Australia
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Environment
‘Needle in a haystack’ investigation nails ship guilty of Great Barrier Reef spill
A foreign-flagged ship faces a fine of up to A$30m ($22.62m) after a painstaking investigation to find out who was…
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Asia
Technip wins subsea contract with Woodside in Western Australia
Australian oil and gas producer Woodside has awarded Technip with the contract for development of its Greater Enfield Project in…
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Contributions
Live animal export: Shipping’s high risk moving feast
In the third of an explosive series for Splash, leading Australian livestock expert Dr Lynn Simpson dishes the dirt on…
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Asia
NYK pleads guilty to car carrier cartel charges
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha has pleaded guilty to criminal cartel behavior at Australia’s federal court. On Friday, Splash reported the…
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Greater China
Toll Shipping orders two roro ships at Jinling Shipyard
Australia’s Toll Shipping has signed shipbuilding contracts with Sinotrans & CSC affiliated Jinling Shipyard for the construction of two 12,000dwt…
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Asia
ICTSI signs Australian loan facility for new Melbourne terminal
Describing it as “an early victory for one of ICTSI’s most anticipated container terminal projects,” the Philippine terminal operator today…
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Asia
NYK hit by criminal cartel case in Australia
Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) is in trouble in Australia where the competition watchdog has launched a criminal prosection into…
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Operations
Australian shipmanager fined over mechanic death
Inco Ships, an Australian shipmanagement company, has been fined A$200,000 ($152,000) over the death of a mechanic. Aries Nemiada was…
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Containers
OOCL, ANL and COSCON form new Australia container alliance
OOCL has linked up with ANL and COSCON to create the Asia Australia Consortium (A3). The A3 will launch three…
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Contributions
Live export is in deep shit
Dr Lynn Simpson, one of Australia’s most experienced and respected live export veterinarians, continues her exclusive series for Splash. A…
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Contributions
Live animal export: Shipping’s modern slave trade
Dr Lynn Simpson, one of Australia’s most experienced and respected live export veterinarians, writes for Splash. Only a true seafarer…
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Asia
POSH wins support contract for Shell’s Prelude
PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has won a contract from Technip Oceania to deploy its semi-submersible accommodation vessel POSH Arcadia…
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Offshore
Atkins secures Chevron Australia engineering contract
Australian engineering firm Atkins has secured a contract from Chevron Australia to provide onshore and offshore engineering support services for…
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Asia
Singaporean hotelier revealed as major MMA shareholder
A Singaporean hotelier has been revealed as a majority shareholder in MMA, the offshore services company formerly known as Mermaid Marine Australia.…
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Environment
Australian takes the helm at INTERMEPA
RightShip’s Warwick Norman has become the first non-European to chair the International Marine Environment Protection Association (INTERMEPA). Norman takes over…
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Dry Cargo
RightShip: Big Data tool set to launch
Warwick Norman sits, sipping coffee in the early morning sunshine beside the pool at the Astir Palace, the hotel that…
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Ports and Logistics
Western Australian premier branded a ‘dog’ by protesting Fremantle dockers
The premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, was heckled and labelled a ‘dog’ by protesting workers at Fremantle Port today.…
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Greater China
Chinese group to invest $25m for Darwin Port development
Chinese multi-sector company Landbridge Group has announced a plan to invest $25m to develop Australia’s Darwin Port as part of…
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Europe
Wellard’s newest cattle carrier financed by Italian bank
Australian shipping company Wellard has secured a ship loan from the Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo (through the bank’s Hong Kong…
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Dry Cargo
Brand new ship detained as crew are found to have no ECDIS training
A brand new geared bulker on charter to a joint venture controlled by MUR Shipping and Jebsen has suffered an…
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