Pilbara Ports reopen as cyclone moves away
PILBARA ports are reopening for business on Monday morning (20 January) as tropical cyclone Sean, heads west southwest. At 5am AWST the cyclone had built to a category 3 and was...
Rehab mine provides first magnetite shipment
A REHABILIATED mine site in the Northern Territory, expected to produce 1.2 million wet tonnes of magnetite concentrate annually, has shipped its first despatch to Asia. The...
Pilot hydrogen to fuel Korean power plants
PILOT ENERGY has signed an agreement to provide ammonia from the Mid West clean energy project in the Perth Basin to fuel coal-fired power plants in Korea. In a stock exchange...
Nail in the coffin for Perth Freight Link
THE WEST Australian state government has hammered the final nail in the controversial plan for the Roe 8 and 9 Perth Freight Link project. The finalisation of an amendment to the...
Wellard to sell last vessel, Ocean Drover
TROUBLED livestock vessel operator Wellard has reported to the ASX it is to sell its last remaining vessel Ocean Drover for $81.2 million. In the announcement on 14 January the...
Lost fumigation canister that sparked warning found
A FUMIGATION canister accidentally dropped overboard in Esperance, sparking a safety warning, has been found. The missing cannister of Fumitoxin, that was inadvertently dropped...
Heidelberg turns to Bunbury for silica exports
HEIDELBERG Materials is trialling rotating container technology for its first shipment of silica sand out of the Port of Bunbury. Heidelberg Materials Silica Sand Program Market...
Curtin scholarship call for WA regional students
SOUTHERN Ports is calling for scholarship applications for undergraduate students to study in the faculties of Science and Engineering or Business and Law at either Curtin’s...
Woodside grants for Karratha community
WOODSIDE Energy has thrown its weight behind the communities of Karratha and Roebourne where the company’s WA story began 40 years ago. The energy giant has announced 10 community...
Pioneer biodiesel voyage an iron clad success
ON DECEMBER 31 the Newcastlemax bulk carrier Berge Lyngor left Port Hedland, heading for China pioneering an iron ore voyage powered entirely by B100 biodiesel. Berge Bulk and BHP...
Prime Minister promises northern ports upgrade
PRIME MINISTER Anthony Albanese has promised to upgrade Western Australia’s northern ports if Labor wins the coming federal election. Speaking in Kununurra, Mr Albanese said port...
ABF patrol boat order takes total to 12
AUSTAL has been awarded a contract for two additional Evolved Cape-class Patrol Boats for Australian Border Force, taking the total number of patrol boats to be built to 12. Eight...
The last train from Koolyanobbing
THE LAST train from Koolyanobbing has rolled into the Port of Esperance carrying the final load of iron ore from Western Australia’s Yilgarn region. Mineral Resources’ final iron...
Northern Territory adds fishing compliance vessel to fleet
A CUSTOM built 5.3 metre vessel has been introduced into the Northern Territory’s waterways as part of government moves to protect its fisheries. Named Caranx the new fisheries...
Woodside backs future of LNG with Chevron asset swap
WOODSIDE Energy is backing the future of Liquified Natural Gas by acquiring partner Chevron’s interest in the North West Shelf Project. In an asset swap Woodside will also acquire...
