Police seize more shipping container drugs
POLICE have made another Sydney seizure of drugs in a shipping container. The Australian Border Force (ABF) intercepted the container and examined it in April 2025, after it...
Former Water Corp CEO appointed to Austal Board
WEST Australian-based shipbuilder Austal has appointed former CEO of the Water Corporation, Susan Murphy AO, to its Board to complete what Chairman Richard Spencer described as a...
Crane conceals methamphetamine
AN IRANIAN national accused of attempting to bring methamphetamine into Australia inside crane parts has faced court. The 390kg meth import is estimated to have a potential street...
$26 million haul of cocaine seized from Port Botany container
POLICE have seized 80kg of cocaine found in a shipping container at Port Botany on 11 August and are asking for anyone with information to come forward. Australian Border Force...
Engineering firm approved for US aircraft carrier parts
WA ENGINEERING business Hofmann has been approved to supply components for United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Hofman manufactures a range of high-tolerance...
Pilbara iron briquettes get green tick of approval
A PROPOSAL to produce iron pellets and hot briquette iron for export in Western Australia’s Pilbara has been given the tick of approval by the state’s Environmental Protection...
Record container exchange at East Swanson Dock
PATRICK Terminals has completed its biggest single container exchange ever at its Melbourne terminal. It exchanged 11,000 TEUs from the Conti Annapurna at the East Swanson Dock in...
Copper and iron help BHP to ‘robust’ outcome
RECORD production in iron ore and copper has helped BHP to what it describes as “robust” financial outcomes. The company released its full-year results on 19 August in a global...
DP World completes Silk takeover
DP WORLD Australia now owns 100% of Silk Logistics Holdings. The transaction has been completed through a scheme of arrangement that has been fully implemented making Silk a...
Pilot plant launched for safe hydrogen transport
A PILOT plant that enables vessels to safely store and transport hydrogen has been launched in Western Australia. WA energy minister Amber-Jade Sanderson opened the Hydrilyte...
Record container freight on rail for Fremantle Port
CONTAINER freight on rail to the Port of Fremantle has reached record levels. Container freight on rail made up 23.5% of all freight transported through Fremantle Port during...
Kent awarded decommissioning contract for Northern Endeavour
HOT ON the heels of an alliance of unions and environment groups agitating for a West Australian decommissioning centre, the federal government has awarded engineering firm Kent a...
Public inquiry finds Darwin ship lift costs exploding
THE DARWIN ship lift project costs have escalated from $100 million to $820 million, according to an NT Public Accounts Committee Inquiry. The committee has flagged significant...
Call for offshore decommissioning hub in WA
UNIONS and environmental groups are calling for a decommissioning hub to be built in Western Australia to manage the state’s growing number of retired offshore oil and gas...
Next Cutter off the rank for Austal USA
AUSTAL USA has begun work on the second of a potential 11 Offshore Patrol Cutters for the US Coast Guard. In an Australian Stock Exchange announcement, Austal said that Austal USA...
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