Fremantle container throughput plummets in February
CONTAINER throughput in February at Fremantle Ports was at its lowest in a number of years, according to the latest trade statistics from Fremantle Ports. In February, a total of...
Five electric ferries to ply the Swan River
TENDERS have been called for the design and construction of five new electric ferries to ply the Swan River in Perth. The state government wants to expand the ferry service,...
Hobart meets Bunbury in first visit for a decade
HMAS Hobart has made the first naval visit in a decade to the Port of Bunbury as part of a three-week anti-submarine warfare exercise. There are six ships involved in the...
Nortrans secures North West Shelf work
SINGAPORE-based offshore specialist Nortrans has taken an accommodation barge (‘floatel’) on charter after winning work from Saipem, which is the main contractor to Chevron on the...
Public comments prompt change in Westport environment plans
PLANS for the proposed Westport container terminal at Kwinana south of Perth have progressed to the next stage of the environmental approval process. The WA Environmental...
Teekay and MUA resolve Fremantle IA issue
UNION action between the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) and Teekay Shipping (Australia) Pty Ltd (Teekay), has been lifted. Bunkering at Fremantle Port has now returned to...
Chamber says bleak picture if gas is jeopardised
THE CHAMBER of Commerce and Industry in Western Australia has sided with Woodside in a review into the state’s gas sector which paints a bleak picture if gas supplies are...
Gold Valley to arc up iron ore rail
FREIGHT rail operator Arc Infrastructure will more than double its annual iron ore output from Gold Valley’s Wiluna West Iron Ore Project to the Port of Esperance in Western...
Container logistics explained at Fremantle workshop
MAKING sense of the container supply chain can be difficult. A workshop in Fremantle, Western Australia, to explain how the logistics chain works is being run by the Container...
MUA slams Teekay for alleged cheap labour
IN A SAVAGE Facebook post the Maritime Union of Australia’s WA branch has accused marine service company Teekay Australia of using cheap labour on the Absolute 1 bunker barge. The...
Offshore wind zone declared off WA coast
THE FEDERAL Government has declared an area for an offshore wind zone off the coast of Western Australia, an announcement from Chris Bowen, minister for climate change and energy...
Access road can free up port congestion
CONSTRUCTION on the Turkey Point access road and bridge will start later this month and it could help drive trade opportunities at the Port of Bunbury. The Turkey Point access...
Study pinpoints offshore de-com tasks
A REPORT by a body set up to manage the decommissioning and removal of Australia’s redundant offshore oil and gas infrastructure has made a series of high-level recommendations...
Consultation opens for Bunbury offshore wind zone
CONSULTATION is underway on the proposed Bunbury offshore wind zone, 20 kilometres off the coast of Western Australia. The Commonwealth is seeking feedback on a proposed area,...
Two charged over attempt to import 460kg of cocaine
POLICE have charged two people over their alleged involvement in a plot to import more than 460 kilograms of cocaine from Colombia into Western Australia. The Australian Federal...
