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Asia
Coroner confirms foul play onboard the ‘death ship’
A Sydney coroner has finally delivered a verdict on the so-called ‘death ship’. Three men died in mysterious circumstances on…
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Americas
Otto Energy raising $8.2m for SM-71 project offshore Louisiana
Australian oil and gas E&P company Otto Energy on Monday announced it is raising $8.2m for its US Gulf of…
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Operations
‘Death ship’ findings delayed
The Australian coronial findings into suspected murders onboard the so-called “death ship” have been delayed. An inquest had investigated the…
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Offshore
Farstad’s Australian redundancies criticised
Farstad Shipping’s bid to axe 80 staff from its Australian operations has seen it land up in front of the…
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Americas
Petrobras ends oilfield deals with Australia’s Karoon Gas
Brazil’s state oil firm Petrobras has withdrawn its appeal of an injunction on the planned sale of offshore oil fields…
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Americas
Pemex and BHP make their Trion partnership official
Mexico’s state oil firm Pemex and a subsidiary of Australian company BHP Billiton on Friday signed on the dotted line…
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Offshore
MMA Offshore offloads supply bases to Toll Group
Australia’s MMA Offshore, which just reported a A$324 million ($248m) loss for the first half of its financial year, has…
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Asia
Australian authorities recover cash for underpaid Filipino seafarers
Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman has recovered A$100,649 ($77,309) for ten seafarers from the Philippines who were underpaid while working in…
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Asia
Pakistani seafarers face deportation from Australia after failed asylum leap
Australia’s Immigration Department has ruled it will deport three Pakistani seafarers who jumped from their livestock carrier last week in…
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Maritime CEO
RightShip: Warwick Norman’s departing message
As he prepares to step down at RightShip, Warwick Norman, the ship vetting platform’s CEO and founder, discussed with Maritime…
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Dry Cargo
Warwick Norman steps down at RightShip
Warwick Norman is stepping down from his position of CEO at Australian online vetting company RightShip. Norman, who has held the…
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Americas
Diamond Offshore rig put on standby rate by BP
NYSE-listed Diamond Offshore Drilling says its semi-submersible rig has been put on a reduced standby rate for its rig by…
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Greater China
China – Australia livestock trades up and running
China – Australia livestock trades are up and running and new entrants are eyeing the sector. Over the weekend the…
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Offshore
Atwood Oceanics gets further work in Australia from Woodside
US offshore driller Atwood Oceanics has amended its contract with Woodside Energy in Australia to substitute semisubmersible Atwood Condor for…
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Dry Cargo
BHP Billiton bypasses brokers with new online auction platform
Shipbrokers around the world are waking up to the shock news that one of the world’s most important shippers, miner…
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Europe
Sostald Offshore gets CSV subcontract for Ichthys project
Norway’s Solstad Offshore has been awarded a subcontract from US firm McDermott for the provision of light construction vessel services…
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Europe
Fugro secures Australian subsea contract from INPEX
Dutch offshore services firm Fugro has secured a contract from Japan’s INPEX Operations Australia for subsea services to be executed…
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Finance and Insurance
Wellard in breach of its debt covenants again
Wellard, the Australian livestock shipper, has admitted it is once again in breach of its debt covenants. Wellard said in…
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Containers
Insolvent Great Southern Shipping creditor meeting set
Creditors of Australian line Great Southern Shipping Australia (GSS), which filed for insolvency on December 23, have been called to…
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Americas
Atwood Oceanics gets Woodside semi-submersible contract
Houston-headquartered Atwood Oceanics has been awarded a one-well drilling services contract with Woodside Energy for semi-submersible rig . The contract, offshore…
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