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OMC marks 30 years of DUKC
The Daily Cargo News | 6 December 2023
TWENTY twenty-three is the 30th anniversary of OMC International’s DUKC. The dynamic under-keel clearance system was first installed at the Queensland coal port of Hay Point…
AMSA renews with OMC International for delivery of critical Torres Strait Under Keel Clearance Management System
The National Tribune | 7 November 2023
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has renewed its contract with OMC International Pty Ltd to deliver an Under Keel Clearance Management (UKCM) system for the Torres Strait…
AMSA renews Torres Strait UKC System contract with OMC
Ian Ackerman for The Daily Cargo News | 7 November 2023
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has renewed its contract with OMC International to deliver an under-keel clearance management system for the Torres Strait…
Tech companies embrace new ways of working after pandemic fatigue
Australian Financial Review | 20 April 2023
Throughout 2022, the signs of strain that emerged during the COVID lockdowns were still noticeable at maritime engineering company OMC International; sick days were up, morale was lower and there was less engagement in meetings…
“Shipping industry is vital,” NSW Transport Minister Elliott tells the industry at the Shipping Australia NSW Parliamentary Luncheon
Shipping Australia Limited | 27 May 2022
Shipping Australia’s New South Wales 2022 Winter Parliamentary Luncheon was held yesterday (Thursday 27 May 2022) at Parliament House in Sydney…
Records tumble as technology allows larger ships at Port Botany
Port Authority NSW | 09 March 2022
Two record breaking arrivals at Port Botany have set a new benchmark, with the deepest and heaviest ships ever to arrive at the port – made possible through a major technology investment by the NSW Government…
Le Havre becomes heaviest ship to berth at Botany
Ian Ackerman for The Daily Cargo News | 09 March 2022
TWO record-breaking arrivals at Port Botany have set new records, with the heaviest and deepest ships arriving at the port recently…
OMC International Opens Canadian Office
Hellenic Shipping News | 08 December 2021
OMC International now has a presence in North America with the opening of an office in Halifax, Canada. As a founding partner of the The PIER at the Seaport, OMC will take up residence at The PIER located in the historic Halifax Seaport District…
The PIER Innovation Lab Opens On Halifax Waterfront
Huddle | 25 November 2021
Halifax – an ambitious new initiative from the Halifax Port Authority officially opened its doors Thursday...
Victoria recognises exporting manufacturers at GOVEAs
Manufacturer’s Monthly | 2 November 2021
The Governor of Victoria Export Awards (GOVEAs) have awarded various manufacturers that are supporting thousands of jobs across the state at the 42nd annual event...
Awards Honour Victoria’s Export Champions
Mirage News | 29 October 2021
Victorian companies that bring our products, produce and expertise to the world – supporting thousands of jobs across the state – have been honoured at the 42nd Governor of Victoria Export Awards (GOVEAs)…
AMSA to increase Torres Strait maximum draught for container vessels
Ian Ackerman for The Daily Cargo News | 27 October 2021
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority is to increase the maximum draught for container vessels transiting the Torres Strait to 12.5 metres, limited to certain tidal windows…
Teamwork and innovative technology see a record-breaking berth at Port Botany
Port Authority New South Wales | 20 October 2021
Port Authority’s pilotage and VTS teams helped break records at Port Botany on Friday 15 October when they played a part in the safe arrival of the deepest and heaviest container ship ever at the port, and possibly the deepest container ship to berth at any port in Australia…
Big ships berth at Botany, breaks records
Ian Ackerman for The Daily Cargo News | 18 October 2021
RECORDS were broken at Port Botany on Friday when the containership MSC Asya berthed at the port. It was the heaviest ship to berth at the port, and it had the deepest draught of any ship to have berthed at Botany…
Growing trade in the Pilbara
Roger Johnston for The Australian | 16 September 2021
Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has set another world record for throughput for a bulk export port authority, reporting a total throughput of 724.7 million tonnes across the ports of Ashburton, Dampier and Port Hedland during 2020-21…
Technology continues to be a catalyst for efficiency gains
Rosanne Barrett for The Australian | 16 September 2021
It has a one-direction channel of variable depth with a tidal range of more than 7m, but despite its constraints throughput at the Port of Port Hedland has almost quadrupled in just over a decade…
