Auriga, MUA dispute resolution a win for remote maritime workers
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
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
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
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
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...
Adverse weather to impact Fremantle port
FREMANTLE Port users are being warned to prepare for adverse weather from 6 to 8 July. In a memo to shipping agents, harbour master Captain Savio Fernandes said shipping agents...
Engineer, former army officer joins Svitzer
SVITZER Australia has appointed chartered engineer, Hannah Crowther as its new general manager – West. Ms Crowther will be based out of Fremantle. A LinkedIn post from Svitzer...
Broome crane failure slows exports
A CRANE failure at the Port of Broome in Western Australia has led to delays in the shipment of 41,000 tonnes of concentrate. In a notice to the Australian Stock Exchange,...
Civmec acquires specialist naval shipbuilder
SHIPBUILDER Civmec has acquired 100% of Luerssen Australia, a subsidiary of Northern German shipyards headquartered in Bremen, Germany. In a notice issued to the Australian Stock...
BHP charters ammonia dual-fuelled bulk carriers
BHP will charter two of COSCO Shipping Group’s ammonia dual-fuelled Newcastlemax bulk carriers to ship iron ore from Western Australia to Northeast Asia. A media release...
Union takes aim at DP World cranes
AS DP World pursues a global strategy of end-to-end logistics integration, its plans to install ship-to-shore cranes at the Port of Fremantle are drawing flack from the Maritime...
Pilbara Ports announces annual forum
PILBARA Ports, the world’s biggest bulk export port authority will hold its Pilbara Ports Safe Ships Safe Ports Forum in Perth in October. First held in 2016, the forum, initiated...
Tale of the Toern, Albany's first whaler
THE LAST shore-based whaling station in Australia at Albany on the south coast of Western Australia held its final whale hunt in November 1978. The closure of the whaling station...
Silver Cloud passengers rescued from remote island
PASSENGERS from Silversea’s Silver Cloud cruise liner have been rescued from a remote northern Australian island after a fast-moving tide left them stranded. On Thursday afternoon...
First TRAnsverse tug arrives at port of Newcastle
SVITZER Barrington – Svitzer’s much-vaunted next generation of tug design has safely and successfully arrived at the Port of Newcastle. The new style TRAnsverse Tug is claimed by...
