NT government looking for maritime investors
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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
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...
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Triumvirate to build LNG opportunities
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
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
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
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
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
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...