Mega ship manoeuvring
Port Strategy | 08 September 2021
Manoeuvring very large ships to port is now safer and more efficient thanks to new technology…
New Tech helps Ampol deliver the goods
Port Authority New South Wales | 08 September 2021
On what appeared to be another ordinary day in one of Australia’s busiest ports, an extraordinary piece of technology was at work for the first time on an Ampol-chartered vessel…
Port authority of New South Wales rolls out Under Keel Clearance system
Port Technology | 08 September 2021
The Port Authority of New South Wales (NSW) is introducing a new Under Keel Clearance system for vessels in its ports…
Tech solution supports marine manoeuvres in NSW
Hellenic Shipping News | 08 September 2021
Manoeuvring very large ships to port just got safer and more efficient thanks to advanced cutting edge technology Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) system being rolled out in our Ports…
Tech solution supports marine manoeuvres in NSW
Port Authority New South Wales | 08 September 2021
Manoeuvring very large ships to port just got safer and more efficient thanks to advanced cutting edge technology Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) system being rolled out in our Ports…
Tech solution supports marine manoeuvres in NSW
Paula Wallace for The Daily Cargo News | 03 September 2021
THE Port Authority of NSW announced it is rolling out Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC) technology at Port Botany, Newcastle and Port Kembla…
One of the most modern and fastest growing port groups in the Middle East
Gulf News | 31 August 2021
RAK Ports is a group of four specialised maritime hubs, each with its own set of services…
SDP 2021: Working in unison with The PIER at the Port of Halifax
Jack Donnellye for Port Technology | 22 March 2021
When the board of the Halifax Port Authority (HPA) chose Captain Allan Gray as its new president and CEO in November 2019, his first goal was to collaborate in the community…
Investment reaps rewards for Pilbara’s Ports
Paula Wallace for The Daily Cargo News | 04 December 2020
SPEAKING at the 23rd Annual Global Iron Ore and Steel Forecast Conference in Perth, Pilbara Ports Authority’s general manager of development and trade, Lyle Banks, said there had been a $324.5m capital spend at the Port of Port Hedland in the five years to 30 June 2020…
Historic Week at Port of Fremantle
Paula Wallace for The Daily Cargo News | 02 April 2020
THE past week has been an historic one for the Port of Fremantle for several reasons. The deepest-draft ship ever to leave Fremantle Harbour, container ship MSC Sindy, departed the port…
Minister Pitt explores port technology supporting resource exports
Hellenic Shipping News | 2 April 2020
OMC International recently hosted the Hon. Keith Pitt MP, Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia at its head office, where Minister Pitt was given an overview of OMC’s Dynamic Under Keel Clearance technology…
Bulker is first ship for RAK’s DUKC
IBJ-Online | 14 January 2020
The MV LMZ Phoebe has sailed from Saqr Port berth 10 with a draft of 12.78M. The vessel is the first to utilise the newly installed Dynamic Underkeel Clearance System (DUKC) provided by Australia based OMC International…
Dynamic Under Keel Clearance System at Saqr Port becomes Operational
Sea News | 14 January 2020
On January 9, the MV LMZ PHOEBE sailed from Saqr port berth 10 with a draft of 12.78 m. The vessel was the first to utilise the newly installed dynamic underkeel clearance system (DUKC) provided by OMC International…
Role of DUKC Hailed at Middle Eastern Port
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 13 January 2020
ON THURSDAY 9 January the bulk carrier MV LMZ Phoebe sailed from Saqr Port, United Arab Emirates, with a draft of 12.78m…
Under Keel Clearance System upgrade for Bunbury
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 2 December 2019
SOUTHERN Ports in Australia has signed off on an upgrade of its DUKC® system for the Port of Bunbury. Under keel clearance specialists OMC International have worked with the port of Bunbury since DUKC® Series 1 was installed in 1996…
When Technology meets Ocean
Paula Wallace for The Daily Cargo News | October 2019
Dynamic Under Keel Clearance® technology integrates a number of scientific fields to solve the complex problem of optimising port operations, writes Paula Wallace…
Bigger Bulkers now able to transit Torres Strait
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 10 October 2019
BULK carriers and tankers with a draught of up to 12.5metres are now allowed to transit the Torres Strait, following data collection and analysis by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority and successful model validation at sea.
