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3Q FY2024 was a good one

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OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS recorded a stellar third quarter for its 2024 financial year (which runs April-March) with sharp improvements year-on-year. The revenue for October 2024 to...
3Q FY2024 was a good one

Broome floating wharf on its way from China

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BROOME’S floating wharf has been launched in China and is ready for transport to its Kimberley home. The overseas fabrication is complete, and subject to appropriate weather...

Reef Keeper biffo still unresolved

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WHILE Smit Lamnalco has resolved its enterprise agreement with tug engineers and officers in Gladstone, the dispute over the Great Barrier Reef emergency towing vessel Reef Keeper...
Reef Keeper biffo still unresolved

Vezhen released by Swedish authorities

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BULK carrier Vezhen has been released by Swedish authorities after being seized in relation to a subsea cable damage incident. The Swedish Prosecution Authority announced the...
Vezhen released by Swedish authorities

Record grain harvest puts pressure on exports

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THE CBH Group has ended the Western Australian grain harvest with its third biggest crop ever, with attention now turning to exporting two million tonnes of grain per month. A...
Record grain harvest puts pressure on exports

US applies further pressure to Panama over canal

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THE HEAT is on in Panama as United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in the central American country to discuss ownership of the Panama Canal. The US Department of...
US applies further pressure to Panama over canal

New owners rescue FSG

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BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY’s Heinrich Rönner Group is to take over operations at the insolvent Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft, with construction of Searoad Shipping’s new Bass...
New owners rescue FSG

Norway releases ship after cable incident

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A NORWEGIAN-FLAGGED ship that was seized and boarded by its flag nation over a subsea cable incident has been released. Cargo ship Silver Dania was detained by Norwegian police...
Norway releases ship after cable incident

More Aussie meat approved for export to Malaysia

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MORE Australian halal red meat will soon be available in Malaysia following the approval of seven new export establishments. This will take the total number of halal-certified...
More Aussie meat approved for export to Malaysia

Second major Perth road project to ease freight routes

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A SECOND major roadworks project, claimed to improve freight movements in Perth’s southern suburbs has been contracted by state and federal governments. The $1 billion contract to...
Second major Perth road project to ease freight routes

MOL delivers “world first” environmentally friendly vessel

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MITSUI O.S.K. Lines has yesterday (30 January) announced the delivery of Prima Verde, a multi-purpose vessel with a range of environmentally friendly features. The Japanese...
MOL delivers “world first” environmentally friendly vessel

ATSB releases report on 2022 Brisbane breakaways

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THE AUSTRALIAN Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its findings on two separate incidents of container ship breakaways while berthed at the Port of Brisbane. The...
ATSB releases report on 2022 Brisbane breakaways

Video shows Russian icebreaker allision

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FOOTAGE has been circulating social media of an allision between a Russian nuclear icebreaker and a freighter in the Kara Sea, north of Russia. The footage reportedly shows the...
Video shows Russian icebreaker allision

Maersk boxship breakdown is sister to Dali

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A MAERSK-operated boxship is reportedly still under repair after suffering engine failure while crossing the Pacific Ocean earlier this month. Singaporean-flagged Maersk Saltoro...
Maersk boxship breakdown is sister to Dali

Aussie produce in high demand for Lunar New Year

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THE FEDERAL government has heralded Lunar New Year as an exciting opportunity for Australian food and agriculture exporters to China, with $20 billion worth of trade impediments...
Aussie produce in high demand for Lunar New Year