P&O Withdraws from Australian Icebreaker Tender

Aurora Australis icebreaker

P&O Maritime Services Pty Ltd has decided to pull back from the Australian Government’s procurement ...

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Australian Unions Call DP World to Negotiating Table

Australian Unions Call DP World to Return to Negotiating Table

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have urged terminal operator ...

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Port Privatisations Threat to Australian Stevedoring?

Port Privatisations Threat to Australian Stevedoring

Increased competition is delivering improvements in Australian stevedoring, according to the 16th annual container ...

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Australian DP World Terminals Facing Strike

Australian DP Terminals Facing Strike

Members of the Maritime Union Australia employed by DP World terminals in Sydney and Melbourne announced their ...

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Victoria’s Ports on Australian Parliament Agenda

Victoria's Ports on Australian Parliament Agenda

Victoria’s commercial ports have performed strongly over the past year, posting solid figures in import and ...

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Australian Maritime Unions to Appeal Court Visa Decision?

Australian Maritime Unions to Appeal Court Visa Decision

Australian maritime unions are considering an appeal to the full Federal Court in the wake of yesterday’s ...

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UPDATE: Notorious Vega Auriga Detained in Tauranga

VEGA AURIGA

Container ship Vega Auriga, banned by Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) from using or entering any ...

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Case of Tamils Detained at High Seas Reaches Australian ...

Case of Tamils Detained at High Seas Reaches Australian High Court

Australia’s High Court will sit in Canberra on October 14 and 15 to consider the legality of the Australian ...

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Australian Unions Up in Arms over Visa Scheme

Australian Unions up in Arms over Visa Scheme

Australian resource, health and service sector unions are united in calling for a Senate Inquiry into the 457 visa ...

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Why Australian Shipyards Must Survive?

Why Australian Shipyards Must Survive?

The Australian Shipowners Association (ASA) supports Premier Jay Weatherill’s call for a coordinated and ...

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Ominous Cloud over Australian Naval Shipbuilders

Ominous Cloud over Australian Naval Shipbuilders1

The future of the Australian multi-billion dollar naval shipbuilding industry will be a hot topic on today’s ...

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Labor: Protection of Australian Offshore Workers Pivotal

Protection of Australian Offshore Workers Pivotal

Australia’s Shadow Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Richard Marles has accused the Abbott ...

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Australian Seafarers Threatened by Foreign Workers

Australian Seafarers Threatened by Foreign Workers

The Australian Shipowners Association (ASA) has urged the Abbott Government to be careful in its consideration of ...

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BHP Billiton: MUA’s Industrial Action Could ...

MUA's Industrial Action Could Affect Australian Exports

BHP Billiton Iron Ore President, Jimmy Wilson, expressed growing concern earlier this week over possible ...

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Australian Navy Ships Return Home after MH370 Search

Australian Navy Ships Return Home after MH370 Search

As the search for MH370 enters a new phase, HMAS Toowoomba and MV Seahorse Standard have returned to their home ...

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Chinese and Australian Ships Detected Possible Signal ...

Chinese and Australian Ships Detected Possible Signal from MH370's Black Box

Four weeks after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, the strongest lead so far has appeared, ...

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OSI to Provide In-Service-Support for the Royal ...

OSI to Provide In-Service-Support for the Royal Australian Navy

OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has signed a contract to provide in-service-support for its ECPINS-W Sub software. The ...

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Damen Opens Its First Australian Service Hub

Damen Opens Its First Australian Service Hub

Damen’s first Australian Service Hub was officially declared open by the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of the ...

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BMT Completes Study for Royal Australian Navy

BMT Completes Study for Royal Australian Navy

Melbourne-based BMT Design & Technology (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, has completed a study for the ...

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QinetiQ Paramarine Software Assists Australian Maritime ...

QinetiQ Paramarine Software Assists Australian Maritime Engineer Training

QinetiQ Maritime’s Paramarine ship and submersible design software has been selected by the Australian Maritime ...

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Silverstar Marine Secures Project Management Services ...

Silverstar Marine announced it has recently secured a contract to provide Project Management Services to Gardline ...

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