Torres Strait Trial Work Ongoing
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 6 June 2019
MARINE technology specialists OMC recently teamed up with Maersk Line to do further draught testing in the Torres Strait.
New Channel Ready for Use
Reprinted with permission from Lyttelton Port Company | May 2019
The project to deepen, widen and lengthen the Harbour’s shipping channel is complete and ready for use, ensuring Lyttelton is prepared for the future of larger vessels calling at our Port.
Bigger Ships Able to Call at Lyttelton, Following Channel Enhancements
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 1 April 2019
A PROJECT to expand the Lyttelton shipping channel is finished, ensuring the harbour is prepared for a future with larger vessels.
But the amount of dredging required was said to have been reduced due to the use of dynamic under keel clearance technology, maximising the accuracy of shipping draft calculations…
Largest tanker at Newcastle follows big investment culmination
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 18 March 2019
THE largest fuel tanker to enter Port of Newcastle in its 220-year history arrived on Monday morning. The 244metre Pro Alliance long range 2 class tanker berthed at 11am at Stolthaven’s Mayfield 7 dedicated bulk liquids terminal, a facility purpose-built for such vessels…
Deputy PM Visits OMC
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 11 February 2019
DEPUTY Prime Minister and infrastructure minister Michael McCormack has used a site tour in Melbourne to speak of the importance of Australian maritime technology…
Deputy Prime Minister Visits OMC International
Michael McCormack | 1 February 2019
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack has welcomed the opportunity to learn more about another great Australian business success story, OMC International, with its award-winning e-Navigation technology designed to improve transits for large commercial ships…
Kiwi project helps OMC score in Amsterdam
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 21 November 2018
WORK on the Port of Lyttelton Dredge Optimisation project has earned OMC International top honours at the 2018 Dredging and Port Construction Awards in Amsterdam.
The awards were held this week in Amsterdam and OMC won the Support Service Provider of the Year for Port of Lyttelton Dredge Optimisation…
Record reported for Torres Strait transit
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 19 September 2018
(IMO 9190755) has become the deepest eastbound container vessel to transit Torres Strait.
The Danish-flagged vessel (63,200DWT) was loaded to a draught of 12.5m and left Singapore on September 13…
OMC’s Real-Time e-Nav DUKC® Wins Export Award
The Maritime Executive | 17 September 2018
Winning a prestigious 2018 Governor of Victoria Export Award further cements OMC International’s reputation as the industry leader in under-keel clearance management, Executive Director Dr Terry O’Brien AM said today…
Under keel technology earns export award
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 17 September 2018
PORT technology specialist OMC International has been honoured with a special award.
