Australia urged to look overseas for sustainability
BUSINESS involved in Australia’s supply chain should be looking overseas for sustainability initiatives according to shipping and logistics expert Brian Hack. Mr Hack, Managing...
Crustaceans head for ships, not Christmas dinner plates
THERE’S a feast of crustaceans attacking vessels in the Pilbara rather than finding their way to our Christmas plates. A mass spawing of crustaceans are gathering under ships and...
Iron ore consortium to tackle carbon with nation's biggest electric furnace
A CONSORTIUM of some of Western Australia’s biggest players in the iron-ore industry will launch the nation's largest ironmaking electric smelting furnace at Kwinana making the...
Dampier Hampton Harbour Pontoon back open
THE HAMPTON Harbour Pontoon at the Port of Dampier is back in business. A spokesperson for the port said a minor collision had damaged the pontoon, which had led to its emergency...
Bulk carrier Bunbury makes Bunbury first port of call
HUDSON Shipping Lines (HSL), new 80,000 tonne Kamsarmax bulk carrier HSL Bunbury, has made its namesake its first port of call. The parcel carrier arrived at Bunbury on 14...
Esperance ore circuit proves it can share
THE PORT of Esperance has shipped its second, much larger iron ore load from Gold Valley, proving its iron-ore circuit can be shared by multiple customers. The shipment, more than...
Lumsden Point dredging complete
DREDGING for the new Lumsden Point facility at Port Hedland has been completed a week early. The JFJ De Nul cutter suction dredge has now left the port after removing around a...
Grain volume down but CBH reports $73.8m surplus
WESTERN Australian grain distribution business, CBH reports in its annual report released on 11 December, a reduced $51 million surplus year-on-year. The co-operative reported an...
Emergency closure for Dampier Hampton Harbour Pontoon
THE PORT of Dampier has made an emergency closure of the Hampton Harbour Pontoon. A notice issued by Harbour Master, Captain Mike Minogue on 15 December said port users were...
Architect appointed for restoration of Albany pilot cottages
HERITAGE architect H+H Architects have been appointed to design the $8.3 million Albany historic pilot cottages precinct. They were awarded the $0.74 million contract after a...
Woodside wins environment approval for North West Shelf
WOODSIDE Energy has won a six-year battle with the approval today of a 50-year extension for its North West Shelf plant. A ministerial statement from Environment Minister Reece...
Work started on submarine training centre
CONSTRUCTION has started on a new training centre at HMAS Stirling for submarine crew training. This $200m project forms part of the federal government's $8 billion investment in...
A Christmas wish list from EES Shipping
WEST AUSTRALIAN logistics company EES Shipping has put together a slightly different Christmas wish list for Santa. Managing Director Brian Hack has put pen to paper to cast a...
WA launches Vietnamese export drive
A DRIVE to build exports to Vietnam from Western Australia is being highlighted through a trade promotion featuring local food products. Ten WA agrifood brands feature in the...
Advocate wanted to ease live sheep export anger
IN A BID to appease live sheep exporters, the federal government is advertising for an advocate to ease the transition away from live sheep exports by sea. The government’s...
