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...
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...
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...
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...
Port Marlborough revenue increases in H1 2025
PORT Marlborough has reported “positive progress” in its half-year report, with revenue increasing by 13% in the first half of the 2025 financial year, compared with the same...
LNG bunkering a cruise ship first
SILVERSEA CRUISES’ Silver Nova, which recently completed its first Australian season, has become the first cruise ship to be bunkered with LNG in Asia. The transfer was...
MIAL calls for action on "maritime skills crisis"
MARITIME Industry Australia Limited has again raised the alarm on what it considers a maritime skills crisis, with labour shortages now affecting defence capabilities and the...
Trump plan to tax Chinese-built, owned ships
THE TRUMP Administration is proposing to “fight back” against China’s perceived maritime dominance by introducing new port fees and banning infrastructure ownership. The office of...
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...
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...
Eden welcomes largest cruise ship yet
OVATION of the Seas has become the largest cruise ship ever to call Port of Eden, following government approval of planning modifications that open the port to larger vessels. The...