The company received the Governor of Victoria Export Award for its e-Nav Dynamic Under Keel Clearance product, technology which helps with the movement of ships in shallow draft ports and channels…
DUKC Technology Reduces Lyttelton Dredging
The Maritime Executive | 19 August 2018
OMC International, the world leader in under-keel clearance technology for ports and harbors, has helped Lyttelton Port Company (LPC) significantly reduce the volume of dredging required to upgrade the Port’s entrance channel, through use of Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) technology…
Coal to the World, Growth to the Nation
Reprinted with permission from Africa Ports & Ships | 8 August 2018
In September 2018 the first-ever African Regional Conference of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) was held in Abuja, Nigeria and attendees included the President of Nigeria, the World Bank and the African regional Vice President…
Opening the Strait
Reprinted with permission from The Daily Cargo News | David Sexton | 18 July 2018
Trials aimed at improving safety in the Torres Strait may soon contribute to better productivity, writes David Sexton…
PPA and OMC honoured in Harbour Master Awards
Reprinted with permission from The Daily Cargo News | David Sexton | 16 July 2018
PILBARA Ports Authority and OMC received top honours at the recent inaugural International Harbour Masters Association awards in London…
From the Bridge
Reprinted with permission from Shipping Australia | Autumn/Winter 2018
Australian technology is adapting to growing ship-load sizes and the need for safety, and making it possible to save billions of dollars in port maintenance…
Hi-tech take weighty ships through shallows
The Australian (Anne-Louise Brown) | 15 June 2018
Australian technology is adapting to growing ship-load sizes and the need for safety, and making it possible to save billions of dollars in port maintenance…
On Course
Reprinted with permission from The International Bulk Journal | 16 December 2017
OMC’s world-leading DUKC® technology taught at the University of Melbourne …. “We recognise OMC and DUKC® technology as world leading. It should be understood that we are not researchers or practitioners of this technology, we teach it, and in this regard we rely on the standing, reputation and world-wide practice and acceptance of DUKC® and OMC as the leader…”
DUKC® Technology taught at Melbourne Uni
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 25 September 2017
OMC’s world-leading DUKC® technology taught at the University of Melbourne …. “We recognise OMC and DUKC® technology as world leading. It should be understood that we are not researchers or practitioners of this technology, we teach it, and in this regard we rely on the standing, reputation and world-wide practice and acceptance of DUKC® and OMC as the leader…”
OMC Technology Taught at the University of Melbourne
The Maritime Executive | 24 September 2017
Case study examples of OMC International’s DUKC® technology are being taught for the first time at the University of Melbourne as part of an ongoing partnership that recognizes OMC’s expertise as the world leader in real-time Under Keel Clearance (UKC) management…
Setting industry standards in UKC management
Reprinted with permission from The Journal of Ocean Technology 2017 | September 2017
OMC International, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary, is an Australian maritime engineering company that is recognized as a world leader in real-time Under-Keel Clearance Management (UKCM). Its proven DUKC® e-Nav technology is regarded as the industry standard for safe and efficient real-time management of UKC.
“Threading the needle” at Port Hedland
David Sexton for The Daily Cargo News | 30 August 2017
PILBARA Ports Authority chief executive, Roger Johnston, has outlined just how they ensure absolute maximum export productivity at Port Hedland.
The West Australian port is a mighty cog in the global iron ore trade, but comes with the challenge of 7.4 metre tides…
Precision Clearance
Reprinted with permission from Great Lakes/Seaway Review (April-June 2017 edition) | 30 June 2017
In 2013, the Port of Montreal awarded OMC International a tender to implement a Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) system in the St. Lawrence River to allow river stakeholders (port, Coast Guard, pilots and industry) to optimize use of the water column and ensure the safety of vessels. Today, this system is in operational trial with regulatory approval underway…
OMC International Celebrates its 30th Anniversary
The Maritime Executive | 29 May 2017
Australian maritime engineering company OMC International (OMC), the recognised world leader in real-time Under Keel Clearance Management (UKCM), is celebrating its milestone 30th anniversary with a move to larger Melbourne headquarters…
Bottoms Up
Reprinted with permission from The International Bulk Journal | 29 May 2017
As Australian maritime engineering firm OMC International celebrates its 30th anniversary, its DUKC® system is fast becoming an industry standard in under keel clearance…
VRCA welcomes GrainCorp records at Geelong
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 15 March 2017
VICTORIAN Regional Channels Authority chief executive Michael Harvey has applauded a recordbreaking month by grain handlers GrainCorp at Geelong.
