Tasmania bringing Spirit IV home
BASS Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV will leave Scotland for its home state after the Tasmanian government directed owner TT Line to abandon negotiations to lease the ship...
RECORD REVENUE FOR BHAGWAN MARINE
PERTH-based marine services company, Bhagwan Marine has reported record first half revenue of $154.1 million. Australia’s biggest Australian Stock Exchange listed marine services...
CONOCOPhillips approved to drill in Otway Basin
CONOCOPhillips plans to drill up to six exploratory gas wells in the Otway Basin, 20 kilometres off the coast of Victoria and 33 kilometres from King Island, Tasmania. The project...
Port Hedland hydrographic survey warning
MARINERS are warned that Port Hedland will carry out its annual hydrographic survey, starting on 7 March, expected to be complete on 20 March. Harbour master East (Port Hedland),...
World Container Index continues to fall
DREWRY's World Container Index decreased 6% to $2,629 per 40ft container this week. Source: Drewry World Container Index, Drewry Supply Chain Advisors The index is now 75% below...
Torres helo prang
TWO HELICOPTER PILOTS employed by Torres Pilots’ marine pilots transfer contractor Flyon have survived uninjured a crash aboard the bulk carrier Star Coral off the Queensland...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 28 February 2025
THE BALTIC Dry Index has steadily steadily during the week before climbing to 1229 on Friday 28 February. The Baltic Dry Index for the week ending Friday 28 February 2025. Source:...
DIRECT FLIGHTS BOOST MALAYSIA TRADE WITH SOUTH AUSTRALIA
DIRECT Malaysia Airlines flights from South Australia to Kuala Lumpur have unlocked 75 tonnes of direct air freight capacity. Taking advantage of the $1 billion export markets for...
PORT OF TAURANGA BOUNCES BACK
DESPITE what it warns is a sluggish domestic economy NZ’s Port of Tauranga sees signs of early recovery in some areas as it turns in a strong performance for the six months to 31...
BRISBANE SHORT-TERM CLOSURES TO CONTINUE
PILOT TRANSFERS for vessels arriving and departing the Port of Brisbane will be suspended again tomorrow morning, two hours either side of low water, and the restrictions are...
Esso to drill new Bass Strait well
EXXONMOBIL subsidiary Esso Australia, along with partners Woodside and Mitsui, is to expend almost $200 million on tapping additional gas supply in the Gippsland Basin off...
BP to curb renewables, focus on oil and gas
BP WILL cut back its investment in renewables and will focus on oil and gas in a bid to reduce costs and grow cash flow. The move is a significant one for oil and gas exploration...
Misread nav aids behind launch wreck
THE COXSWAIN of the Port Phillip Sea Pilot launch Corsair had misinterpreted the aids to navigation on Shortland Bluff and navigated to the west of their intended course through...
Perth comes to Lae
PAPUA NEW GUINEA Ports Corporation is celebrating the visit of the largest containership ever to visit one of the country’s ports. The ANL-operated CMA CGM Perth, at 262 metres in...
Samsung considering Perth robot company for shipbuilding
PERTH robotic company FBR is negotiating with Samsung Heavy Industries for a joint development to apply its technology in the shipbuilding industry. In an announcement to the...
