Australia
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Operations
Australians in shock as livestock carrier conditions are shown on primetime TV
The Australian livestock exporting community has been in extreme crisis communications mode the past few days as a shocking documentary…
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Contributions
60 Minutes exposé barely scratches the surface of live export horror
Last night the Australian public was yet again collectively lied to by the Australian live export industry; desperately trying to…
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Operations
Gory TV exposé prompts Australian authorities to act on livestock exports
Ahead of a much-trailed explosive exposé into the Australian livestock trades due to air on terrestrial television this Sunday (see…
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Asia
K Line cops car carrier cartel fine Down Under
Japan’s Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has pled guilty to criminal cartel conduct, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commision (ACCC)…
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Contributions
Live Animal Export: Who really cares?
Our livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson returns today, with some serious questions for Australia’s Department of Agriculture. I mean, seriously.…
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Offshore
MMA Offshore secures series of new contracts
Australian OSV operator MMA Offshore has been awarded a number of vessel contracts by ConocoPhillips for supporting drilling and shutdown…
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Europe
Australia bans MSC Kia Ora
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the 1,118 teu containership from Australian ports for three months after the…
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Europe
Maersk hit by another cyber attack
Maersk has been hit by another cyber attack. Investigators are looking into how hackers managed to get into towage subsidiary…
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Europe
Stena Drilling semi-submersible finds work down under
Stena Drilling has been awarded a contract by Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia for the 1976-built semi-submersible rig .…
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Operations
Martin Crawford-Brunt appointed new RightShip CEO
Melbourne-based online vetting company RightShip has appointed Martin Crawford-Brunt as its new CEO, replacing Warwick Norman who announced last February he…
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Environment
RightShip’s Warwick Norman given Australia Day honour
Warwick Norman, the CEO and founder of online vetting portal RightShip, has been awarded the Order of Australia today for…
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Europe
Maersk Supply Service secures anchor handler contract from Quadrant Energy
Maersk Supply Service has been awarded contracts by Quadrant Energy for the employment of anchor handler newbuildings Maersk Master and Maersk…
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Operations
Sydney scientists claim billions can be saved from revolutionary new coating
A team of chemistry researchers from the University of Sydney Nano Institute has developed nanostructured surface coatings that have anti-fouling…
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Ports and Logistics
World’s largest coal port transitions towards a lower carbon environment
The world’s largest coal port is preparing for a lower carbon future world. The incoming new chairman of the Port…
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Ports and Logistics
Melbourne port blockade forces ships to reroute
A 10-day workers dispute at the Port of Melbourne ratcheted up today with around 1,000 workers marching and blockading the…
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Europe
SolstadFarstad wins new contracts down under
Norwegian offshore vessel giant SolstadFarstad has won several contracts for its vessels down in Australia. McDermott International’s affiliated company MAPL…
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Asia
Spat heats up as Halom seeks to delay MMA Offshore equity raising
MMA Offshore’s largest shareholder Halom Investments, led by Singaporean OSV stalwart Michael Kum, is seeking to postpone a $97m equity…
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Middle East
Polarcus secures seismic work off Australia
Dubai-headquartered seismic specialist Polarcus has secured a contract for a broadband 3D seismic survey at the Zenaide project. The fully…
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Ports and Logistics
Australian port surcharges questioned
Not for the first time charges levied by terminal operators in Australia are under the spotlight. The Australian Competition and…
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Dry Cargo
Australia’s top rail freight operator in for Queensland coal terminal
Aurizon Holdings, Australia’s largest rail freight operator, is close to sealing a deal to acquire Wiggins Island Coal Export Terminal.…
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