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Sayonara to NWS carriers
A SIGNIFICANT era in Australian shipping is coming to an end as the final four steam turbine LNG carriers of the North West Shelf Shipping Services Co deliver last cargoes from...
Kimberley becomes Engaged
ENGAGE Marine has won a contract to operate transhipment operations for Kimberley Metals Group at Wyndham in far northwest Australia. KMG is reactivating iron ore production,...
Hyperbaric chamber boosts Aust subsea sector
AUSTRALIA'S first hyperbaric chamber testing facility has opened at the Australian Marine Complex at Henderson, WA, jointly funded by industry and the state government. It is...
Smit Lamnalco back in Botany business
SMIT Lamnalco has returned to towage in Port Botany, undertaking the first work yesterday [19 March] in its own name since 2015. SL withdrew from the port that year, shortly after...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has bumper-to-bumper 2023
GLOBAL PCTC and ro-ro operator Wallenius Wilhelmsen turned in record results in 2023, a year the company described as exceptional “financially, commercially, and operationally”....
Reefer trades resuming normal temperature
GLOBAL reefer trades should obtain a degree of normality in 2024, according to the annual review of the market by independent Dutch consultancy Dynamar. In its Reefer Analysis -...
Japanese CO2 could be headed our way
AN AGREEMENT signed in Houston, USA on Monday [18 March] could see carbon dioxide shipped from Japan to Australia for placement in greenhouse gas storage facilities. JX Nippon Oil...
New CCO at Svitzer Australia
SVITZER Australia has appointed Veronica Jensen as its new chief commercial officer for the Australia and PNG region. Ms Jensen started in the role this month and is based out of...
Half-year profit up 40% at NZ port
PORT Otago has announced a half-year profit of NZ$13 million for the six months ended December 2023, up 40% on the same six months in 2022. Container volumes increased by 51% to...
Pilbara Ports trade dips in February
PILBARA Ports handled 52.7 million tonnes of cargo in February 2024. The latest monthly throughput figures were down 4% compared with February 2023. The Port of Port Hedland...
Friends of the Earth claims rigged, Esso says
ESSO Australia has issued a detailed rebuttal of claims by Friends of the Earth that is threatening the marine environment by short-cutting the decommissioning of Bass Strait oil...
Bulker caused "severe damage" at NT wharf
A BULK carrier which allided with wharf infrastructure on Groote Eylandt on Monday has caused “severe damage”, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority confirmed. Cyprus-flagged...
Freo finds there's no place like dome
FREMANTLE Ports has inflated a 40-metre high cement clinker dome at its Kwinana Bulk Terminal in the Outer Harbour, as part of an initiative to streamline import procedures. The...
Revised EU Customs requirements looming
AUSTRALIAN companies exporting to the European Union face added data requirements from June, as part of the upcoming third release of the EU’s Import Control System 2 (ICS2). In a...
Industry coalition calls for better consultation on strategic fleet
AN INDUSTRY coalition has called on federal infrastructure and transport minister Catherine King to commit to an “open and transparent” strategic fleet consultation process....
