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Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Accidents

Australia Fines Ship Master and Company Over Serious Pilot Ladder Accident

Australia has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, Hong Kong-based Fu Ye Shipping, following a serious accident involving a ship’s

April 2, 2024
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
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Shipbuilding

Fiji to Sign Ports Deal with Australia in Shipbuilding Boost

SYDNEY, March 21 (Reuters) – Fiji will strike a deal with Australia to upgrade ports and shipbuilding infrastructure, months after its prime minister

March 21, 2024
Total Views: 765

Thursday, February 29, 2024
FILE PHOTO: A China Coast Guard ship is seen from a Philippine fishing boat at the disputed Scarborough Shoal April 6, 2017. Picture taken April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo
News

Australia, Philippines Sign Maritime Accord as China Rises

(Bloomberg) — Australia and the Philippines have signed an agreement to boost collaboration on maritime security, including “promoting respect for

February 29, 2024
Total Views: 14138

Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Shipping

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier for One Year Over Safety Violations

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, KMAX Leader, from entering Australian ports for 12 months over

February 22, 2024
Total Views: 2521

Monday, February 5, 2024
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Shipping

Australia Stops Ship Carrying Livestock From Sailing Around Africa to Israel

CANBERRA, Feb 5 (Reuters) – The Australian government said on Monday it had refused a request by a livestock exporter to send a ship carrying around

February 5, 2024
Total Views: 22554

Friday, February 2, 2024
Livestock carrier Al Kuwait at Freemantle Port
Shipping

Australian Livestock Stuck in Limbo on Ship as Second Vessel Heads to Red Sea

CANBERRA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – A ship carrying 16,000 sheep and cows that turned back from the Red Sea due to the risk of attack off Yemen was

February 2, 2024
Total Views: 9661

Friday, December 22, 2023
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Navy

Spain, Italy, France Decline US Command Of Red Sea Operation Prosperity Guardian

by Dmitry Zhdannikov (Reuters) The United States is assembling a multinational naval coalition to help safeguard commercial traffic from attacks by

December 22, 2023
Total Views: 101131

Saturday, November 25, 2023
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Defense

Philippines, Australia Launch Joint Patrols Amid China Tensions

By Manolo Serapio Jr. (Bloomberg) –The Philippines and Australia kicked off their first joint maritime patrols on Saturday, days after the Southeast

November 25, 2023
Total Views: 1354

A stacker/reclaimer places coal in stockpiles at the port in Newcastle, Australia.REUTERS/File Photo
Ports

Australia Activists Disrupt Shipping At Coal Port

SYDNEY, Nov 25 (Reuters) – A climate change protest off Australia’s east coast disrupted operations at the country’s biggest coal

November 25, 2023
Total Views: 1440

Monday, November 20, 2023
FILE PHOTO: Royal Australian Navy vessel, HMAS Toowoomba, is docked at Changi Naval Base at the display of warships during IMDEX Asia 2023, a maritime defence exhibition in Singapore May 4, 2023. REUTERS/Caroline Chia/File Photo
Defense

Australia PM Calls Chinese Navy Incident That Injured Diver ‘Dangerous’

SYDNEY, Nov 20 (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a Chinese warship acted in a dangerous manner during an incident with

November 20, 2023
Total Views: 9096

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Shipping

Australia Bans Third Briese Heavylift Ship for Safety Violations

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has taken strict enforcement action against Briese Heavylift GmbH & Co for safety violations, issuing a

November 20, 2023
Total Views: 5256

Monday, November 13, 2023
Australia Cyberattack Leaves 30,000 Containers Stuck at Ports
Shipping

Australia Cyberattack Leaves 30,000 Containers Stuck at Ports

(Bloomberg) — DP World Plc is struggling to work through a backlog of 30,000 shipping containers piled up at ports across Australia as the company

November 13, 2023
Total Views: 1678

Sunday, November 12, 2023
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Ports

Australia Says Ports Operator Cyber Incident ‘Serious’

SYDNEY, Nov 12 (Reuters) – The Australian government on Sunday described as “serious and ongoing” a cybersecurity incident that

November 12, 2023
Total Views: 2774

Saturday, November 11, 2023
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Ports

Cyber Attack Hits Australian Ports

by Sam McKeith (Reuters) The Australian government said on Saturday that it was coordinating a response to a cybersecurity incident that forced ports

November 11, 2023
Total Views: 3276

Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Princess Cruises-owned Ruby Princess is pictured docked at Circular Quay during the disembarkation of passengers in Sydney, Australia, March 19, 2020. Picture taken March 19, 2020. AAP Image/Dean Lewins/via REUTERS
Cruise Ships

Australian Court Rules Against Carnival in Landmark COVID-19 Case

SYDNEY, Oct 25 (Reuters) – Carnival Corp’s Australian unit has been ordered to pay the medical expenses of a woman who contracted

October 25, 2023
Total Views: 5152

Friday, October 6, 2023
A general view of Chevron's Wheatstone LNG facility. Chevron/Handout via REUTERS
News

LNG Threat Returns as Australia Workers Discuss Resuming Strikes

(Bloomberg) — Union members at Chevron Corp. liquefied natural gas facilities in Australia are deciding on a plan to resume strikes after criticizing the

October 6, 2023
Total Views: 1029

Saturday, September 30, 2023
A southern right whale jumps off the waters of the Atlantic Sea offshore Golfo Nuevo in Puerto Madryn, in the Patagonian province of Chubut. Photo REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
News

Man Dies After Whale Collides With Boat

SYDNEY, Sept 30 (Reuters) – One man died and another was in hospital on Saturday in Australia after awhale struck and flipped their boat

September 30, 2023
Total Views: 4376

Sunday, September 17, 2023
U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy team up in the South China Sea. Picture taken April 18, 2020. Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh/U.S. Navy/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

Philippines Says Japan, Australia Keen On Joint Maritime Patrols

By Ian Sayson Sep 17, 2023 (Bloomberg) –The Philippine armed forces said Japan and Australia “expressed willingness” to take part in joint

September 17, 2023
Total Views: 2021

Friday, September 15, 2023
A general view of Chevron's Wheatstone LNG facility. Chevron/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Chevron Australia LNG Keeps up Exports Despite Outage, Strikes

SINGAPORE/SYDNEY, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Chevron‘s two western Australian plants continued exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Friday, despite

September 15, 2023
Total Views: 604

Monday, September 11, 2023
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Shipping

Chevron Asks Regulator to Intervene in Australia LNG Strikes

By Rob Verdonck and Stephen Stapczynski (Bloomberg) — Chevron Corp. is applying to a labor regulator to help resolve its dispute with unions at liquefied

September 11, 2023
Total Views: 686
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