Australian oil and gas player Karoon Energy has bought the Cidade de Itajaí FPSO for $115m from Altera & Ocyan, the joint venture formed by the Brazilian company Ocyan and Altera Infrastructure. The FPSO was bought by Karoon’s wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary Karoon Petróleo & Gás. The deal also...
https://splash247.com/karoon-buys-fpso-working-offshore-brazil-for-115m/
Australia was unaware Chinese warships were set to conduct live-fire exercises off its east coast until its security authorities were alerted via a Virgin Australia pilot who heard radio communications about the drills, according to a top air traffic official.
https://gcaptain.com/virgin-pilot-alerted-australia-to-china-navy-live-fire-drill/
US supermajor ExxonMobil has announced a nearly $200m investment in the Kipper 1B Project, bringing online much-needed additional gas supply from the Gippsland Basin. The project, approved by ExxonMobil subsidiary Esso Australia and its co-venturers Mitsui and Woodside Energy, will utilise the...
https://splash247.com/exxonmobil-to-invest-around-200m-into-australian-offshore-gas-project/
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crossing the Tasman Sea as part of maritime security cooperation with Australia and New Zealand knew Chinese naval ships were in the area but had no interaction with them, its commanding officer said on Tuesday.
New Zealand’s Foreign Minister Winston Peters will touch down in Beijing on Tuesday for a three-day visit as relations between the two countries are strained after Chinese Navy vessels conducted live firing exercises in the Tasman Sea.
By Bloomberg News Feb 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –China rejected any suggestion from Australia that it failed to be transparent in conducting live-fire naval drills on Friday and Saturday in international waters…
https://gcaptain.com/china-chides-australia-for-reaction-to-live-fire-naval-drills/
Following Cyclone Zelia’s impact on Australia, CJC Director, Allen Marks and Associate, David Fittis assess the early 2025 trend and what this might mean for the shipping industry, with particular focus on the potential for Force Majeure declarations.
Early Trends in 2025
As widely reported, the category 5 Cyclone Zelia recently hit the Western Coast of Australia, causing Port Hedland to close for three days. Whilst affected ports have now reopened, this was the latest in a wave of...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/20/force-majeure-and-weather-conditions-an-increasing-trend/
Three Chinese warships have been spotted in international waters off the coast of Australia’s largest city, Sydney, in a rare show of military might that will likely test diplomatic ties between Canberra and Beijing.
https://gcaptain.com/chinese-warships-sail-off-coast-of-sydney-testing-australia/
Austal Limited (ASX: ASB), acaba de anunciar que Austal Australasia ha sido elegida por Gotlandsbolaget (Suecia), para diseñar y construir un fast ferry de 130 m de eslora y que
The post Austal Australasia construirá un fast ferry “H2 ready” first appeared on Revista Ingeniería Naval.
https://sectormaritimo.es/austal-australasia-construira-un-fast-ferry-h2-ready
SYDNEY, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Western Australia’s ports of Dampier and Varanus Island reopened, the ports’ operator said, after Tropical Cyclone Zelia hit the state’s Pilbara iron ore region on Friday. Pilbara Ports said on…
https://gcaptain.com/western-australias-ports-reopen-after-tropical-cyclone-zelia/