MMA Offshore has been appointed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) to manage a research vessel in a contract expected to generate $80m in revenue over four years. The Perth-based OSV operator will provide technical services, operational management and crew...
https://splash247.com/mma-offshore-wins-australian-research-vessel-deal/
Woodside Energy has reached an in-principle agreement with unions at Australia’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, averting a walkout that threatened global gas supply. Workers at the Woodside-operated North West Shelf offshore liquefied natural gas platforms had threatened to strike as...
https://splash247.com/strikes-averted-at-woodside-lng-facility/
Australia’s icebreaking research vessel is much wider than its intended design and is not able to safely turn and pass underneath Hobart’s Tasman Bridge and take on fuel on the other side. Reports from Guardian Australia claim that the vessel was denied permission to pass under the bridge due to...
https://splash247.com/ship-built-to-wrong-dimensions-causes-consternation-down-under/
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MSXT Emily has been banned from Australian waters for one year due to apparent serious issues of wage theft and seafarer…
https://gcaptain.com/australia-bans-bulk-carrier-over-wage-theft-and-seafarer-mistreatment/
The world’s largest battery-driven ship is under construction in Australia, in a breakthrough for decarbonising global shipping. Tasmanian shipbuilder Incat is building a 130-m-long ropax ferry for delivery to South American operator, Buquebus, in 2025. The uniquely designed vessel will be the...
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has banned the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier MSXT Emily from Australian waters for one year, after finding apparent serious issues of wage theft and seafarer mistreatment onboard. Following a tip-off from the International Transport Workers’...
US engineering services firm Tetra Tech has won a three-year deal from Flotation Energy to assess marine environmental conditions for the Seadragon offshore wind farm in Victoria, Australia. Tetra Tech will conduct baseline surveys to assess the presence and conditions of marine mammals, birds,...
https://splash247.com/tetra-tech-to-assess-marine-conditions-for-seadragon-wind-farm/
(Bloomberg) — European natural gas extended gains as heavy maintenance in Norway adds to volatility in a market already spooked by the threat of strikes in Australia. Benchmark futures rose…
https://gcaptain.com/european-gas-surges-on-australia-lng-talks-and-norway-outages/
By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Unions at Woodside Energy Group’s WDS.AX North West Shelf offshore gas platforms on Sunday announced plans to strike as early as Sept. 2, which could eventually disrupt shipments…
https://gcaptain.com/unions-may-strike-at-key-australia-gas-platforms/
Ford Australia has signed a three-year charter to take Cido Shipping’s 2,600 ceu car carrier . The ship will ply routes from Ford’s Thailand manufacturing centres to customers in Australia and New Zealand. “We are investing significantly in tackling the ongoing supply chain issues head-on, with a...
https://splash247.com/ford-australia-charters-cido-car-carrier/