Australia
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Operations
Australia bans third Briese MPP
Regulators have banned a third Briese Heavylift vessel from entering Australian waters in less than six months. The Australian Maritime…
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Ports and Logistics
Call for federal investigation into DP World cyber attack Down Under
The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) has called for a federal investigation into the cyber attack which crippled DP World’s…
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Offshore
MMA Offshore scores $10m decommissioning contract in Timor-Leste
MMA Offshore has secured a contract from a subsidiary of Timor Gap in association with Santos for decommissioning services in…
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Offshore
Oceaneering awarded Australian contract
Oceaneering’s unit in Australia has secured an inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) and survey contract from an undisclosed energy major.…
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Ports and Logistics
DP World resumes operations in Australia following crippling cyber attack
DP World resumed operations across Australia on Monday, having halted work for three days following a high-profile cyber attack. DP…
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Offshore
MMA Offshore expands fleet with MPSV buy
Australian OSV operator MMA Offshore has bought the 2016-built, 54-meter multipurpose support vessel (MPSV) fitted with two deck cranes, dual…
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Operations
Creation of state-run line moves a step closer in Australia
The government in Canberra is pushing ahead with plans to develop an Australian-owned and crewed strategic fleet. The government released…
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Offshore
Santos’ Barossa project hit with offshore crew boycott threat
Due to Australian energy major Santos refusing to guarantee wages for workers due to mobilise later this week, the offshore…
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Offshore
Court puts Barossa gas export pipeline work on hold
Australian energy major Santos has been given an interim injunction by the Federal Court of Australia to prevent it from…
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Offshore
MMA Offshore lands Australian defence contract
MMA Offshore has been awarded a contract by the Australian Department of Defence. The contract worth around A$30m ($19m) will…
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Offshore
Reach Subsea acquires Australian marine survey firm
Norwegian offshore services player Reach Subsea has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Australian marine…
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Gas
Further strikes on the cards at Chevron’s Australian LNG plants
Workers at Chevron’s two Australian LNG plants at Gorgon and Wheatstone have voted to go back on strike in a…
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Operations
Fire breaks out on livestock carrier carrying 3,600 cattle
A 21-year-old livestock carrier is returning to port in Australia with its cargo of 3,600 cattle after a fire broke…
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Containers
Australia bans poorly maintained boxship
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Marshall Islands-flagged containership from Australian waters for 90 days, for serious…
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Offshore
MMA Offshore teams with US subsea robotics firm Nauticus
Australian OSV operator MMA Offshore has partnered with Houston-based developer of autonomous maritime systems Nauticus Robotics. Under a memorandum of…
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Gas
Three-week strike begins at Chevron’s LNG facilities in Australia
Around 500 workers on Chevron’s Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG offshore facilities in Western Australia started strike action on Friday. Work…
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Renewables
Prysmian lines up OZ interconnector deal
Italy’s Prysmian has penned a capacity reservation agreement with Marinus Link, a subsidiary of the Australian transmission system operator TasNetworks,…
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Offshore
MMA Offshore clinches domestic PSV contracts
Perth-based OSV operator MMA Offshore has been awarded two contracts to provide LNG field support duties in Australia’s North West.…
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Gas
Workers at Chevron’s Australian LNG facilities to strike
Workers at Chevron’s two Australian LNG plants at Gorgon and Wheatstone have voted to go on strike from September 7…
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Operations
Ship built to wrong dimensions causes consternation Down Under
Australia’s icebreaking research vessel is much wider than its intended design and is not able to safely turn and pass…
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