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MUA votes for action at CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal
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DELAYS in EBA negotiations with the CBH Kwinana Grain Terminal have prompted the Maritime Union of Australia – WA branch, to vote in favour of taking protected action. A Facebook...
Southern Ports grants on offer
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SOUTHERN Ports in Western Australia has supported more than 120 community groups over the past 12 months in its community investment program. And it’s offering its next round of...
Crane the brain for a name
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PILBARA Ports want the local community to name its cranes at the port of Port Hedland's Lumsden Point. Work is under way on the two ESP.9 Konecranes Gottwald Mobile Harbor Cranes...
MMA Offshore rebrands as Cyan Renewables, opens Melbourne office
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PERTH-based marine and subsea services provider MMA Offshore has rebranded as Cyan Renewables and is opening a Melbourne office. The rebranding follows its acquisition last year...
ATSB launches FMG Nicola investigation
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THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has launched an investigation into the engine failure of bulk carrier FMG Nicola at Port Hedland in February. A report from the ATSB...
MinRes setting Pilbara records
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MINERAL Resources is breaking iron ore export records at its Central Pilbara mines. That includes loading its largest shipment to date of 118,202 wet metric tonnes of iron ore...
Fremantle Ports: Fee hikes are fair and reasonable
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FREMANTLE Ports says a hike in fees will bring them in line with other capital city ports and the revenue raised is required to make a contribution to much-needed upgrades....
NT government looking for maritime investors
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THE EMERGING maritime repair and maintenance industry and large-scale developments at Darwin Port’s Middle Arm Precinct will be key elements of the first Northern Territory...
Contract awarded for Westport marine geotech investigations
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THE WEST Australian state government has awarded a $22 million contract to WSP Australia for marine geotechnical investigations to progress final designs for container port...
Advisory group established for Westport and shipbuilders
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THE WESTERN Trade Coast industrial area, home to future container terminal Westport and the Henderson Defence Precinct, as well as industrial processing and manufacturing,...
World’s biggest cable laying vessel arrives at Fremantle
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FRENCH-registered cable installation vessel Ile d’Yeu has arrived in Fremantle to begin laying a submarine cable connecting Sydney, Melbourne (via Torquay), Adelaide and Perth....
GREEN FUELS: Fuelling net zero
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In spite of some backpedalling by US President Donald Trump, transport industries in Australia and around the world are searching for environmentally friendly fuels in the race to...
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...