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Monday, October 20, 2014
Deeper Oil Slump Seen as ‘Disaster’ Risk for Australian LNG
Maritime News

Deeper Oil Slump Seen as ‘Disaster’ Risk for Australian LNG

An extended slump in oil prices threatens an expansion of the liquefied natural gas industry and risks cutting returns for project developers in Australia,

October 20, 2014
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Friday, October 17, 2014
Researchers Map Tasman Bridge Disaster Shipwreck in Stunning Detail
Maritime News

Researchers Map Tasman Bridge Disaster Shipwreck in Stunning Detail

Australian researchers have used some new sonar equipment to capture stunning imagery of the shipwreck of the MV Lake Illawarra bulk carrier, which tragically

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 254

Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Powerful Storm Sets Ships Adrift at Sydney’s Port Botany
Maritime News

Powerful Storm Sets Ships Adrift at Sydney’s Port Botany

It was a wild and dangerous night Tuesday in Sydney, Australia as a powerful storm caused two large containerships to break free, among other

October 15, 2014
Total Views: 22

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

Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Australia Pacific LNG On Turning CSG Into LNG… Safely [VIDEO]
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Australia Pacific LNG On Turning CSG Into LNG… Safely [VIDEO]

The Australia Pacific LNG Project is a US $21 billion project that involves the construction of a new plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone, located in

October 7, 2014
Total Views: 3

Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Focus of Underwater Search for Missing Flight MH370 Shifts South
News

Focus of Underwater Search for Missing Flight MH370 Shifts South

By David Fickling (Bloomberg) — Underwater vehicles will search for the missing Malaysian Airline System Bhd.’s Flight 370 further south than

September 30, 2014
Total Views: 24

Tuesday, September 2, 2014
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Maritime News

Australia Abandons Great Barrier Reef Sand Dump – Report

Australia will abandon plans to dump 3 million cubic metres of dredged sand into the Great Barrier Reef area in its effort to create the world's biggest coal

September 2, 2014
Total Views: 14

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Australia Bans Containership Over Repeat Offenses
Maritime News

Australia Bans Containership Over Repeat Offenses

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has issued a order banning to the Liberian-flagged containership MV Vega Auriga from Australia's ports over repeated

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 37

Friday, August 15, 2014
Photos: World’s Largest Turret Module Sets Sail for South Korea
News

Photos: World’s Largest Turret Module Sets Sail for South Korea

The largest turret module for largest floating structure ever constructed has set sail from Dubai for the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South

August 15, 2014
Total Views: 92

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Australian Navy Chief Inspects Fire Damage to HMAS Bundaberg
Defense

Australian Navy Chief Inspects Fire Damage to HMAS Bundaberg

The Chief of the Royal Austrialian Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, was at a Brisbane dockyard on Wednesday to inspect damage to a the Armidale Class Patrol

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 166

Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Fugro Vessels to Conduct Deep Sea Search for Missing Flight MH370
Maritime News

Fugro Vessels to Conduct Deep Sea Search for Missing Flight MH370

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has awarded Dutch engineering company Fugro an additional contract for a comprehensive deep-water search for

August 6, 2014
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, July 23, 2014
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Ports

Port Hedland Deckhands Approve Strike Action a Second Time

Tugboat deckhands at Australia’s Port Hedland approved industrial action for a second time this year amid a dispute over leave and wages, risking disruption

July 23, 2014
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Shell’s Prelude FLNG Will Have Some Pretty Nice Digs -Video
Offshore

Shell’s Prelude FLNG Will Have Some Pretty Nice Digs -Video

Latest video from Royal Dutch Shell on the construction of the Prelude

July 1, 2014
Total Views: 637

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
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Maritime News

Yangzijiang Books Fortescue VLOC’s

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd has won an order to build four very large ore carriers for Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group Ltd, company

June 18, 2014
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Friday, May 30, 2014
Tugs support a bulk carrier arriving at an iron ore terminal. File image: Shutterstock/tcly
Ports

Tug Officers Join Deckhands in Approving Port Hedland Strikes

Tugboat officers at Australia’s Port Hedland joined deckhands in approving work stoppages, risking disruptions at the world’s biggest bulk export terminal

May 30, 2014
Total Views: 5

Wednesday, May 21, 2014
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Maritime News

BHP May Seek Government Help In Tugboat Dispute, Slams Maritime Union Demands

By James Regan SYDNEY, May 21 (Reuters) – BHP Billiton said on Wednesday it may seek government intervention to avert industrial action by tugboat

May 21, 2014
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Australian Miners Aim To Avert Iron Ore Port Strike
Maritime News

Australian Miners Aim To Avert Iron Ore Port Strike

MELBOURNE, May 20 (Reuters) – Two of the world’s biggest iron ore miners BHP Billiton and Fortescue Metals Group held-government sponsored

May 20, 2014
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Saturday, April 19, 2014
Search for MH370: AUV May Complete Mission Next Week
Maritime News

Search for MH370: AUV May Complete Mission Next Week

An unmanned submarine on its seventh dive for the missing Flight MH370 may complete its mission in the southern Indian Ocean within a week, said the Australian

April 19, 2014
Total Views: 1

Monday, April 14, 2014
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Offshore

Video: Prelude FLNG – Arms of Innovation

Project Engineer Lead Cris Moreno discusses the liquid cargo transfer technology behind Shell's Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) plant, which at

April 14, 2014
Total Views: 21

Friday, April 11, 2014
Australian Firm Secures $6.5 Billion For New Iron Ore Port
Maritime News

Australian Firm Secures $6.5 Billion For New Iron Ore Port

A small Australian exploration company said it has secured more than $6 billion in equity funding from unnamed investors to build a port and rail network to

April 11, 2014
Total Views: 4
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