Extra money for WA’s Westport, Kwinana
THE WEST Australian Government has used the occasion of its 2025-2026 Mid-Year Review to allocate over $50 million extra to port infrastructure in the Outer Harbour/Kwinana zone....
Subsea 7 wins Gorgon 3 contract
NORWAY’s Subsea7 has secured a substantial contract with Chevron Australia covering subsea installation on the Gorgon Stage 3 (GS3) Project, offshore Australia. Subsea7’s scope of...
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Rhodes Ridges to boost Pilbara Ports
RIO Tinto’s decision to launch a full-scale feasibility study into one of the world’s best undeveloped iron ore deposits is good news for Pilbara Ports. The Rhodes Ridge Joint...
Toll and Qube acquire land lots at Lumsden Point
LOGISTICS companies Toll Group and Qube have been announced as new service providers for the Lumsden Point development at Port Hedland in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. They...
Iron ore first shipment renews activity and boosts regional jobs
EXPORTS from the Yilgarn Iron Ore project in WA have resumed, with 176,000 tonnes loaded onto the Densa Shark at Esperance ahead of shipment to China. While the ship departed last...
In-water cleaning pilot at Fremantle Ports set
MARINE services provider Franmarine has entered a multi-year pilot program with Fremantle Ports for its first commercial in-water hull cleaning operation. The commercial pilot...
Gorgon go-ahead for stage three
THE OFFSHORE oil and gas services sector can look forward to increased activity with Chevron Australia and partners committing to the Gorgon Stage 3 development off the north-west...
Finder finds an FPSO
PERTH-based Finder Energy has moved closer to being an active oil and gas producer with the acquisition of a floating production storage and offtake vessel for its Timor Sea...
OMC celebrates 30th for under keel clearance technology at Port Hedland
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...
New life for former emergency towing vessel
A FORMER AMSA-contracted Great Barrier Reef emergency towing vessel has secured a lucrative new contract in the Timor Sea. AHTS Coral Knight, which maintained the ETV role for AMS...
DP World starts work on Fremantle Rail Exchange
FREIGHT infrastructure in Western Australia has been given a boost with DP World breaking ground on the $18 million Fremantle Rail Exchange project on Tuesday [2 December]. The...
Pilbara Port reaches renewable energy milestones
THE PORT of Port Hedland has achieved renewable energy milestones, with the first lithium battery imports recently arriving through the Eastern Harbour. Image: Pilbara Ports /...
Albany port heritage project moves forward
SOUTHERN Ports and H+H Architects are finalising designs to transform the heritage-listed Albany Pilot Station into a new community precinct. Designs for the $8.3 million overhaul...
Wyndham Port resumes shipping as cyclone danger passes
KIMBERLEY Ports Authority (KPA) has declared all its ports ‘safe’ as Tropical Cyclone Fina continued to downgrade. The system has since downgraded to category one as it continued...
Livestock vessel at centre of cocaine importation arrests
AUTHORITIES have seized more than half a tonne of cocaine from an international livestock vessel off Western Australia, with four men arrested and charged over the alleged...
