Shipping
By modern standards it’s small, but this Japanese tanker is causing big shockwaves
Might the test ship Excool be a breakthrough in trapping and transporting gas emissions to places like Australia for storage underground?
- by Nick O'Malley
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Brisbane River
Brisbane wharves to extend 4km into Moreton Bay under $3.5b proposal
Before finalising its long-term expansion plans, the Port of Brisbane has quietly sought permission for a massive land reclamation project.
- by Sean Parnell
33,000 dragons and some octopuses: What happened when 5 million pieces of Lego went overboard
Nearly 30 years ago millions of Lego pieces plunged into the sea in what became known as the Great Lego Spill. They are still bobbing up today.
- by Aimee Ortiz
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Police
Major rescue operation for stricken yacht off NSW coast
The Spirit of Mateship with two crew on board is believed to have suffered a mechanical issue and was taking on water.
- by Nick Newling
The deadly storm that sank a superyacht: What is a waterspout?
Fast, dramatic and impossible to predict, some waterspouts can hit 400km/h. One of these destructive beasts likely led to the Bayesian tragedy.
- by Angus Dalton
WA businesses bear the brunt as supply chain crisis hits our shores
From China to Singapore to Freo to Melbourne then back across the Nullarbor by rail – guess how long it took to get one sea container of equine fencing to Perth?
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Clive Palmer
Clive Palmer’s plan to build Titanic II runs into another iceberg
The builders of the original Titanic, Harland & Wolff, have put a big dent in Palmer’s $1 billion effort to recreate the ill-fated ocean liner.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Faulty GPS nearly drove bulk carrier into the Great Barrier Reef
An investigation into a near-grounding of a bulk carrier off the Queensland coast has found the humans on board were too easily misled by the ship’s computer.
- by Sean Parnell
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Supermarkets
WA warned to shop for Christmas early as shipping shortages stall stock
Shortages of all goods imported by sea are expected to worsen, as consumers across the state are warned to get ahead of their Christmas shopping by planning to start looking six months early.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Fremantle
Get ready for empty shelves again as supply chain crisis looms for WA
Three issues that wreaked havoc on global trade during the COVID-19 pandemic supply chain crisis are back, and are expected to remain for the rest of the year.
- by Sarah Brookes
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Coal
End to a secret deal that locked in coal exports and Sydney truck traffic
The Port of Newcastle has paid $13 million so that it is no longer prohibited from competing with Port Botany and can diversify away from coal.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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