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Thursday, January 25, 2024
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Shipping

Red Sea Attacks Push BHP to Divert Some Bulk Shipments Around Africa

Jan 25 (Reuters) – Australian mining giant BHP Group said on Thursday that the Red Sea disruptions are forcing some of its freight service

January 25, 2024
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
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Accidents

BHP’s Western Australian Iron Ore Operations Paused After Worker Dies in Port Hedland Rail Accident

Australian miner BHP has suspended all operations at Western Australia’s Pilbara region after a worker was fatally injured at BHP’s rail yard in

February 8, 2023
Total Views: 1804

Tuesday, October 4, 2022
BHP to Receive Three More LNG-Fueled Bulk Carriers
Shipping

BHP to Receive Three More LNG-Fueled Bulk Carriers

By Jeslyn Lerh and Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Oct 4 (Reuters) – BHP Group expects to receive three more bulk carriers powered partly by liquefied natural

October 4, 2022
Total Views: 2289

Monday, February 7, 2022
First LNG-Fueled Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier Fuels Up in Singapore
Shipping

First LNG-Fueled Newcastlemax Bulk Carrier Fuels Up in Singapore

The first LNG-fueled bulk carrier to transport iron ore between Western Australia and Asia has arrived in Singapore for its first bunkering operation prior

February 7, 2022
Total Views: 2295

Thursday, November 7, 2019
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Maritime News

BHP Says It’s Been Unaffected by COSCO Sanctions

LONDON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – The sanctions imposed by the United States on subsidiaries of Chinese state-owned group COSCO have not affected the

November 7, 2019
Total Views: 17

Monday, November 4, 2019
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Maritime News

BHP Weighing LNG Fuel for Ore Carriers

By Barbara Lewis LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – BHP, the biggest listed miner, aims to decide early next year who has won a tender for LNG-fueled transport to

November 4, 2019
Total Views: 30

Wednesday, June 7, 2017
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News

Autonomous Cargo Ships Extend Miner’s Technology Drive to Seas

By David Stringer (Bloomberg) — BHP Billiton Ltd., the world’s biggest mining company, is studying the introduction of giant, automated cargo

June 7, 2017
Total Views: 38

Monday, February 27, 2017
News

BHP Says `Bloody Awful’ Trade Pledges Risk Deflating Trump Pump

By David Stringer and Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) — The head of the world’s biggest mining company intensified his warnings that U.S. trade

February 27, 2017
Total Views: 2

Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Reflects Today’s Depressed Offshore Market
News

Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale Reflects Today’s Depressed Offshore Market

  The Department of the Interior’s latest oil and gas lease sale covering nearly 22 million acres in the western Gulf of Mexico drew little interest

August 19, 2015
Total Views: 2

Tuesday, July 21, 2015
BHP Billiton to Spend $240 Million on New Tugs and Tug Harbor at Port Hedland
Maritime News

BHP Billiton to Spend $240 Million on New Tugs and Tug Harbor at Port Hedland

  BHP Billiton says it has approved US$240 million in funds to purchase new tugs and construct and upgrade related harbor facilities at Port Hedland, home

July 21, 2015
Total Views: 35

Sunday, April 12, 2015
BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Seen Pursuing Faulted Strategy
Maritime News

BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Seen Pursuing Faulted Strategy

The biggest iron ore producers including BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group are pursuing a flawed strategy by flooding an oversupplied market and they

April 12, 2015
Total Views: 15

Tuesday, March 10, 2015
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Maritime News

‘The Answer to That Is No’ | BHP Stands by Iron-Ore Expansion

BHP Billiton will absolutely not be pulling back on their output of iron

March 10, 2015
Total Views: 11

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
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Maritime News

Iron Ore Drops Below $70 for First Time Since ’09 as Glut Widens

Iron ore traded below $70 for the first time in five years as rising low-cost supplies by the world’s top miners widen a global glut amid slowing demand from

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 1

Monday, October 13, 2014
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Maritime News

Australian Coal Exports Reach Record Levels

Australian coal miners are shrugging off a global glut of the fuel, exporting a record 158.5 million tonnes in the January-September period from the key mining

October 13, 2014
Total Views: 22

Friday, September 26, 2014
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News

BHP Billiton Backs ExxonMobil’s Floating LNG Plan off Australia

BHP Billiton Ltd., Australia’s biggest oil and gas producer, backed plans to develop what may be the world’s largest floating liquefied natural gas

September 26, 2014
Total Views: 10

Thursday, September 4, 2014
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News

BHP Billiton Seeks to Explore Mexico’s Deep Water Fields

BHP Billiton Ltd. is preparing to join the bidding to develop Mexico’s deep-water oil fields when the nation opens its offshore resources to foreign

September 4, 2014
Total Views: 25

Monday, August 18, 2014
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Ports

Tugboat Crews Threaten Biggest Iron Ore Port Trade

Tugboat crews, including deckhands paid more than some New York bankers, are threatening to disrupt shipments from the world’s biggest iron ore port as they

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 53

Friday, August 15, 2014
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Maritime News

BHP May Announce $12 Billion Spinoff of Billiton Assets

BHP Billiton Ltd. may announce a spinoff of assets estimated to be worth as much as $12 billion next week, as the world’s biggest mining company casts aside

August 15, 2014
Total Views: 6

Monday, November 25, 2013
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News

Fleet Supply Exceeds Requirements of Iron Ore Production Until 2016

The data is there and we had it checked by a producer in the

November 25, 2013
Total Views: 36

Monday, August 12, 2013
Iron Ore Gluts Seen Through 2017 on Record Supply
News

Iron Ore Gluts Seen Through 2017 on Record Supply

Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) — The seaborne iron ore market is poised for at least four years of expanding gluts as producers from Rio Tinto Group to Vale SA

August 12, 2013
Total Views: 3
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