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Monday, April 30, 2012
Aussie Billionaire Building Modern-Day Titanic Replica
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Aussie Billionaire Building Modern-Day Titanic Replica

An Australian billionaire has announced his plans to build the Titanic II, a modern-day replica of the ill-fated liner that sank over 100 years ago. Clive

April 30, 2012
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DOF ASA Signs NOK 225 Million Contract Offshore Australia with Apache

DOF announced today that they have signed a NOK 225 million contract with Apache Energy Limited for the use of the anchor handling tug supply vessel, Skandi

April 30, 2012
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
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Chevron: Near-Term Production Relatively Steady Before Upcoming Australian LNG Boom [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iezL5yzHpMI (Dow Jones) Chevron Corp. (CVX) said Tuesday its oil and gas production will inch up this year but it expects output

March 14, 2012
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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Technip Awarded Subsea Pipelay Contract Offshore Australia

Technip was awarded a pipeline installation contract by Woodside Energy Limited for the Greater Western Flank Phase 1 Project located 130 kilometers North West

February 15, 2012
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Passenger Ferry Sinks in Heavy Seas off Papua New Guinea, Dozens Feared Dead **UPDATE**
Incidents

Passenger Ferry Sinks in Heavy Seas off Papua New Guinea, Dozens Feared Dead **UPDATE**

A Papua-New Guinea (PNG) flagged passenger ship/RoRo sunk yesterday in heavy seas off the eastern coast of Papua New Guinea.  350 people are reported to have

February 2, 2012
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Monday, January 16, 2012
MV TYCOON: Christmas Island Grounding Update
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MV TYCOON: Christmas Island Grounding Update

The following is the latest update from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority regarding the MV Tycoon, the Panamanian-flagged general cargo vessel that

January 16, 2012
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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
Total Views: 150

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: 90

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: 127

Thursday, December 29, 2011
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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
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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
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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
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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: 55

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
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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: 95

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
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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
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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: 186

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
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