Western Australia-based marine services company Mackenzie Marine and Towage will welcome a new tug to its fleet in 2025 for operation out of the Port of Esperance. Tagon will be operated alongside four other tugs in the owner’s fleet, including the 2023-built Lillian Mac. Hellfire Bay will leave...
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NSW’s Illawarra offshore wind zone reduced by one third
Following extensive community consultation with local leaders, industry, unions, First Nations people, community groups and individuals, the Illawarra offshore wind zone in New South Wales has been amended. The amended zone will now be 20 kilometres from the coast and excludes significant...
VESSEL REVIEW | MinRes Coolibah – Transhipping barges to support Western Australia iron ore trade
Western Australia-based mining company Mineral Resources (MinRes) has taken delivery of two transhippment barges for transporting iron ore from shore to larger cargo ships off the coast. The vessels, which have been named MinRes Coolibah and MinRes Airlie, were built by COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry of China with design work done by MinRes in collaboration […]
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New Zealand government to reverse ban on oil and gas exploration
Removing the ban on petroleum exploration beyond onshore Taranaki in New Zealand is part of a suite of proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals Act to deal with the energy security challenges posed by rapidly declining natural gas reserves, New Zealand Resources Minister Shane Jones confirmed. Mr...
Cypriot-flagged bulker banned from entering Australian ports
The Cypriot-flagged bulk carrier Peace has been banned from entering Australian ports for three months for being unseaworthy, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said earlier this week. Peace is operated by Danaos Shipping, a company that also operates the container ship Suez Canal,...
Antarctic icebreaker faces potential cost overruns totalling $100 million
The Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) has submitted a report stating that operation of the icebreaker Nuyina up to 2030 will incur a cost blowout totalling $100 million. According to the AAD budgetary outlook discussed recently in the Senate, “significant issues” attributed to “realised risks and...
Wallenius Wilhelmsen sells Melbourne International RoRo and Auto Terminal
Shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Melbourne International RoRo and Auto Terminal (MIRRAT) for AU$332.5 million (US$221 million) to Australian Amalgamated Terminals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Australian logistics company Qube Holdings. Wallenius Wilhelmsen will continue to utilize MIRRAT following the transaction, ensuring services to its customers will not […]
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Woodside awarded US$1 billion loan for Scarborough energy project
Woodside Energy has entered into a US$1 billion loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to fund Woodside’s Scarborough Energy Project off the coast of Pilbara, Western Australia. Woodside said the agreement follows a memorandum of understanding signed by Woodside and...
Survey completed on 160-year-old shipwreck in Waterloo Bay, Australia
The remains of a shipwreck off Wilson’s Promontory in Victoria, Australia, have been revealed following a recently completed marine archaeological survey. Maritime archaeologists filmed the vessel identified by the name Cheviot in Waterloo Bay as part of a land and sea archaeological survey of by...
Partners unveil plan for ammonia bunkering operation in Pilbara
Hexagon Energy Materials (HXG) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Oceania Marine Energy regarding the development of a low-emissions ammonia bunkering business at Dampier in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. HXG said the collaboration has the potential to create a new...