October 18th, 20181Subsea operator DeepOcean has been awarded a contract for the provision of post-lay trenching services along 65km of umbilical offshore Australia.
Work is expected to commence late this year, and will utilise the company's T1 trencher.
Andrew Piasecki, commercial director cable lay and trenching at DeppOcean, commented: “We are...
September 7th, 20186French agricultural group Invivo Grains and Global Equity Group have partnered to form Triomphe Shipping Lines in Singapore.
According to its website, Triomphe’s plans to provide an all-inclusive vessel operating and freight management service for both dedicated in-house tonnage and third party business.
Triomphe is being headed...
August 27th, 20180The state government in Queensland is readying the ban of transhipping along the Great Barrier Reef.
“The reef contributes more than A$6bn ($4.4bn) to the Australian economy and supports more than 60,000 jobs,” Queensland’s minister for environment Leeanne Enoch said. “Our transhipping policy recognises the multiple pressures...
August 22nd, 20184Dr Lynn Simpson reports on a remarkable day as the livestock trades edge ever closer to oblivion.
After decades of failed regulation, Australia’s largest exporter of sheep has had its licence permanently cancelled by the Australian Department of Agriculture.
Today, it was announced that Emanuel Exports can no longer export live...
August 20th, 20180DP World has pulled away from investing in the Australian port of Newcastle with local media suggesting the Middle Eastern terminal operator is now looking at buying into developing a terminal at Wollongong to the south of Sydney.
DP World’s exclusive memorandum of understanding with the Port of Newcastle has now expired and the...
August 13th, 20180Splash’s livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson, whose searing articles for this site have helped bring change to the sector, has a new podcast series.
Simpson, who worked as a vet onboard livestock carriers heading out of Australia for a number of years, has become one of the most famous whistleblowers in the sector, which is now facing...
August 7th, 20182Dr Lynn Simpson looks at what has happened to the Australian livestock export trades since April’s dramatic 60 Minutes exposé forced politicians to act.
What’s happening with the live export of sheep from Australia, I keep getting asked.
In short - not much, by that I mean nothing, no live export of sheep by sea.
However,...
August 2nd, 20180Australia’s Bhagwan Marine has expanded its fleet with the addition of two new vessels, anchor handling tug supply vessel CMV Athos and multipurpose catamaran DP2 SeaMaster.
Both vessels have gone on charters with Vermilion Oil & Gas Australia, Jadestone Energy and other oil & gas majors on various projects.
The new...
July 12th, 20180The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier for 12 months after it was discovered that crew had been deliberately underpaid. The ship is owned by Chinese owner Shandong Shipping.
Last Friday AMSA received information from the International Transport Workers’ Federation alleging...
June 26th, 20180China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) has finalised the acquisition of the Australian port of Newcastle, the largest port on Australia’s east coast, and the world’s largest coal export port.
CMPort now has ports spread across six continents. In February, CMPort acquired Brazil’s second-largest container terminal, Paranaguá...
