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Friday, January 13, 2012
Total and Inpex Launch $34 Billion Ichthys LNG Project Offshore Northwestern Australia
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Total and Inpex Launch $34 Billion Ichthys LNG Project Offshore Northwestern Australia

Total and its joint venture partner INPEX Corporation today announced that they have taken the final investment decision for the Ichthys liquefied natural gas

January 13, 2012
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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Whalers Caught In Protected World Heritage Area

With Christmas Island battling a spill of phosphate and fuel oil making national headlines some of the leading environmentalists are equally disturbed by

January 11, 2012
Total Views: 75

Grounded Vessel on Christmas Island, Australia Breaks in Two
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Grounded Vessel on Christmas Island, Australia Breaks in Two

The Panamanian-flagged general cargo vessel MV TYCOON that broke free of its mooring on Tuesday and grounded on Christmas Island in Australia has broken in

January 11, 2012
Total Views: 72

Thursday, December 29, 2011
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Defense

Aussies to the Rescue! Australian Warship Rescues Iranians off Yemen

(Australian Navy) HMAS Parramatta has provided essential life saving assistance to an Iranian flagged vessel in distress on Christmas Eve. Parramatta is on

December 29, 2011
Total Views: 26

Friday, September 9, 2011
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Aussie Aussie Aussie!! Tax breaks for shipping industry in Australia!

By Enda Curran, Wall Street Journal SYDNEY—Australia will introduce major tax breaks for shipping companies and a new international register for the 200

September 9, 2011
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, June 29, 2011
FOR SALE! Australian military ships, aircraft and armored vehicles
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FOR SALE! Australian military ships, aircraft and armored vehicles

HMAS Manoora via Wikimedia Commons Have you ever dreamed of owning a Kanimbla class Landing Platform Amphibious ship?  Well today, Australian Minister of

June 29, 2011
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Friday, May 20, 2011
Shell’s Prelude FLNG: The Largest, Most Impressive Floating Object Ever To Be Constructed
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Shell’s Prelude FLNG: The Largest, Most Impressive Floating Object Ever To Be Constructed

Today, Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS) announced plans for the construction of the Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG) Project, the world’s first

May 20, 2011
Total Views: 438

Thursday, February 24, 2011
Wilhemsen Ships Service providing support to Australia’s largest oil and gas project
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Wilhemsen Ships Service providing support to Australia’s largest oil and gas project

Wilhelmsen Ships Service is providing a range of support services to the Gorgon project, Australia’s largest ever oil and gas project. Services include

February 24, 2011
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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Shell: Prelude FLNG Go-Ahead ‘Next Few Months,’ More Planned

PERTH (Dow Jones)–Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSA) said Tuesday that it expects to sign off on its first floating liquefied natural gas project within

February 22, 2011
Total Views: 3

Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tug boat saves bridge from Australia flood waters – VIDEO
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Tug boat saves bridge from Australia flood waters – VIDEO

Over the past few days a national disaster has been unfolding in eastern Australia, with flash floods effecting a vast area of Queensland.  Watch here as a

January 13, 2011
Total Views: 62

Monday, April 5, 2010
Oil Spill

Ship runs aground near Great Barrier Reef

(CNN) — A Chinese-registered ship carrying coal that ran aground off the coast of northeast Australia was leaking oil Sunday near the Great Barrier Reef

April 5, 2010
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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Seadrill’s West Atlas Rig On Fire – Incident Photo of The Week

This weeks incident photos are of the fire that was burning on Seadrill’s West Atlas jackup oil rig located in the Timor Sea between Australia and

November 3, 2009
Total Views: 1307

Friday, April 11, 2008
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Cable Laying Ships – Back In Business

Hit hard by the internet crash in 2000 cable laying ships (video) were hard pressed to find contracts laying subsea communication cable and took on less

April 11, 2008
Total Views: 140

Thursday, February 7, 2008
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Australia’s Shocking Footage of Japanese Whaling – Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmM_CCIFyZ8 (If Video becomes “unavailable” try HERE or HERE) The BBC Writes: Australia has released graphic

February 7, 2008
Total Views: 3

Sunday, February 3, 2008
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Whaling – Graphic Images

The following images were taken by the Australian Customs Service in their mission to end Japanese whaling of the Souther Ocean. Japanese Whaling Ship Yushin

February 3, 2008
Total Views: 10

Thursday, January 10, 2008
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Australia Sends Armed Merchant Ship To Track Whalers

Reuters has an update on Australia’s recent attempts to track Japan’s whaling fleet: CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) — An Australian fisheries

January 10, 2008
Total Views: 12

Saturday, October 13, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Pasha Bulker Incident Report – Nearly Unbelievable

Photo By suburbanbloke In a post unusually harsh for gCaptain standards I asked some tough questions about actions taken by the captain of the doomed ship,

October 13, 2007
Total Views: 4960

Saturday, June 23, 2007
Lifesaving Incidents

Pasha Bulker – Photo Slideshow

Here is a random selection of the best (and worst) photos of the coal ship “Pasha Bulker” grounded on Nobby’s Beach courtesy of Flickr. For

June 23, 2007
Total Views: 715
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