
water while using the jetty,
barge or mooring facilities;
the jetty will be the key
form of marine access for
tourists and staff to/from
the island; use of seven
approved mooring facilities
in accordance with a Great
Barrier Reef Marine Park
Permit.
The resort development
works are expected to take
approximately 3.5 years, with
construction expected to
commence in 2019.The Warship Asset
Management Agreement
between the Australian
Government and
Defence industry has
been extended. The $1.2
billion five year follow-on
program of work covers
sustainment of the eight
ANZAC class ships and
their shore support and
training facilities.
The industry
alliance includes BAE
Systems Australia, Saab
Australia, and Naval
Ship Management and
supports the Royal
Australian Navy’s (RAN)
ANZAC class frigate fleet.
The initial 18-monthprogram agreement
ended in December 2017
and included work on
HMAS Arunta as part
of the ANZAC Midlife
Capability Assurance
Program (AMCAP) at
BAE Systems’ Henderson
(Western Australia)
shipyard.
BAE Systems’
role includes asset
management in
Rockingham (Western
Australia), platform
engineering and
integration support
(Victoria & NSW ) and
major refit and upgrade
implementation at
Henderson.Hobart on the
international map
supportive,” explained CEO
Mike Corrigan.
“It’s also another
strategically significant
opportunity to extend our
influence and membership
in the Asia-Pacific region
following the 2016
conference in Manila.”
The host company will be
association member TT-Line
Spirit of Tasmania. Its CEO,
Bernard Dwyer, commented:
“We are truly excited by
Interferry’s decision. The
conference, combined with
several days of networking
and social events, is
recognised as a must-do
experience by industry
professionals from all over
the world. We can’t wait to
welcome them.”
At last year’s conference
in Split, Croatia, a record
470 participants attended
representing 27 countries.
Interferry currently has more
than 230 member companies- operators and suppliers –
in 37 countries.
Warship sustainment
agreement
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