Tag: Australia

A 56 year old male worker, who was working at the the INPEX-operated 'Ichthys LNG project' in Bladin Point, outside of Darwin in Australia, lost his life after a workplace incident occurred, on 29 of November.

DOF Subsea announced that its chartered-in vessel, 'Skandi Darwin', has commenced its long-term IMR contract regarding the Shell Prelude FLNG facility in Australia.

DNV GL focuses on biofouling, which sees an increasing interest from the industry, as it can be a significant risk for marine environment. While there are no immediate proposals for regulation on the table at the IMO, new regulations are in place or developing in various countries. 

The Australian Federal Government announced that German ship building company 'Lurssen' will be awarded a $2.7 billion contract to deliver ten Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Royal Australian Navys.

ITIC recently settled a claim brought against a ship manager for failure to maintain its obligations under a technical management contract, leading to liability for costs incurred when the vessel was denied permission to berth by port authorities in Australia. 

RightShip said that it is currently working with AUSMEPA to deliver a prototype Maritime Emissions Portal with the assistance from Rio Tinto  to identify a suitable trial port within their network.

INPEX Browse was awarded an exploration permit for Release Area WA-532-P in Australia’s 2016 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release. The Block lies in the vicinity of the Ichthys gas-condensate field where INPEX is developing the Ichthys LNG Project as operator. 

The ACCC announced its decision not to grant interim authorisation to the Port of Brisbane and the cruise ship operator Carnival for their proposed licence agreement relating to a proposed new cruise ship terminal.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced that Queensland is set to welcome its first dedicated mega-cruise ship terminal, which will be constructed at Luggage Point, on the north side of the Brisbane River.