australia


Monday, June 18, 2018
Ship Fire Port Kembla Australia
Ship Fires

Port Kembla Reopens After Bulker Blaze

by Nick Ford (Reuters) – A fire in the hold of a bulker ship on Monday briefly closed Australia’s Port Kembla, the second-largest coal export port in

June 18, 2018
Total Views: 119

Monday, June 11, 2018
prelude flng LNG import
Interesting

Shell’s Massive Prelude FLNG Goes ‘Live’ Off Western Australia

Royal Dutch Shell’s massive Prelude floating liquefied natural gas platform has gone ‘live’ off the coast of Australia after taking on board

June 11, 2018
Total Views: 218

Saturday, April 28, 2018
Australia And Canada To Monitor North Korean Ships
Defense

Australia And Canada To Monitor North Korean Ships

By Alison Bevege SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) – Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Saturday the country will send a military patrol

April 28, 2018
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Photo of China's PLAN Liaoning aircraft carrier with escort ships underway
Navy

Vanuatu and China Deny Talks of Secret South Pacific Military Base

SYDNEY, April 10 (Reuters) – Vanuatu and China on Tuesday denied a media report that Beijing wanted to establish a permanent military presence in the

April 10, 2018
Total Views: 57

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
MSC Kia Ora banned from australia
Shipping News

Australia Bans Cargo Ship Over Maritime Labour Convention Violations

Australia has banned the Liberian-flagged containership MSC Kia Ora from its ports for three months due violations of international crew welfare laws after the

March 27, 2018
Total Views: 93

Wednesday, March 14, 2018
prelude flag
Offshore

Shell’s Prelude FLNG Start-Up Plan Risks Losing Gas to Rivals

By Perry Williams (Bloomberg) — After a decade planning the world’s largest floating gas export plant, Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s supplies could get

March 14, 2018
Total Views: 98

Wednesday, February 14, 2018
lng tanker
News

Woodside Crafts New LNG Expansion Plan After Striking Exxon Deal

By Perry Williams (Bloomberg) — Australia’s Woodside Petroleum Ltd. finally got what it wanted from Exxon Mobil Corp. And it only cost $744 million. As

February 14, 2018
Total Views: 30

Monday, January 29, 2018
Australia's Future Frigate, Image via Lockheed Martin
Navy

Australia Breaks Defense Export Records With Naval Newbuilds

By Jason Scott (Bloomberg) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said his nation is aiming to break into the Top 10 of global defense exporters and is

January 29, 2018
Total Views: 101

Thursday, December 21, 2017
Wreckage of the submarine HMAS AE1 is located in waters off the Duke of York Island group in Papua New Guinea
Shipping News

Australia Finds Wreck of First Allied Submarine to Sink in World War One

By Elouise Fowler SYDNEY, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Australia has discovered the wreck of its first submarine off the coast of Papua New Guinea,

December 21, 2017
Total Views: 28

Wednesday, December 20, 2017
ship bottleneck
News

Ships Bottleneck: China, Australia Ports Clogged as Coal, Iron Ore Demand Soars

By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 20 (Reuters) – More than 300 large dry cargo ships are having to wait outside Chinese and Australian ports in a

December 20, 2017
Total Views: 84

Monday, November 13, 2017
jera-energy-gordon-project-lng-terminal
Offshore

Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG Exports First LNG Cargo To Japan

(Reuters) – Japan’s JERA Co, the fuel-buying joint venture of Tokyo Electric Power and Chubu Electric Power, said it received the first liquefied

November 13, 2017
Total Views: 169

Thursday, September 14, 2017
dl carnation banned from australia
News

Bulk Carrier Banned from Australia After Caught Underpaying Crew

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Panama-flagged bulk carrier DL Carnation from entering Australian ports for one year after the

September 14, 2017
Total Views: 81

Monday, August 7, 2017
rena bulk carrier detained australia
News

Australia Bans Bulk Carrier Over Unpaid Wages

Australia has banned the Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier MV Rena from entering its ports after the ship owner repeatedly failed to pay wages to its crew and did

August 7, 2017
Total Views: 43

Thursday, August 3, 2017
NYK car carrier
Shipping News

Australia Fines NYK $25 Million for ‘Criminal Cartel Conduct’

The Federal Court of Australia has convicted Japanese shipping company Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) of criminal cartel conduct and ordered it to pay a

August 3, 2017
Total Views: 127

Monday, July 24, 2017
Australia: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near War Games with U.S.
News

Australia: Chinese Spy Ship Spotted Near War Games with U.S.

(Reuters) – A Chinese spy ship has been detected off the Australian coast near joint war games underway between the United States, New Zealand and

July 24, 2017
Total Views: 56

Thursday, July 6, 2017
HMAS Bundaberg Underway passing the Sydney Opera House
Defense

Australia Wants Exports With $68 Billion Naval Investment

By Jason Scott (Bloomberg) Australia wants more from its $68 billion investment in new ships and submarines than just a more capable navy.   With final

July 6, 2017
Total Views: 85

Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Australia Bans Cargo Ship ‘Kiunga Chief’ After Three Detentions in 18 Months
News

Australia Bans Cargo Ship ‘Kiunga Chief’ After Three Detentions in 18 Months

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Papua New Guinea-flagged cargo ship Kiunga Chief from entering or using Australian ports for

June 6, 2017
Total Views: 66

Saturday, May 20, 2017
Propulsion Problems Put Australia’s Largest Warships Out of Action
Defense

Propulsion Problems Put Australia’s Largest Warships Out of Action

By Harry Pearl SYDNEY, May 20 (Reuters) – Australia is investigating if problems in the propulsion systems of two $1.5 billion warships built by

May 20, 2017
Total Views: 130

Monday, February 20, 2017
Milestone: First LNG Bunkering in Australia
News

Milestone: First LNG Bunkering in Australia

Australia’s EVOL LNG is claiming the first LNG bunkering operation in Australia with the successful Truck-to-Ship refueling of the platform supply Siem

February 20, 2017
Total Views: 80

Monday, January 30, 2017
Two Seriously Injured in Scaffolding Accident Aboard Bulk Carrier in Australia
Shipping News

Two Seriously Injured in Scaffolding Accident Aboard Bulk Carrier in Australia

The two crewmembers of the bulk carrier Shanghai Spirit were seriously injured in a scaffolding accident at Port Alma in Queensland, Australia on Sunday.

January 30, 2017
Total Views: 51