A large harvest and the introduction of leading marine technology have been attributed as helping drive exports and ship cargoes…
OMC’s DUKC System Plays Major Role at Port Hedland
The Maritime Executive | 7 March 2017
In a joint effort with Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA), OMC International’s real-time DUKC® e-Navigation technology helped enable the largest ever iron ore shipment to leave Port Hedland at a record sailing draft of 19.95 meters, Executive Director Dr Terry O’Brien AM said today…
New Digital Products to Help Ports and Harbours
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 21 November 2016
THREE new products have been developed to help ports and harbours manage under-keel clearance (UKC), the mooring of berthed ships, and weather-related risks…
OMC International Alliance Announces New Products
The Maritime Executive | 20 November 2016
OMC International and its new alliance partner MetOcean Solutions have announced the launch of three new products to help ports and harbors manage under-keel clearance (UKC), the mooring of berthed ships, and weather-related risks…
OMC International Signs Agreement with MetOcean Solutions
The Maritime Executive | 20 October 2016
Melbourne firm OMC International has signed a strategic alliance agreement with New Zealand based MetOcean Solutions to coordinate research and development efforts and offer an expanded level of maritime forecasting and hydrodynamic services to port and harbor clients, CEO Peter O’Brien said today…
DUKC process evolving with technology
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 22 September 2016
Change is a constant in the world of maritime engineering, a field of which OMC International has been at the forefront for the past three decades…
Record bulker to boost Geelong grain efficiency
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 1 September 2016
FIRST Geelong had a record draft tanker. Now, it has had a record draft bulker.
Cyprus-flagged vessel Efraim A arrived in to the port recently before leaving for China with a consignment of grain…
Record draft ship visits Geelong
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 25 August 2016
Advanced technology should allow vessels with a draft of 12-metres to visit Geelong, reports David Sexton
Introduction of Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) technology has already boosted Geelong with a record-sized ship having recently visited the port…
Loads of Potential
Reprinted with permission from Danny Lannen, of the Geelong Advertiser | 17 August 2016
GIANT oil tanker Phoenix Advance has broken a Geelong shipping record: it’s hull is the deepest to have sailed into Corio Bay.
It’s arrival yesterday points to the multi million-dollar benefits of a new channel clearance monitoring system.
OMC’s Melbourne – invented technology helps Port Hedland to maximise port throughput
OMC International’s innovative maritime technology, which has won a prestigious international safety award, is helping Port Hedland maximise port throughput and channel capacity…
From Disruption to Growth
Reprinted with permission from MIAL (Maritime Industry Australia Limited) MAX magazine | 21 April 2016
With the Federal Government recently announcing a $1.1 billion dollar investment in innovation, we took the opportunity to talk to three maritime organisations who have based their business on innovation…
Special Report – Victoria: Geelong welcomes one of the biggest chip ships as new era for ports opens
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 14 April 2016
With the Federal Government recently announcing a $1.1 billion dollar investment in innovation, we took the opportunity to talk to three maritime organisations who have based their business on innovation…
OMC’s innovations are key contributors to global shipping safety and productivity
Reprinted with permission from Shipping Australia | 29 January 2016
With the Federal Government recently announcing a $1.1 billion dollar investment in innovation, we took the opportunity to talk to three maritime organisations who have based their business on innovation…
The Award for Safety in Bulk Handling (Marine)
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia |15 December 2015
Winner – OMC International
Established in 1987, OMC International impressed our judges with their safe and accurate approach to under keel clearance management, based on live measured data.
DUKC® wins International Bulk Journal accolade
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 18 November 2015
Melbourne firm OMC International has won the 2015 International Bulk Journal ‘Safety in Bulk Handling(Marine)’ award for its real-time Dynamic Under Keel Clearance® (DUKC®) technology.
Under Keel Clearance Technology Wins International Award
The Maritime Executive | 17 November 2015
Australian firm OMC International’s innovative maritime technology has won a prestigious international safety award, Executive Director Dr Terry O’Brien AM announced today…
Extra Capacity for Port Hedland
Reprinted with permission from Dredging Today | 15 December 2015
The Government of Western Australia has identified ways to increase the shipping capacity in Port Hedland’s channel by 16 per cent over the next three years, Transport Minister Dean Nalder announced last Friday…
Extra Capacity for Port Hedland Channel
The Maritime Executive | 15 November 2015
The Western Australian State Government has identified ways to increase the shipping capacity in Port Hedland’s channel by 16 percent over the next three years, Transport Minister Dean Nalder has announced.
