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Saturday, April 22, 2023
Shipping News

Discovery Of WW2 Shipwreck Ends Australia’s ‘Tragic’ Maritime Chapter

SYDNEY, April 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Saturday that the wreck of a Japanese merchant ship,

April 22, 2023
Total Views: 4954

Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Shipping

ITF Secures Over $1 Million for Abandoned Seafarers in Singapore and Australia

The ITF says the two cases show the differences in how port states handle crew abandonment Thirteen Filipino seafarers have returned home after being stranded

April 18, 2023
Total Views: 3757

Thursday, April 13, 2023
Shipping

Australia Iron Ore Hub Braces for Strongest Cyclone in a Decade

By Renju Jose SYDNEY, April 13 (Reuters) – Australia’s northwest region, home to the world’s largest iron ore export

April 13, 2023
Total Views: 2195

Friday, March 31, 2023
Shipping

Master Claims Recreational Voyage While Towing a Barge

Australia has convicted the master of a Sydney-based commercial vessel for breaching a condition on his vessel’s certificate of operation. The March 20

March 31, 2023
Total Views: 6828

Monday, March 20, 2023
Shipping

Australia Bans Dutch Ship Amid Crackdown on ‘Poor Performers’

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has handed down a 90-day ban to a Netherlands-flagged ship as part of a crackdown on “poor

March 20, 2023
Total Views: 13652

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Shipping

China Lifts Unofficial Ban on Australian Coal

By Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) — China will allow all domestic companies to import Australian coal, signaling an end to trade restrictions imposed in

March 14, 2023
Total Views: 2311

Sunday, March 5, 2023
Shipping

International Drug Bust Nets $677 Mln Of Cocaine Off The Coast Of South America

SYDNEY, March 4 (Reuters) – A joint U.S. and Australian law enforcement operation busted an international drug ring after intercepting 2.4

March 5, 2023
Total Views: 22987

Monday, February 27, 2023
Shipping

Australia Bans MSC Containership for 90 Days: AMSA Calls Out Operator Over Repeat Offenses

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned a Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) containership from entering Australian ports over maintenance

February 27, 2023
Total Views: 23912

Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Shipping

Startup Australian Shipping Line Goes Bust

By Martina Li in Taiwan (The Loadstar) – Just three months after its launch, Australian start-up Focus Container Line has entered administration as the

February 21, 2023
Total Views: 12161

Shipping

China Steps Up Purchases of Australian Coal, Signaling Easing of Import Ban

By Muyu Xu and Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Chinese utilities and traders have stepped up purchases of Australian coal in February,

February 21, 2023
Total Views: 1490

Friday, February 10, 2023
News

China And Australia: How Coal Shipments Resumed After Two Years Of Tension

By Ben Westcott (Bloomberg) China’s trade relations with Australia showed concrete signs of thawing with coal shipments resuming after more than two

February 10, 2023
Total Views: 1946

Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Environment

Australia Seeks to Boost Hydrogen Exports to EU as Part of Green Push

By John Ainger and Maria Tadeo (Bloomberg) — Australia wants to boost exports of green hydrogen to the European Union as the bloc seeks to cut

January 31, 2023
Total Views: 1446

Monday, January 30, 2023
First Australian Coal Cargoes Headed to China Since Unofficial Ban Lifted
Shipping

First Australian Coal Cargoes Headed to China Since Unofficial Ban Lifted

SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) – China is set to receive at least two cargoes of Australian coal in early February, according to traders and

January 30, 2023
Total Views: 3434

Monday, January 23, 2023
Defense

Australia Speeds Up Purchase of ‘Smart’ Sea Mines to Deter China

By Ben Westcott (Bloomberg) — The Australian government is looking to speed up the purchase of a new generation of sea mines to protect its ports amid

January 23, 2023
Total Views: 815

Friday, January 6, 2023
Shipping

China Eases Australian Coal Ban to Bolster Energy Security

By Muyu Xu SINGAPORE, Jan 6 (Reuters) – The increasing need to secure energy supplies after easing COVID-19 restrictions has

January 6, 2023
Total Views: 1017

Monday, January 2, 2023
Cruise Ships

Australia Port Entry To Fouled Cruise Ship

by John Konrad (gCaptain) What should have been a dream holiday for passengers, a holiday cruise through the glittering blue waters from Auckland to Sydney has

January 2, 2023
Total Views: 10978

Sunday, December 18, 2022
Offshore

Australia Launches Offshore Wind To Move Away From Coal

By James Fernyhough Dec 18 (Bloomberg) –Australia officially opened its first offshore wind zone off the southern coast of Victoria, as the nation seeks

December 18, 2022
Total Views: 2527

Sunday, November 27, 2022
Ports

Australia’s Port Dispute Shows A Labor System Full Of Holes

With a settlement not really any closer, the Svitzer dispute demonstrates the failure of the Fair Work Act to provide a safety valve to resolve intractable

November 27, 2022
Total Views: 2057

Thursday, November 17, 2022
Ports

Svitzer Ordered to Scrap Harbor Tug Worker Lockout in Australia

Australia’s Fair Work Commission has ruled that Svitzer Australia, a subsidiary of Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, must scrap its plans for a

November 17, 2022
Total Views: 3490

Wednesday, November 16, 2022
Shipping

Harbor Tug Lockout Threatens ‘Nationwide Port Shutdown’ in Australia

Maritime union says Svitzer bosses are refusing to withdraw lockout that will bring Australian ports to a near standstill The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA)

November 16, 2022
Total Views: 3734
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