Australia
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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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Gas
Compressed hydrogen carrier design gets stamp of approval
Australian hydrogen shipping start-up Provaris Energy, formerly Global Energy Ventures (GEV), has secured design approval from the class society American…
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Ports and Logistics
Stonepeak teams with Spirit Super to take over Australia’s GeelongPort
New York-headquartered alternative investment firm Stonepeak and Australian industry super fund Spirit Super have struck a deal to acquire Victoria’s…
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Ports and Logistics
Ruling bars Svitzer Australia from carrying out lockout threat for the next six months
Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FMC) ruled today that Svitzer’s cannot carry out its threat of an indefinite lockout of employees…
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Ports and Logistics
Australia’s Fair Work Commission rules Svitzer cannot lock out staff
Australia’s Fair Work Commission has averted a ports shutdown, ordering Svitzer, the nation’s top towage operator, to scrap its planned…
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Ports and Logistics
Svitzer’s Australian lockout threat branded ‘economic vandalism’
Australia is a day and a half away from seeing many of its most important ports shuttered with frantic discussions…
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Ports and Logistics
Australia braces for chaos as Friday ports shutdown looms
Australia faces its own ‘Ever Given’ moment with shipping – or the potential lack of it – making national headlines…
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Ports and Logistics
Australian supply chains plunged into chaos as nation’s largest tug boat operator locks out its crews
Australian supply chains are facing chaos as the nation’s largest tug boat operator has warned it will lock out its…
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Operations
Bulk carrier detained in Australia over unpaid wages
The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) inspectorate has discovered a case of wage theft and human rights abuse aboard a…
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Tech
RightShip to cover EEXI values in GHG rating
Digital maritime platform RightShip is updating its greenhouse gas (GHG) rating tool to incorporate Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI)…
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Tech
WiseTech Global buys Shipamax
Australia’s WiseTech Global, a developer of logistics execution software CargoWise, has bought Shipamax, a data entry automation software firm. Founded…
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Renewables
BlueFloat consortium unveils 900 MW offshore wind farm in New Zealand
Spanish developer BlueFloat Energy and its consortium partners Energy Estate and Elemental Group have moved to build a 900 MW…
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Regulatory
DOF Subsea Australia convicted in diving incident case
DOF Subsea Australia was convicted on Tuesday after a lengthy trial of three counts of an employer negligently breaching its…
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Operations
Canberra presses ahead with national fleet plans
The new Australian government today laid out plans towards the creation of a national fleet, something vehemently opposed by the…
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Bunkering
Pilbara leads Australian ammonia bunkering charge
Lloyd’s Register has been selected to undertake feasibility studies into using clean ammonia to refuel ships at ports in the…
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