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Are you ready for changes to Marine Order 504?
All Australian domestic commercial vessels (DCVs) are required to implement a safety management system (SMS) which complies with Marine Order 504 …
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Implications for failure to perform
Western Australia Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against judgment ordering …
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Comprehensively Yachts – HFW Yachting Industry Briefing, July 2021
Though the 2021 Mediterranean yacht season may have been a little late in its…
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Who gets the clean-up bill? Big changes coming to Australian Offshore Decommissioning
On 26 May 2021, an important Bill1 was introduced into Federal Parliament to …
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Seafarers’ Continuous Service – Ships Calling Australian Ports
We continue to see ships calling at Australian ports with crew on board that …
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Commercial Court rules on what damage is liquidated by demurrage
On 7 September, in the Eternal Bliss1, Andrew Baker J sitting in the Commerci…
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Australia issues regulations for implementation of IMO2020 premised on a policy of strict compliance
One of the many challenges faced by shipowners with the coming into effect fr…
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Market Insight
The rise of HFW Australia
Learn more about one of the fastest growing regions in HFW's selected sectors.
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Briefing
Developments in Australian Offshore Decommissioning, March 2018
The Australian Federal Government and associated agencies review the policy, …
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Reforming Australia’s Coastal Shipping Regime, March 2017
The Australian Government has today released the Coastal Shipping Reforms Dis…
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Offshore projects – visas required again, October 2016
The High Court of Australia confirms that foreign crew and workers on vessels…
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Coastal trading update, October 2015
Our previous briefings on the Coastal Trading (Revitalising Australian Shippi…
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