Geelong chooses DUKC®
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 30 August 2015
As OMC International’s founder is honoured again, Australian Port Geelong is adopting the company’s DUKC® system to handle more cargo through the same channels…
More Cargo, Same Channels, Better Returns
The Maritime Executive | 10 June 2015
Captain Peter McGovern of the Victorian Regional Channels Authority (VRCA) in Australia has announced that the VRCA is adopting exciting new technology that will allow larger ships with more cargo to access the Geelong Port…
Dr Terry O’Brien receives national honour
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia |9 June 2015
Under Keel Clearance inventor Dr Terry O’Brien has been honoured as a Memeber of the Order of Australia (AM), for his services to maritime engineering, in the Queen’s Birthday Honours…
OMC International Founder and DUKC Innovator Honored
The Maritime Executive | 9 June 2015
In yesterday’s Queen’s Birthday Honors List, OMC International Executive Director Dr. Terry O’Brien has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for “significant service to maritime engineering, to the development of innovative marine navigation equipment and to education”…
Maritime Engineer Honoured
Reprinted with permission from The Standard | 9 June 2015
COLOSSAL ships require centimetre-perfect technology — a fact that Terry O’Brien has built a career on…
Former Penshurst man honoured
Reprinted with permission from Hamilton Spectator | 9 June 2015
In yesterday’s Queen’s Birthday Honors List, OMC International Executive Director Dr. Terry O’Brien has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for “significant service to maritime engineering, to the development of innovative marine navigation equipment and to education”…
Another Important Recognition for OMC
In today’s Queen’s Birthday Honors List, OMC International Executive Director Dr Terry O’Brien has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for “significant service to maritime engineering, to the development of innovative marine navigation equipment and to education”…
New Technology for Geelong Port
Reprinted with permission from Dredging Today | 3 June 2015
Captain Peter McGovern of the Victorian Regional Channels Authority (VRCA) announced today that the VRCA is adopting exciting new technology that will allow larger ships with more cargo to access the Geelong Port…
A turning point for OMC
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 27 April 2015
Melbourne-based OMC international’s DUKC® contract with Arrium Limited mining group opens up new markets…
LOCAL: Miner inks contract with OMC for under-keel system
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 3 March 2015
OMC International has announced that it has signed a contract with ASX-listed mining company Arrium for the supply of a dynamic under-keel clearance system for the miner’s transhipment operations in the Spencer Gulf…
OMC’s DUKC® Partners with Arrium Limited
The Maritime Executive | 2 March 2015
Melbourne-based OMC international’s DUKC® contract with Arrium Limited mining group opens up new markets…
Calls for Government to increase shipping industry R&D funding
Melbourne-based OMC international’s DUKC® contract with Arrium Limited mining group opens up new markets…
Australian Maritime Hall of Fame Winner: Dr Terry O’Brien, inventor of the Dynamic Under Keel Clearance system and found of OMC International
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 18 December 2014
Through the exercise of his own intellect, he has created a system that has already, and will in the future, save the resources, ports and shipping industries literally billions of dollars…
Melbourne Receives Deepest Draft Tanker
The Maritime Executive | 26 November 2014
OMC International’s DUKC software navigation technology helped safely guide the deepest draft oil tanker through Melbourne’s challenging Port Phillip Heads this month…
Former Penshurst man honoured
Reprinted with permission from Hamilton Spectator | 25 November 2014
A FORMER Penshurst man has been inducted into the Australian Maritime Hall of Fame at a gala awards night in Sydney…
Former Penshurst man Terry O’Brien wins a place in maritime hall of fame
Reprinted with permission from The Standard | 24 November 2014
THE treacherous narrow entrance to Port Phillip Bay is among the countless ports throughout the world made safer by a former Penshurst man…
From little things…
Reprinted with permission from The Herald Sun | 16 September 2014
A Melbourne firm’s finely tuned port navigation software is making a huge difference to miners’ bottom lines, writes John Dagge.
