ALFRED DISRUPTIONS TO CONTINUE FOR DAYS
WITH SOUTH EAST Queensland and northern NSW now at the mercy of Tropical Cyclone Alfred port and maritime activity is at a standstill and likely to remain so, until the weekend....
LABOR PROMISES NEW ROTTNEST FERRY TERMINAL
A RE-ELECTED Labor government in WA would build a new Rottnest Island ferry terminal. The terminal would be part of a new tourism hub at the B Shed that would also provide a berth...
GOVT MILLIONS FOR MARITIME TRAINING
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT has committed almost $17 million to a new maritime skills and training initiative that will give up to 20 trainee seafarers each year, for four years,...
MUA TO TAKE INDUSTRIAL ACTION AT FREMANTLE
THE MARITIME Union of Australia – WA branch will take protected industrial action at Fremantle Port from Friday 7 March until Friday 11 April. Members have voted to take the...
BAD WEEK FOR MARINE INCIDENTS
INCIDENTS last week emphasised the ever-present perils of the sea. On Tuesday [25 February] Princess Cruises’ Crown Princess, while sailing in NZ’s Fjordland near Milford Sound,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Melbourne container trade sees December uptick
PORT of Melbourne has reported a 10% increase in total container throughput for December 2024, compared with the same month in 2023. The port handled a total of 287,000 TEU in...
Lindsay to tackle WA rural market through acquisition
ROAD transport company Lindsay Australia has bought Western Australia’s G.J. Freight, giving it a springboard into the South West horticultural market. In a notice to the...
No chianti, but Qube makes fava bean breakthrough
SAY ‘FAVA beans’ and the movie Silence of the Lambs immediately springs to mind with Sir Anthony Hopkins quote as Hannibal Lecter, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice...
Multi-national offshore merger agreed
TWO REGULAR participants in Australia’s offshore energy sector have announced an in-principal agreement to merge. Italy’s Saipem and Norway’s Subsea 7, with the backing of...
