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Wallenius Wilhelmsen sells Melbourne International RoRo and Auto Terminal

Vehicles at 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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VESSEL REVIEW | Spirit – Versatile pilot boat for South Australia port operator

Spirit, a new pilot boat delivered to Australia's Flinders Ports by Hart Marine

South Australian port operator Flinders Ports has expanded its fleet of harbour services vessels with the recent acquisition of a newbuild pilot boat constructed by Hart Marine in the neighbouring state of Victoria. Spirit is the first in a series of three pilot boats ordered by Flinders Ports from...

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VESSEL REVIEW | Wardan – New pilot boat delivered to Western Australia port operator

The Southern Ports Authority of Western Australia recently welcomed a new pilot boat into service. Built by Hart Marine of Victoria, the boat has been named Wardan after the sea water off Wardandi Country, where it will also primarily operate. The vessel’s main area of responsibility will be the...

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Australia’s Victoria International Container Terminal to complete Phase 3A expansion by year-end

Victoria International Container Terminal (VICT), International Container Terminal Services’ (ICTSI) operation at the Port of Melbourne in Australia, is scheduled to undergo completion of Phase 3A of its expansion project this December. The AU$235 million (US$155.9 million) project is being carried out in two phases. Phase 3A will increase the terminal’s capacity by 30 per […]

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Offshore Projects News Roundup | May 10 – Windfarm site surveys and installation works in Europe and Australia plus geophysical mapping off West Africa

New projects in the pipeline include cable and turbine installation works in the German and Danish sectors North Sea, a site survey in support of Australia’s first offs ..

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Australian Transport Safety Bureau publishes report on fire incident on Japanese hydrogen carrier

The failure of an incorrectly-fitted electrical solenoid valve led to the brief propagation of flame from a liquefied hydrogen carrier gas combustion unit’s vent stack, ..

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Five in hospital after charter boat hits pier in Melbourne, Australia

Australia’s ABC News reports that five people were brought to hospital after the charter vessel on which they were riding struck a pier in the city of Melbourne on ..

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COLUMN | “More money than God” – How will the supermajors spend their bumper profits? [Offshore Accounts]

Last month, US President Joe Biden slammed ExxonMobil, complaining that the energy company made “more money than God”. “We’re gonna make sure that everybo ..

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COLUMN | Holiday shorts: books to read, podcasts to download and topical films [Offshore Accounts]

Ah, the beauty of summer in the northern hemisphere, a time to spend hours queuing at Dover or Folkestone if you are British, or waiting endlessly at security at Schiphol ..

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