Australian authorities have intercepted the nation’s largest-ever cocaine shipment, leading to the arrest of 13 suspects in a sophisticated maritime drug trafficking operation. Operation Tyrrendor, a joint effort by the…
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Chinese operator of Darwin port in financial trouble
Landbridge, a Chinese company that runs the Australian port of Darwin, has warned it is in financial difficulty raising the possibility that the Northern Territory (NT) government might terminate its lease of the facility. Landbridge Infrastructure Australia signed a 99-year lease for the port nine...
https://splash247.com/chinese-operator-of-darwin-port-in-financial-trouble/
Austal Tapped to Build Australia’s New Heavy Landing Craft
Austal Limited (ASX: ASB) has been selected to construct eight Landing Craft Heavy vessels based on Damen’s Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST100) design. The vessels will be built at the…
https://gcaptain.com/austal-tapped-to-build-australias-new-heavy-landing-craft/
Australia Protest Forces Ship To Abort Arrival At Coal Port, 170 Arrested
SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A climate change protest off the coast of Australia’s New South Wales State forced an inbound ship to turn back from the country’s largest terminal for coal…
https://gcaptain.com/australia-protest-forces-ship-to-abort-arrival-at-coal-port-170-arrested/
Australia Bans Dutch Cargo Ship for 180 Days Over Repeated Safety Violations
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a 180-day ban on the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, prohibiting its entry into Australian ports. The action comes in response to recurring…
https://gcaptain.com/australia-bans-dutch-cargo-ship-for-180-days-over-repeated-safety-violations/
Australia’s TCorp invests in Cyan Renewables
Fast-expanding offshore wind vessels pureplay Cyan Renewables has secured backing from Australia’s TCorp. The funding arm of Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, said it had acquired an interest in Cyan with an initial investment of over $100m, with plans for further cash injections to...
https://splash247.com/australias-tcorp-invests-in-cyan-renewables/
McDermott awarded decommissioning contract offshore Australia
Houston-based offshore contractor McDermott has secured decommissioning work for Santos offshore Western Australia. The contract worth between $50m and $250m covers engineering, procurement, removal and disposal of the Harriet Alpha platform and associated infrastructure. The Harriet Alpha platform...
https://splash247.com/mcdermott-awarded-decommissioning-contract-offshore-australia/
Live Animal Export: False hopes on a dying fleet
What happens to a live export trade when the ships don’t return? Dr Lynn Simpson, a well-known former live export veterinarian, makes her Splash return today. In the age of refrigerated sea and air cargo, how long will modern-day practices condone mass numbers of live animals becoming unwitting...
https://splash247.com/live-animal-export-false-hopes-on-a-dying-fleet/
DP World buys Australia’s Silk Logistics
Dubai-based ports and logistics player DP World has reached an agreement to acquire Australian port-to-door logistics services provider Silk Logistics. The transaction, subject to shareholder approval of Silk Logistics and standard closing conditions, values the company at about A$174.5m ($115.6m)...
https://splash247.com/dp-world-buys-australias-silk-logistics/
MMA Offshore to conduct wind site survey work off Australia for Ørsted
Perth-based OSV operator MMA Offshore has won an offshore wind site survey contract off Australia. On behalf of the key client, Ørsted, the scope is one of the first reconnaissance site surveys taking place in the Gippsland offshore wind zone since the award of feasibility licenses. MMA will use...
https://splash247.com/mma-offshore-to-conduct-wind-site-survey-work-off-australia-for-orsted/