Shipping & Sailing

Valencia Vamos Hollywood style
Jean Hudson reports ‘Australia's BONDS Flying Roos Still Lead SailGP’ Australia’s BONDS Flying Roos dominated the group stage at SailGP’s…
Silver Cloud Docks Darwin
We see all sorts of vessels arriving in Fremantle Port, but hardly spare a thought for them after they depart…
VR – V is for Victory, R is for Roos!
Our Shipping & Sailing Correspondent Jean Hudson reports that BONDS Flying Roos Win it All at Sassnitz, Germany, on the…
Silver Cloud Calls at Fremantle on Her Way to the Kimberley
Silver Cloud, Silversea’s boutique expedition vessel, berthed in Fremantle yesterday, a day ahead of her scheduled northbound departure along Western…
Flying Roos still – but …
Bonds Flying Roos still in the lead after the Portsmouth, England SailGP, 25-26 July 2026, but only just as Los…
AUKUS – Full Steam Ahead
We publish below the full transcript, issued this morning Fremantle time by Pat Conroy, the Minister for Defence Industry, of…
There’s no HMAS Freo, but there is HMAS Perth – and she’s on the move
The Anzac class frigate HMAS Perth has just departed Fleet Base West on Garden Island to commence the Australian Defence Force’s fifth…
Westport’s New Container Port Design
Westport, in the Westport Business Case published in 2024, identified the preferred design for the $7.2 billion future container port…
Ruby Princess
Ruby Princess is back in the cruise news. Do you remember her? Jean Hudson reports on the latest challenge Ruby…