Gales send Fremantle vessels back to sea
STRONG to gale force winds on 2 and 3 October are forcing vessels at the Port of Fremantle to take evasive action. A note to shipping agents on 2 October said weather forecasts...
Lumsden Point works to attract private investment
DREDGING has started at Lumsden Point in the port of Port Hedland as part of a project to encourage private investment in a landside logistics hub. Around one million cubic metres...
Hanwha’s Austal bid dead in the water
SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean’s bid for Western Australia-based Austal Shipping, appears to be dead in the water. Hanwha had made an unsolicited bid for Austal of around...
New Pilbara port facility to move salt
THE THIRD biggest salt project in the world has begun operations in the Pilbara and will export through a new port facility and 2.4 kilometre long jetty at Mardie. Managed by the...
Work to get underway on Port of Dampier wharf
WORK ON a new 200-metre wharf at the Port of Dampier, designed for berthing Supramax and Panamax bulk carrier vessels, will get begin in October. The construction of the Dampier...
New vessel traffic services centre opened at Dampier
A NEW integrated Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Centre at the Port of Dampier has been officially opened providing advanced sensors, radar and metocean equipment to control vessel...
Watch out for the whales
THE PILBARA Port of Dampier is warning all vessels to watch out for whales heading to their feeding grounds in the Kimberley. A notice issued by harbour master Captain Mike...
Freight rail upgrade to boost grain volumes
AN UPGRADE to Western Australia’s freight rail system will allow more grain to be delivered to the port of Geraldton during the peak pricing period. A state government media...
UK free trade agreement leads to red meat success
WITH the ban on live sheep exports still fresh in the minds of Western Australian farmers, the state government has announced the success of a ‘red meat’ mission to the UK....
Massive Pluto module on the move through Dampier
FIVE modules for Woodside’s Pluto Train 2 project, including one which weighed a massive 3,536 tonnes, were moved through the port of Dampier between 6 and 12 September....
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...
