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Fremantle Ports leads national charge to reduce ship-generated waste
FREMANTLE Ports is leading the charge to tackle Australia’s poor record in recycling ship-generated waste. The move comes after senior environmental adviser Rebecca James returned...
Fremantle warns of more weather port disruption
FREMANTLE Port is again warning of adverse weather conditions from 1 to 4 August. In a shipping agents memo the port warned that several safety measures would be in place. “To...
Software to save transported fruit and vegetables
AUSTRALIA loses almost 25% of its total fruit and vegetable production in cold chain storage – that’s 1.93 million tonnes lost before it reaches the consumer. Software company...
Funding for isolated Queensland airstrips, boat ramps and seaports
VULNERABILITY of remote Queensland communities highlighted by recent weather events is prompting an $88 million investment from federal and Queensland state governments to protect...
Russian tsunami impacts trade routes
A TSUNAMI triggered by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia on 30 July is having a widespread impact. West Australian ports like Fremantle and Kwinana kept a wary eye out and...
US Navy sailor missing in Timor Sea
A SEARCH is under way for a missing crewman from aircraft carrier the USS George Washington in the Timor Sea during Talisman Sabre 2025 exercises. The sailor was reported missing...
Scholarship to nurture aspiring engineer
AN ASPIRING engineer has been awarded a ‘life-changing’ scholarship that will hopefully lead to a maritime career. Thomas Hage from Western Australia’s wine-growing Margaret River...
Concerns banned Russian oil headed for Perth
GREEK flagged oil tanker Seferis, believed to be carrying fuel refined from Russian crude, has docked at Kwinana, 40 kilometres south of Perth. Concerns have been raised about...
Union tensions raised at Pilbara Ports
THE MARITIME Union of Australia (MUA) is planning to take Protected Action against Pilbara Ports. A social media post claimed that after several months of protracted EA...
Woodside takes on ExxonMobil Bass Strait assets
WOODSIDE may have abandoned plans for a major hydrogen project in the United States, but it is throwing its weight behind its Australian operations. It is to assume operations of...
Software to ease Westlink congestion
SOFTWARE company OneStop’s modal and vehicle booking system will be integrated into Melbourne’s Westlink Container Park. The strategic partnership which goes into effect on Monday...
Location announced for Perth university ferry terminal
PERTH’S University of WA (UWA) is to get a ferry terminal. The state government confirmed the location for the new terminal servicing UWA and the residential and recreational area...
Farmers have no beef with US trade restrictions
BEEF producers have little to fear from the lifting of trade restrictions on American beef according to the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Meat and Livestock Australia...
Darwin ferry dredging complete
MAINTENANCE dredging at Darwin’s Cullen Bay ferry terminal has been completed ahead of schedule. Ferry timetables had been disrupted at low tide, but the completion of works two...
Record sixth year for Pilbara Ports
PILBARA Ports has delivered a sixth consecutive year of record throughput. Ports minister, Stephen Dawson, said the record came despite the challenging global economic...
