australia


Wednesday, January 25, 2017
port hedland Photo credit: Pilbara Ports Authority
Shipping News

Joint Industry Project to Develop LNG-Fueled Capesize Bulk Carrier for Australia-China Trade

New regulations on limiting sulphur and nitrogen oxides emissions and a burgeoning global infrastructure are adding to the growing momentum for the widespread

January 25, 2017
Total Views: 107

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Subsea Search for MH370 Ends Without a Trace
News

Subsea Search for MH370 Ends Without a Trace

By Tom Westbrook and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY, Jan 17 (Reuters) – The deep-sea search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 ended on Tuesday without

January 17, 2017
Total Views: 84

Friday, January 6, 2017
port hedland Photo credit: Pilbara Ports Authority
News

Port Hedland Iron Ore Exports to China Hit Record

SYDNEY, Jan 6 (Reuters) – December iron ore shipments to China from Australia’s Port Hedland terminal hit a record 37.4 million tonnes in December,

January 6, 2017
Total Views: 55

Tuesday, December 20, 2016
MH370 Investigators: Missing Aircraft Not in Current Search Area
Shipping News

MH370 Investigators: Missing Aircraft Not in Current Search Area

By Tom Westbrook and Rozanna Latiff SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Investigators searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have recommended

December 20, 2016
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, November 16, 2016
WATCH: Cow Marked for Export Jumps Ship, Swims to Shore in Fremantle
News

WATCH: Cow Marked for Export Jumps Ship, Swims to Shore in Fremantle

A determined cow with an amazing will to live escaped a livestock ship and swam to freedom on Sunday in Fremantle, Western Australia. The cow was apparently

November 16, 2016
Total Views: 151

Sunday, October 30, 2016
Boat Refugees Australia
Shipping News

Asylum Seekers Arriving By Boat Face Lifetime Ban In Australia

by Gareth Hutchens (TheGuardian) The Turnbull government plans to ban asylum seekers who arrive by boat from ever being allowed into Australia. The

October 30, 2016
Total Views: 124

Friday, October 28, 2016
Shipping News

LNG Exports – Is Australia The Worst-Case Scenario?

by Dan Murtaugh (Bloomberg) Americans wondering what life with liquefied natural gas exports will bring can look to eastern Australia for a

October 28, 2016
Total Views: 87

Tuesday, October 11, 2016
News

BP Scraps Plans to Drill Off Southern Australia Coast, Says ‘Ocean Greatwhite’ Contract Not Impacted

By Perry Williams (Bloomberg) — BP Plc has abandoned oil exploration in the offshore Great Australian Bight, five years after it began searching for

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 179

Monday, September 19, 2016
Shenzhen bulker aground on Great Barrier Reef
News

Australia Settles Six Years After Great Barrier Reef Grounding

SYDNEY, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Australia on Monday reached a A$39.3 million ($29.66 million) out-of-court settlement with the owners of a Chinese coal

September 19, 2016
Total Views: 101

Australia’s Busiest Port Sold for $7.3 Billion
News

Australia’s Busiest Port Sold for $7.3 Billion

By Cecile Lefort and Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Sept 19 (Reuters) – A consortium of global and domestic funds, backed by investors including China Investment

September 19, 2016
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Australia Charges $120m for Ship Damage To Great Barrier Reef
Grounding Incidents

Australia Charges $120m for Ship Damage To Great Barrier Reef

Australia is asking Shenzhen Energy Transport, the owners of the Chinese coal carrier Shen Neng 1, to pay $120m for damage to the Great Barrier

September 7, 2016
Total Views: 145

Thursday, September 1, 2016
Cocaine Cruise Ships: Provocative Photos Released Of Women Caught Smuggling $30M In Drugs
Interesting

Cocaine Cruise Ships: Provocative Photos Released Of Women Caught Smuggling $30M In Drugs

Two Canadian women are accused of helping smuggle $30 million in cocaine aboard a Princess cruise ship while documenting the luxury globe-trotting

September 1, 2016
Total Views: 481

Monday, August 29, 2016
Sea Princess Cruise Ship Sydney Harbor Australia
Defense

Cruise Ship Passengers FAIL To Smuggle 210lb Of Cocaine Into Sydney

Yesterday Australian Border Force (ABF) officers seized 95 kilograms (210 lb) of cocaine from three Canadian cruise ship passengers. On Sunday 28 August, ABF

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 84

Thursday, August 25, 2016
Institute of Cetacean Research sea shepherd
Environment

Sea Shepherd’s Sea Lawyers Back And Fill On Promise To Stop Harassing Whalers

gCaptain Note: On Tuesday gCaptain published an article titled “Sea Shepherd Claims It Will Stay Away From Japan Whaling Ships“… the original

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 151

Bailey-maritime-dog wearing lifejacket
Blog

Love Dogs But Hate Seagulls? Then You Have To Meet Bailey The Seagull Security Dog

Two things most mariners have in common; they think of their pups as fellow mariners but consider seagulls to be little more than rats with wings. That may be

August 25, 2016
Total Views: 69

Thursday, August 18, 2016
M/V FIVE_STARS_FUJIAN stranded crew
Incidents

Hong Kong Group To Help Abandoned Crew

By Keith Wallis (Reuters) The Hong Kong Shipowners Association (HKSOA) on Thursday called on the city’s authorities to provide assistance to the crew of

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 38

Tuesday, August 16, 2016
M/V FIVE_STARS_FUJIAN stranded crew
Incidents

Australia: Bulker Crew Remains Stranded Without Food In Australia

by Joshua Robertson (TheGuardian) The Chinese coal ship crew who were left without enough food, wages, or fuel for their return voyage

August 16, 2016
Total Views: 72

Monday, May 30, 2016
port hedland Photo credit: Pilbara Ports Authority
News

Fortescue Named Second Tug Operator at Port Hedland

SYDNEY, May 30 (Reuters) – Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group Ltd has won a tender to become the second provider of marine towage services at the

May 30, 2016
Total Views: 86

Friday, May 27, 2016
Australia Finds Detained Bulk Carrier’s Crew Was Unable to Operate the Ship’s ECDIS
Interesting

Australia Finds Detained Bulk Carrier’s Crew Was Unable to Operate the Ship’s ECDIS

Australian authorities have detained a Panama-flagged bulk carrier in Brisbane after officials found that the crew was untrained in the operation of the

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 189

Thursday, May 5, 2016
Austal Pacific Patrol Boat Replacement Design
News

Australia Awards Austal $208 Million Pacific Patrol Boats Contract

SYDNEY, May 5 (Reuters) – Australia signed a A$280 million ($208.8 million) contract with naval shipbuilder Austal Ships Pty on Thursday for 21 patrol

May 5, 2016
Total Views: 49