A wide variety of matters took place in NSW last year, several of which are detailed in our Shipping Australia Annual Review.
We provide a short extract of that report here.
“The big policy development(s) in New South Wales were the ongoing reviews of NSW Freight Policy. Believe it or not, the NSW Freight Policy Review was announced at the very beginning of the year, back in January 2024, by the Hon Jo Haylen MP, Minister for Transport and Member of the NSW Legislative Assembly.
“The key finding was that the NSW State Government ought to drop its support for a container terminal at Kembla and also not provide additional infrastructure to assist the development of container terminals at either Newcastle or Kembla.
“Staying in Newcastle, global towage giant, Svitzer, completed a state-of-the art training simulator that will provide advanced training for pilots, tug masters, and other personnel. There are two simulation suites – one set up as a tug bridge (with 360 degree vision) and the other a 180 degree ship’s simulator.
“Different weather conditions, ships and tidal conditions – among many other factors can be loaded – and personnel interact with simulated vessel through replica physical controls. It is an astonishing, amazing and excellent facility!”
