Santos FPSO BW Opal delivered in Singapore
BW OFFSHORE has formally taken delivery in Singapore of the floating production storage and offloading unit destined for Santos’s Barossa Field in the Timor Sea. BW Opal...
Nod for Marsden buy-out
A MEETING of Marsden Maritime Holdings shareholders has approved a scheme of arrangement under which ownership of key Northland infrastructure assets will be consolidated. The...
Port of Brisbane clarifies progress on channel project
THE PORT of Brisbane has clarified that it is following due process for its Channel Enhancement Project, after landing in hot water with a local aboriginal group. The Minjerribah...
MSC again extends Noumea Shuttle
MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Company has enhanced its Noumea Shuttle service, adding and shuffling New Zealand leg calls. “As part of MSC’s optimisation of the Oceania network, we are...
Wellington boost from cruise visits
WELLINGTON has enjoyed a stronger and longer cruise season, with the last vessel, Oceania Cruises’ 706-pax Insignia, visiting last weekend. “It’s unusual to still have cruise...
Aus defence shipbuilders walk off job over pay
HUNDREDS of shipbuilders at the Osborne Naval Shipyard in South Australia walked off the job last week, protesting a pay deal and campaigning for fair wages. More than 400...
Svitzer on the lookout for Indigenous tugboat trainees
TUGBOAT operator Svitzer is on the lookout for First Nations trainees at the Port of Dampier as part of a new national partnership with the Stars Foundation. The Karratha chapter...
Fewer large losses reported in safety and shipping review
A TREND towards fewer shipping losses continued during 2024, the latest Safety and Shipping Review has revealed. Prepared by insurers Allianz Commercial, the review noted that...
LNG system ills stop Spirits
TECHNICAL ISSUES with the LNG fuelling system on newbuild sister ropaxes Spirit of Tasmania IV and Spirit of Tasmania V will further delay both vessels’ departure for their home...
Woodside approved to drill until 2070
IN THE the face of extreme lobbying from environment groups federal environment minister Murray Watt has approved Woodside’s extension of its North West gas project until 2070. Mr...
Three injured in bulker vessel Olivia explosion
NEW ZEALAND’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission is conducting a “serious marine casualty” level inquiry into an engine room explosion aboard a bulk carrier berthed at...
Inland Rail milestone with Wangaratta Station opening
A REVAMPED Wangaratta railway station has been officially opened, an important cog in the development of the Inland Railway project. It means major works on Tranche 1 of the...
FMC goes after FOCs
THE UNITED States' Federal Maritime Commission has launched a non-judiciary investigation into whether the country’s commerce is being harmed by the presence of Flag of...
World cruising to new records
MORE people than ever before are taking cruises globally, according to the Cruise Lines International Association’s annual State of the Cruise Industry report for 2025. A record...
Tug of war over Darwin port
THE CHINESE Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, has defended the rights of China’s Landbridge Group to continue operating the Port of Darwin. But at the same time New York-based...
