Thumbs up for Bunbury windfarms, thumbs down for Gippsland
TWO OFFSHORE wind projects at Bunbury in Western Australia have been given the development nod by the federal government and one in the Gippsland zone off Victoria has been...
Babcock adds Arafura to portfolio
MARINE engineering and sustainment services company Babcock has added a new class of vessel to its portfolio, Arafura-class offshore patrol vessels. In a 2 June announcement...
Southern ports wants community input
AUSTRALIA’S major ports all have community programs of different shapes and sizes. Some like the Port Authority of NSW provide grants, in its case up to $15,000 for projects in...
Aus-NZ Ports should be safe from tariff trauma
AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand ports should be able to withstand any Donald Trump-related tariff volatility, according to a report released today (2 June) by S&P Global Ratings. S&P...
Wind turbine blades on 1000km journey from Geraldton port
WIND turbine blades delivered to the Port of Geraldton are now beginning a nearly 1000 kilometre road trip to the Mt Weld Hybrid Power Station at Laverton in Western Australia....
Darwin port fuel tanks not built to withstand cyclones
AN ENGINEERING report obtained by the ABC claims fuel tanks built on Port of Darwin land won’t withstand a category three cyclone. The 11 tanks, known as Project Caymus, built for...
Government foreshadows army port facilities
THE FEDERAL government has issued a notice that it intends calling for tenders on a $7 to $10 billion of port infrastructure projects to support its Littoral Manoeuvre Program....
Svitzer on the lookout for Indigenous tugboat trainees
TUGBOAT operator Svitzer is on the lookout for First Nations trainees at the Port of Dampier as part of a new national partnership with the Stars Foundation. The Karratha chapter...
Woodside approved to drill until 2070
IN THE the face of extreme lobbying from environment groups federal environment minister Murray Watt has approved Woodside’s extension of its North West gas project until 2070. Mr...
Tug of war over Darwin port
THE CHINESE Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, has defended the rights of China’s Landbridge Group to continue operating the Port of Darwin. But at the same time New York-based...
Wyndham project for Danish logistics company
DANISH logistics company Norden has signed a deal with Kimberley Metals Group (KMG) in Wyndham in north-west Western Australia to transport iron ore by barge to ocean going...
Austal appoints Richard Gibb as new non-executive director
A SECOND Forrest family board member has been appointed to shipbuilder Austal’s board as the battle for control of the company heats up again. The appointment of former Credit...
DeepOcean acquires Shelf Subsea
OCEAN services provider DeepOcean has expanded its global reach with the acquisition of independent provider Shelf Subsea Shelf’s coverage of the Asia-Pacific and Middle East...
Woodside a step closer to North West Shelf gas approval
THE PATH appears to have been cleared for environment minister Murray Watt to approve Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension with his rejection of environmental groups’ call...
ABN fraud running rife in logistics
CASES of ABN fraud are being picked up almost every week by Western Australian logistics company Transitainer. Director Kelly Crossley said she was picking up attempts to...
