MMA wins Chevron contract for marine support
MARINE and subsea services provider MMA Offshore, has been awarded a multi-year vessel support contract from Chevron Australia. The contract is to provide marine logistical...
Contractor sought to maintain navy frigates
THE ROYAL Australian Navy is seeking a long-term contractor to maintain its seven Anzac-class frigates. The Anzac Class Design Support Contract is under open tender and is focused...
Broome floating wharf almost here
BROOME’S floating wharf is almost at its final destination. Kimberley Marine Support Base has posted on LinkedIn that the floating wharf had been shipped to Broome “with the two...
New fuel discharge system at Geraldton
A NEW fuel discharge system has gone live at Mid West Ports Geraldton Port in Western Australia. A Mid West Ports LinkedIn post said the Berth 5 fuel discharge system has taken...
Urgent dredging for Darwin ferry terminal
URGENT maintenance dredging has been scheduled for Darwin’s Cullen Bay. The dredging has been fast-tracked to maintain safe and reliable ferry services at Cullen Bay and will...
Pilbara Ports: ‘no immediate threat of industrial action’
PILBARA Ports believes moves by the Maritime Union to take protected industrial action will have no immediate impact on operations at Port Hedland. A Facebook post by the union...
Gold Valley adds Bunbury to export ports
GOLD VALLEY is adding the Port of Bunbury to its existing deal with the Port of Esperance. Gold Valley has exported iron concentrate out of the Port of Bunbury for the first time,...
BW Offshore opens Darwin office
BW OFFSHORE has opened a Darwin office, an important milestone as its new FPSO, BW Opal moves closer to first gas at the Barossa gas project. In a LinkedIn post BW Offshore said...
Spectacular float over for giant FPU
A SPECTACULAR engineering milestone for the Scarborough Energy Project has been reached with the joining together of the topsides and hull for the Floating Production Unit (FPU)....
New cruises make up 60% of southern WA visits
THE CRUISE season has come to a close in southern Western Australia with a host of new cruises. The departure of the 184m Insignia from the Port of Albany last Wednesday marked...
Woodside revisits Browse environment proposal
WOODSIDE’S Browse gas export project, under attack from environmental groups, has submitted amendments to its proposal to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). The $30...
Coastal trading red tape hurting drought stricken farmers
RED tape is adding something like $60 a tonne to shipping costs within Australia, according to West Australian grain export company Premium Grain Handlers (PGH) director John Orr....
Rising costs hit Darwin ship lift project
THE DARWIN Ship Lift project has been referred to the Northern Territory Public Accounts Committee (PAC) because of rising costs and delays. In a media release on 12 May,...
Geraldton port project to streamline loading
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a new $52 million materials handling facility at Geraldton Port that will streamline the loading of mineral sands and other products directly by conveyor...
Record cruise season for Darwin
A RECORD-breaking 113 cruise ships have docked at the Darwin Port during the 2024/25 cruise season. The last large cruise ship of the season, Crown Princess, docked in Darwin on 5...
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