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OMC celebrates 30th for under keel clearance technology at Port Hedland

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TECHNOLOGY that has helped facilitate the movement of vast quantities of iron ore from the Pilbara has clocked up 30 years since it was first deployed at Port Hedland. The Dynamic...
OMC celebrates 30th for under keel clearance technology at Port Hedland

$100 billion for ag industry, latest report says

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THE AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released its latest forecast, with the agriculture industry on track to reach $100 billion...
$100 billion for ag industry, latest report says

Port of Newcastle protests impede ships

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PORT of Newcastle has become the focus of intense anti-coal actions in recent days, with protests and acts of civil disobedience. Activist group Rising Tide on Monday (1 December)...
Port of Newcastle protests impede ships

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 28 November 2025

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THE BALTIC Dry Index continued it upward trend finishing the week ending 28 November, 2025 at 2560. This was up from the previous week's figure of 2275. Capesize The Capesize...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 28 November 2025

Townsville rocks on

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THE RE-ACTIVATION of the Ardmore Phosphate Mine in northwest Queensland has led to the shipment of more than 25,000 tonnes of phosphate rock from the port of Townsville to New...
Townsville rocks on

Mining boom to boost port prosperity

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A NEW mining boom in Queensland is on the horizon as three major projects in Central Queensland are set to deliver long-term business for ports and coal terminals. Two coal mines...
Mining boom to boost port prosperity

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 21 November 2025

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THE BALTIC Dry Index continued it upward trend finishing the week ending 21 November, 2025 at 2275. This was up from the previous week's figure of 2125. Capesize The week...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 21 November 2025

Pilbara exports up as Lumsden Point works continue

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PILBARA Ports delivered a total monthly throughput of 71.2 million tonnes for October 2025, a 14% increase compared with the same period last year. Port Hedland achieved a monthly...
Pilbara exports up as Lumsden Point works continue

Baltic Exchange launches new TCE earnings calculator

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THE BALTIC Exchange has launched a new Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) earnings calculator aimed at dry bulk carriers, oil tankers, LNG and LPG carriers for predictive analysis. The...
Baltic Exchange launches new TCE earnings calculator

LPG tanker's Brisbane blackout due to wrong settings

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A LOSS of power that temporarily immobilised the LPG tanker Gaschem Homer as it left the port of Brisbane occurred because two of the ship’s three auxiliary diesel generators had...
LPG tanker's Brisbane blackout due to wrong settings

CSL set to fulfill logistics needs for SA magnetite export company

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CSL Australia has been named the latest member of a consortium to establish a green iron industry in South Australia. The shipping supplier is to fulfil Green Iron SA’s logistics...
CSL set to fulfill logistics needs for SA magnetite export company

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 14 November 2025

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THE BALTIC Dry Index finished the week ending 14 November, 2025 at 2125, up from the previous week's figure of 2063. Capesize The Capesize market followed a generally softer...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 14 November 2025

Port of Newcastle prepares for protests

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PORT of Newcastle says it will support all cargo types’ “legal right to access the port” ahead of protest action in the Hunter expected later this month. A group called Rising...
Port of Newcastle prepares for protests

Mariner arrested over $2.7 million Port Adelaide drug bust

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A TANZANIAN national has appeared in the Port Adelaide Magistrate’s Court charged with allegedly importing three kilos of methamphetamine into South Australia. An investigation...
Mariner arrested over $2.7 million Port Adelaide drug bust

Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 7 November 2025

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THE BALTIC Dry Index finished the week ending 7 November, 2025 at 2063, up from the previous week's figure of 1996. Capesize The Capesize market recorded a notable improvement...
Baltic Exchange Weekly Report - 7 November 2025