No vessels scheduled for WA live sheep exports
WESTERN Australia’s live sheep export trade has slowed to a standstill, with no vessels currently scheduled to load from the Port of Fremantle despite the end of the northern...
Fremantle ro-ro search leads to drug haul
A SEARCH of a ro-ro by vessel by Australian Border Force agents led officers to seize 34kg of cocaine concealed within a luxury bus in Fremantle, Western Australia. ABF officers...
Tenders sought for Perth ferry terminals
THE WEST Australian state government is on the lookout for a contractor with “demonstrated expertise in the design and construction of marine infrastructure”, to deliver two new...
Fremantle Port orders vessels to sea ready for stormy long weekend
THE PORT of Fremantle is bracing for a stormy long weekend with vessels now ordered out to sea. A shipping agent's memo from the port’s harbour master, Captain Savio Fernandes, is...
Unions threaten disruption at BHP’s Port Hedland operations
ELECTRICAL workers servicing BHP’s Pilbara operations have voted in favour of protected industrial action, with the Electrical Trades Union warning the dispute could escalate to...
Onslow completes fifth decommissioning project
THE ONSLOW Marine Support Base (OMSB) in its relatively short life is proving a success with Western Australia’s decommissioning projects on the North West Shelf. Its most recent...
Diversification boosts China lobster exports
AUSTRALIA’S biggest lobster exporter, the Geraldton Fishermen’s Co-operative (GFC) on Western Australia’s mid-west coast, was hard-hit by China’s ban on the live lobster trade. It...
BHP shelves Pilbara beneficiation plant
BHP halted work on a major iron‑ore beneficiation plant in the Pilbara last year, despite internal modelling showing the project could cut global steelmaking emissions by 1.7...
Fremantle Ports charges to rise 4.6%
FREMANTLE Ports ship and cargo charges will rise from 1 July to keep pace with what the port says are movements in the Perth Consumer Price Index. An email to clients from...
Runway upgrade opens door for Kimberley exports
COMPLETION of the East Kimberley Regional Airport runway extension in Western Australia’s north will open the door for agricultural exports from the region. The $19.1 million...
Port of Bunbury in the wind
THE PORT of Bunbury in southern Western Australia is reaping the rewards of the state’s energy transition policy. Its latest delivery, importing more than 180 windfarm components...
Tonkin Hwy contract awarded to ease freight flow
A CONTRACT for the transformation of one of Perth’s busiest freight corridors, the Tonkin Highway. has been awarded to civil contractor NRW. The contract is for major upgrades...
MUA reaches agreement on Mardie transhipper
THE MARITIME Union of Australia WA branch has reached a new transhipment agreement for CSL’s BCI Mardie Salt operations. The agreement, which will begin later this year according...
New Kwinana freight rail corridor considered
STATE planners in Western Australia are considering a proposal to reserve land for a future freight rail corridor in Kwinana. The proposal, which is not a part of the new proposed...
Eight billion tonnes of iron ore from Rio
IRON ORE giant Rio Tinto is celebrating the shipment of eight billion tonnes of iron ore from the Pilbara to global markets, 60 years after the company’s first shipment went to...
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