Progress at OMC International, a Melbourne technology business providing hi-tech navigation software to the maritime industry, is delivered centimetres at a time…
In the Shallow End
Port Strategy | 18 February 2014
Tackling depth blackspots can be a key to increased productivity, explains Stevie Knight. Some ports are born with restricted depth, others have it thrust upon them. Take Marsden Point, for example…
A track record in navigation safety
Reprinted with permission from Shipping Australia Annual Review 2013 | 16 January 2014
The recently appointed CEO of Shipping Australia, Commodore Rod Nairn AM, in his presentation at NAV 2013 in Darwin earlier this year, posed the question, what does shipping want and provided this answer – reduced costs for increased benefits through effective and efficient trade in an environmentally safe manner…
St Lawrence Rings Changes for Montreal
Reprinted with permission from Port Strategy | 20 November 2013
A project of major importance to shipping and consequently ports in the region is the optimisation of navigation in the St Lawrence River from Quebec City to Montreal…
OMC win St Lawrence Contract
Reprinted with permission from Shipping Australia | 16 October 2013
Australian maritime engineering firm, OMC International (Shipping Australia Limited corporate associate member) has won a major Canadian contract for its DUKC electronic navigation system to operate in the St Lawrence River…
Navigation system celebrate 20 years of growing sophistication
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 4 July 2013
OMC INTERNATIONAL is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its first Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) navigation system.
Is your port ready to receive bigger ships, larger loads and maximise throughput?
Reprinted with permission from Shipping Australia | 16 April 2013
Valemaxes. VLCCs. Post-Panamaxes. Maritime news headlines reveal that the race has begun for ports to be ready to dock the new generation of mega ships, expand their capacity and minimise arrival and departure delays…
Perfectly managed
Reprinted with permission from Australia’s Mining Monthly | 7 January 2013
New technology will increase the capacity of Port Hedland’s inner harbour, to partly compensate for BHP Billiton’s decision to defer its outer harbour expansion…
OMC help maximise capacity at Port Hedland
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 10 December 2012
OMC International will deliver two new products to Port Hedland as part of an exciting new 5-year ‘Platinum Package’ agreement to help maximise port capacity at the world’s largest bulk export port, OMC’s Executive Director Dr Terry O’Brien OAM announced in November…
International Bulk Journal – Innovative Technology Award
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 2 December 2012
Judges chose OMC International’s new OMC iHeave®, which offers the bulk shipping industry a ship motion measurement instrument to increases the safety of lives at sea…
OMC launches products to maximise capacity at Port Hedland
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 27 November 2012
OMC International is set to deliver two new products to Port Hedland as part of a new five-year deal to boost capacity at the giant bulk export port…
Lloyd’s List Australia – 25 Faces of Australian Shipping 2012
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 16 November 2012
A phone call from the British Phosphate Commissioners was all it took. Next thing he knew, Terry O’Brien, who’d grown up on his family farm in Victoria and gone on to become a successful young engineering scholar at Melbourne University, was flying to the isolated island of Nauru…
Measuring wave response in transit
Reprinted with permission from Safety at Sea | 4 November 2012
SAS has previously described how OMC International’s Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) web-based management system can improve the safety and efficiency of navigation for large vessels transiting a shallow, tidally restricted waterway by accurately predicting under-keel clearance…
The Cruel Sea
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 16 August 2012
OMC International (OMC) announced in July that its new safety product OMC iHeave® – a ship motion measurement instrument – was developed as part of a DUKC® desktop study now finalised for North America’s ‘graveyard of the Pacific’…
OMC unveils new safety product prompted by graveyard of The Pacific study
Reprinted with permission from Safety4Sea | 24 July 2012
OMC International (OMC) has announced that its new safety product OMC iHeave® – a ship motion measurement instrument – was developed as part of a DUKC® desktop study now finalised for North America’s ‘graveyard of the pacific’…
OMC helps to make Pacific transit safer
Reprinted with permission from Maritime Journal | 12 July 2012
Global safety expert, OMC International, has developed a new safety product, a ship motion measurement instrument called the iHeave, in response to challenging weather conditions faced during a study at the Columbia River Bar entrance to the Pacific…
What price safety?
