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Woodside makes long term Japan LNG deal
WOODSIDE has made its first long-term sale of LNG to Japanese power utility JERA. The sale and purchase agreement with JERA is for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas...
More submarines from Austal
A NEW submarine contract awarded to Austal USA will enable the ship builder to develop a new facility at its Alabama shipyard. The US$450 million contract from General Dynamics...
IT issues cause traffic chaos in Melbourne
IT ISSUES that have caused long holdups for trucks at the Port of Melbourne have spread to other DP World sites. A notice issued by the Container Transport Alliance Australia...
Ammonia transfer helps prove Pilbara hub potential
A SUCCESSFUL trial of ammonia transfer between two vessels is helping to realise the Pilbara’s potential as a low-greenhouse gas (GHG) emission ammonia bunkering hub. An...
DSV to acquire DB Schenker
INTERNATIONAL freight forwarder DSV has signed an E14.3 billion deal to acquire logistics business Schenker. DSV will acquire the business from Deutsche Bahn giving it a combined...
Waste not, want not approach earns award
REPURPOSING the remains of an old hardstand into aggregate for port laydown areas has earned Western Australia’s Southern Ports a spot as a category winner in the 2024 WasteSorted...
Arc signs train deal with iron ore miner Gold Valley
ARC INFRASTRUCTURE has signed a deal to transport 1.2 million tonnes of iron ore by train per annum with Gold Valley Iron Ore from its Wiluna West Iron Ore Project to the Port of...
An unusual visitor at Bunbury
A PURPOSE-built oil and gas field decommissioning vessel has docked at the Port of Bunbury in Western Australia for the first time since leaving Geelong Port in December 2023. The...
ABS to set up office in Port Hedland
BOOMING Port Hedland in Western Australia’s northwest has attracted Texas-based marine classification company to establish a physical presence at the port. Founded in 1862, ABS is...
Fremantle cruise conference to promote WA
MORE than 150 cruise industry leaders are expected to attend a major cruise conference in Fremantle next year. The annual conference of the Australian Cruise Association (ACA), to...
Strategic Fleet, tenders called for three vessels
THE FEDERAL government has called for tenders to establish the much-anticipated maritime Strategic Fleet. The tender, released on 6 September, calls for three vessels to...
Ministers quizzed on Wyndham status and biosecurity
MINISTERS attending the Northern Australia Ministerial Forum at Broome on 4 September fielded questions from reporters ranging from beefing up civil maritime security capabilities...
Southern Ports set for new cruise visits
WESTERN Australia’s Southern Ports of Albany, Bunbury and Esperance are poised for the start of a seven-month cruise season with several first-time visiting vessels. The Port of...
Kenwick terminal marks next step on the way to Westport
THE NEW Kenwick Intermodal Terminal just outside Perth will support the movement of up to 200,000 shipping containers each year. Funded by the Australian and Western Australian...
Austal's order book worth up to $12.7 billion
IMPROVED earnings from Austal’s US shipbuilding operations have helped the company to Earnings Before Interest and Tax (EBIT) of $56.5 million for the 2024 financial year,...
