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LNG firm's production leaps 36%
- Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG) has seen a 36% increase in liquefied natural gas production (LNG), according to Origin Energy’s annual production report.
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Big lift in King Island sand for export
- A significant new mineral sand export program from King Island in Bass Strait will begin next week.
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New tenant Hutchison moves in at Port Botany
- NSW ports minister Duncan Gay has handed over the keys to Port Botany’s third container terminal to Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH).
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Mermaid Marine wharfies stop work in Dampier
- Mermaid Marine wharf workers at the Dampier supply base have walked off the job after wage negotiations stalled.
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CSAV and CMA CGM set to share vessels
- Chile’s carrier has signed a vessel-sharing agreement with CMA CGM, confirming earlier reports it was in discussions with the French carrier and with Mediterranean Shipping Co.
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US drops radiation scanning portals
- A US initiative to equip all ports and border crossings with nuclear radiation-detection portals has died a quiet death.
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Call for cooperation over carbon reduction
- International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman Spyros Polemis has written to European commissioner for climate action Connie Hedegaard pleading for the body not to take unilateral action on ships’ carbon emissions.