Reprinted with permission from Shipping Australia | 16 May 2012
Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals Group. For those who read business stories online or in national and international newspapers, it’s obvious these big mining companies are still enjoying big profits in Western Australia…
OMC gets AMSA’s nod
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 16 August 2011
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has accepted a web-based realtime Under Keel Clearance Management (UKCM) system developed under contract by OMC International for the waters of Torres Strait…
OMC enters North American market
Reprinted with permission from IALA Bulletin | 16 June 2011
IALA Industrial Member OMC International (OMC) reports that it has won its first North American contract, a DUKC® desktop study, for the Columbia River Bar, a treacherous waterway known as the Graveyard of the Pacific…
OMC improves safety
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 16 April 2011
OMC International (OMC) continues to strengthen its global presence and recently won its first North American contract, a DUKC desktop study, for the Columbia River Bar, a treacherous waterway known as the ‘Graveyard of the Pacific’, the company has announced…
Oz system put to the test in ‘graveyard of the Pacific’
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 24 February 2011
MELBOURNE-headquartered maritime engineering company OMC International has announced that it has won its first North American contract…
Dynamic solution for vertically challenged ports
Reprinted with permission from Ports & Harbors | 17 January 2011
When a steering malfunction forced the large bulk carrier Iron King to run aground in the navigation channel of Australia’s Port of Hedland in mid-2008, it was a priority to remove the obstruction as fast as possible…
Dr Terry’s year of honours
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 17 December 2010
The IBJ Awards Personality of the Year is Dr Terry O’Brien OAM, a recognised world expert on accurately calculating how close to the seabed a vessel can safely sail without touching the bottom…
Hedland hopes
Reprinted with permission from Australia’s Mining Monthly | 10 December 2010
The Port Hedland Port Authority is working towards expanding the existing port to nearly 500 million tonnes over the next five years. Meanwhile, a team of engineers and other specialists are working on plans for a new port, berths and a separate channel with a view to building these in the next five or six years…
OMC wins AMSA’s Torres Strait contract
Reprinted with permission from IALA Bulletin | 7 November 2010
It was reported early in June that the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) had signed-off for OMC International’s under keel clearance management (UKCM) system to be installed in the Torres Strait to enhance shipping safety…
Torres time for DUKC®
Reprinted with permission from Safety at Sea | 17 October 2010
Being able to accurately predict under-keel clearance for a large bulker, container ship or tanker transiting a shallow, tidally restricted waterway makes for safer and more efficient navigation for masters and crews…
OMC’s Innovation brings rewards
Reprinted with permission from International Bulk Journal | 10 October 2010
This year has seen OMC International win a major contract to install its Dynamic Under Keel Clearance (DUKC®) management system in Rio Tinto’s Western Australian Cape Lambert port…
Honour for OMC International founder
Reprinted with permission from Shipping Australia | 28 July 2010
Dr Terry O’Brien has been awarded the Order of Australia medal for services to the maritime transport industry in the Queen’s birthday honours list announced on 14 June…
Under-keel under control
Reprinted with permission from IHS Fairplay | 1 July 2010
Being able to accurately predict under-keel clearance for a large bulker, container ship or tanker transiting a shallow tidally restricted waterway not only makes for safer and more efficient navigation, it also makes commercial sense…
Dr Terry O’Brien receives Queen’s Birthday Honours
Reprinted with permission from Hamilton Spectator | 15 June 2010
A MELBOURNE engineer who owns a property near Penshurst has been awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in yesterday’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List…
OMC founder recognised in Queen’s Birthday List
Reprinted with permission from Lloyd’s List Australia | 15 June 2010
OMC International founder Terry O’Brien has been awarded an Order of Australia medal for services to the maritime transport industry…