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Pilbara Ports responds to FMG Nicola incident
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A STORY in national newspaper The Australian which outlined an emergency rescue of FMG Nicola at the port of Port Hedland after an engine breakdown has drawn a response from...
MUA: ‘Pilbara Ports crying poor’
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PILBARA Ports has been on the receiving of a social media swipe from the Maritime Union of Australia’s WA branch which claims the ports are crying poor. A Facebook post from the...
New Darwin port container yard builds capacity
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A NEW container yard at Darwin Port’s East Arm, opened at the end of June, has seen daily truck slot availability jump by 33% and daily container delivery rates increase by 35%. A...
Flinders container pact follows Qube and Patrick MUA deals
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THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) has followed up deals with Qube Ports and Patrick Terminals with a new in-principal enterprise agreement with the Flinders Adelaide Container...
Triumvirate to build LNG opportunities
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WOODSIDE Energy has reinforced its support for Liquified Natural Gas, signing agreements with Hyundai Engineering and Hyundai Glovis to work on joint LNG projects. The three...
Take sleep seriously, warns AMSA
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VESSEL owners and operators are being reminded that failure to maintain watchkeeping and crewing standards could result in enforcement action from the Australian Maritime Safety...
Terracotta warriors a fragile task for Cathay
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TAKE 10, more than 2000-year-old, fragile Terracotta Warriors and transport them more than 7000 kilometres from China to Perth. That was the challenge Cathay Cargo faced in moving...
Ground-breaking hull cleaning trials for Fremantle
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FREMANTLE Port pilot vessel Paddy Troy was the guinea pig for new hull-cleaning technology that could allow for vessel cleaning in-water, in ports - changing the way ship hulls...
Port Hedland pilots, in with the new, out with the old
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PORT HEDLAND’S new delivery model for marine pilot service has kicked in at Australia’s busiest bulk port. From 1 July, the new hybrid pilotage model which involves a cohort of...
Bardex expands to Australia to boost maritime infrastructure
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CALIFORNIAN headquartered engineering company Bardex is setting up in Australia to fill what it sees as a growing demand for maritime sustainment, offshore wind, and...
Auriga, MUA dispute resolution a win for remote maritime workers
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RESOLUTION of a dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and Auriga is being heralded as a significant win for maritime workers in Western Australia, servicing remote...
WA premier heads to Japan for energy talks
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WEST AUSTRALIAN premier Roger Cook is travelling to Japan to encourage LNG imports and to discuss clean energy transition. Since 1989, WA has shipped liquified natural gas to...
Host of engine failures concern Port Hedland
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THE PORT of Port Hedland has issued a cautionary tale around the number of engine-related events during vessel transits in the first half of 2025. Harbour master Behrouz Daei...
Upgrades for South Australian container terminal
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FLINDERS Adelaide Container Terminal (FACT) is set for a more than $350 million makeover. Flinders Port Holdings (FPH) in its annual review said the terminal was set to undergo a...
Record shipments for iron ore
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GINA RINEHART’S amalgamation of Roy Hill and Atlas Iron into Hancock Iron Ore from 1 July means the organisation has exported a record 500 million tonnes of iron ore. In a...