australia


Tuesday, May 28, 2013
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Australia’s Share of New LNG Contracts May Drop to 10%, Wood Mackenzie Says

(Bloomberg) — Australia’s global share of new contracts for liquefied natural gas may drop to about 10 percent a year by 2025 as U.S. exports rise,

May 28, 2013
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Monday, May 27, 2013
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Australia Could Lose Billions in LNG Projects Unless Costs Fall

May 27 (Bloomberg) — Australia may lose A$100 billion ($96.5 billion) of potential liquefied natural gas projects to East Africa and North America unless

May 27, 2013
Total Views: 75

Thursday, May 23, 2013
Australia Releases Final Report on M/V Tycoon Grounding
Grounding Incidents

Australia Releases Final Report on M/V Tycoon Grounding

A broken shackle on the port’s cantilever mooring line lead to the January 2012 grounding and eventual catastrophic hull failure of the M/V Tycoon at

May 23, 2013
Total Views: 143

Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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News

Historic Agreement Reached on Standards for Australian Seafarers

"For the first time there will be single national standards for competency for seafarers and safe operation of vessels operating in near-coastal waters,”

May 14, 2013
Total Views: 57

Friday, April 26, 2013
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News

Highest-Paid Workforce Drives Floating LNG Offshore Australia

(Bloomberg) — Escalating costs to build liquefied natural gas plants on land in Australia, where energy workers earn the highest salaries in the world,

April 26, 2013
Total Views: 651

Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Australia’s Sino Iron Project Faces New Delay
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Australia’s Sino Iron Project Faces New Delay

China's CITIC Pacific is delaying completion of its $8 billion Sino Iron project in Australia until late May because of engineering

April 23, 2013
Total Views: 269

Friday, April 12, 2013
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News

Woodside Scraps Browse Project, Considers Floating LNG Instead

Located about 425 km off Western Australia’s northern coast, the Browse Basin was expected to be one of Australia’s next major LNG production

April 12, 2013
Total Views: 120

Monday, April 1, 2013
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News

ExxonMobil to Install Giant Floating LNG Facility Off Australia

(Bloomberg) — Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. oil company, plans to develop a floating liquefied natural gas project to develop the Scarborough field

April 1, 2013
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
DNV-Led Joint Industry Project Concludes LNG Bunkering in Australia is Highly Feasible
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DNV-Led Joint Industry Project Concludes LNG Bunkering in Australia is Highly Feasible

Attractive payback periods from the additional investments required for LNG-fuelled shipping, along with no significant legal restrictions hindering

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Australia’s Top Iron Ore Port Braces For Direct Cyclone Hit
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Australia’s Top Iron Ore Port Braces For Direct Cyclone Hit

Update: Tuesday updates show Rusty not deepening as fast as earlier forecasts, now expected to have max winds of 80 knots as it makes landfall just ENE of Port

February 26, 2013
Total Views: 36

Monday, February 25, 2013
Cyclone ‘Rusty’ Expected to Cause Major Disruptions at Australian Iron Ore Ports
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Cyclone ‘Rusty’ Expected to Cause Major Disruptions at Australian Iron Ore Ports

By James Regan SYDNEY, Feb 25 (Reuters) – World trade in iron ore faces major disruptions as a cyclone bears down on Western Australia, shutting port

February 25, 2013
Total Views: 29

Friday, January 25, 2013
Storms Halt Steelmaking-Coal Shipments From Biggest Exporter
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Storms Halt Steelmaking-Coal Shipments From Biggest Exporter

(Bloomberg) — Storms interrupted exports of coal used in steelmaking from ports on the northeast coast of Australia, which accounts for 53 percent of

January 25, 2013
Total Views: 62

Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Capesize Rates Decline as Cyclone Closes Australian Ports
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Capesize Rates Decline as Cyclone Closes Australian Ports

By Rob Sheridan Charter rates for Capesize ships, the biggest iron-ore carriers, fell for a second day as a storm forced ports to close in Australia,

January 23, 2013
Total Views: 25

Friday, January 4, 2013
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News

Capesize Rates Rise on Speculation of Chinese Iron Ore Stockpiling

Rates to ship iron ore rose the most in almost eight weeks on speculation China’s steel industry is stockpiling the commodity before domestic mines shut

January 4, 2013
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Australian Icebreaker on Sea Ice Expedition is Stuck in the Sea Ice
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Australian Icebreaker on Sea Ice Expedition is Stuck in the Sea Ice

An Australian icebreaker on a scientific expedition to study sea ice in Antarctica is, well, stuck in the sea ice it is studying. The icebreaker, a bright

October 24, 2012
Total Views: 65

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News

Coal Shipping is Not a Threat to Great Barrier Reef [STUDY]

MELBOURNE–The forecast jump in ships carrying coal north from Australia that will come with the expansion of a northerly port by companies such as BHP

October 24, 2012
Total Views: 27

Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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News

Assessing Requirements for LNG Bunkering in Australia

LNG fueled propulsion has been shown to meet the strictest emissions control regulations – such as the global 0.5% sulphur cap, to be implemented between

October 16, 2012
Total Views: 48

Monday, September 17, 2012
Watch: Bulk Carrier Destroys Moored Fishing Boat
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Watch: Bulk Carrier Destroys Moored Fishing Boat

In the video below, the 68,789 dwt bulk carrier Grand Rodosi is seen absolutely destroying a much smaller tuna boat, the Apollo S, while moored at the wharf

September 17, 2012
Total Views: 1601

Friday, August 31, 2012
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Incidents

Search and Rescue Operations Conclude off Indonesia, Nearly 100 Still Unaccounted For

Yesterday, four merchant vessels and HMAS Maitland recovered 55 survivors out of a total of 150 passengers of the ill-fated refugee boat that capsized and sank

August 31, 2012
Total Views: 38

Thursday, August 30, 2012
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Incidents

Massive Search and Rescue Operation Underway Off Indonesia, 120 Feared Drowned

More than 120 asylum seekers may have drowned off Indonesia, according to the Australian government, which is reopening offshore detention centers in an

August 30, 2012
Total Views: 32