Crane the brain for a name
PILBARA Ports want the local community to name its cranes at the port of Port Hedland's Lumsden Point. Image: Konecranes Work is under way on the two ESP.9 Konecranes Gottwald...
MMA Offshore rebrands as Cyan Renewables
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
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
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
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
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...
