Australia
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Dry Cargo
Beijing drops Australian coal ban
Beijing has scrapped its ban on Australian coal, with a growing armada of bulk carriers leaving terminals Down Under bound…
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Offshore
Tasik seals DSV charter extension with Shelf Subsea
Singapore’s Tasik Subsea has sealed an agreement with Australia’s Shelf Subsea to extend the charter for the diving support vessel…
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Renewables
MMA Offshore scores $20m Taiwanese wind hat-trick
Australian OSV operator MMA Offshore has won three contracts worth a combined A$30m ($20.1m) to support offshore wind farm developments…
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Renewables
Bluefloat reveals 1.7 GW Austalian floater scheme
Spanish developer BlueFloat Energy has revealed plans for a new floating offshore wind project in Australia. The Eastern Rise offshore…
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Containers
Five MSC ships detained in Australia in first two months of 2023
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a refusal of access direction notice the Liberian-flagged 1,732 teu containership from…
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Offshore
Hartshead lining up platform and jacket contractors for UK gas project
ASX-listed Hartshead Resources has kicked off the pre-qualification process for the platform and jacket contract for the Anning and Somerville…
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Offshore
GEOxyz wins survey contract for Hartshead’s UK gas project
GEOxyz UK has secured a contract from ASX-listed Hartshead Resources to carry out a geophysical survey across UK Southern North…
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Containers
Liquidators appointed to oversee demise of fledgling Australian containerline
Stand by… The future of shipping is coming! A bold statement on the homepage of the short-lived Focus Container Line,…
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Renewables
EDF Renewables swoops for massive floating wind project off Australia
EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of France’s utility EDF, has acquired a massive floating offshore project under development in Australia. The…
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Dry Cargo
Australian coal heading to Chinese ports for first time since 2020
Data from shipping platform Sea/ shows a total of six bulk carriers loaded with Australian coal have discharged or are…
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Gas
Accident report published from maiden voyage of the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier
The difficulties of shipping liquefied hydrogen have been highlighted in a new report from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau, which…
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Gas
Eneos seeks to ship hydrogen in existing oil tankers
Hydrogen could soon be shipped in regular oil tankers at ambient temperatures if a Japanese pilot project in Australia proves…
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Ports and Logistics
RightShip launches ports taskforce
Melbourne-based vetting giant RightShip has launched RightPORT, a ports and terminals taskforce covering ESG, safety, sustainability, and crew welfare issues…
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Dry Cargo
Japanese bulk carrier in difficulty off the coast of Queensland
Australian authorities are attending to a stricken bulk carrier off Mackay on the Queensland coast. The crew of 24 remain…
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Offshore
ExxonMobil taps Helix for Australia decommissioning
ExxonMobil has chartered the semisubmersible vessel to support decommissioning activities in the Gippsland Basin offshore Australia. Under a contract, with…
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Operations
Abandoned livestock carrier to be auctioned in Australia
The , a 2005-built livestock carrier, will be auctioned in Australia four months after the ship was arrested over unpaid…
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Dry Cargo
China partially lifts Australian coal ban
The largest story breaking in the new year for dry bulk has been a reported partial lifting of China’s unofficial…
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Bunkering
Oceania and Pilbara Clean Fuels unveil LNG bunkering scheme for Port Hedland
Australia’s Pilbara Clean Fuels (PCF) and Oceania Marine Energy have agreed to work together to develop an ‘end-to-end’ low-carbon profile…
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Ports and Logistics
New CEO appointed at Pilbara Ports Authority
Samuel McSkimming has been appointed the new chief executive officer of Australia’s Pilbara Ports Authority. He will take over from…
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Operations
Corroded lashings to blame for 2020 APL box spill off Sydney
A final report into the loss of containers from a ship off Sydney in 2020 has noted the importance of…
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