Archive for month: March, 2020
On the water with Flotsam and Jetsam
in Shipping News
Flotsam and Jetsam were invited by Fremantle Port Authority to be interviewed whilst on the pilot boat. We were interviewed (and filmed) about our love of the Port and about the upcoming ‘Paint the Port’ event which is happening on the 14th March at Victoria Quay.
Paint The Port
in Life, Law & Culture
Or photograph it! Fremantle Ports, otherwise known as the Port Authority, is sponsoring a Big Day Out at Victoria Quay…
COVID-19, China & Some Bad ($US50 billion) News?
in Shipping News
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has just estimated, on 4 March 2020, in Geneva, that the…
COVID-19, Shipping & China – Some Good News?
in Shipping News
CMA CGM, one of the biggies in the container transport and shipping world - usually ranked fourth behind Maersk Line,…
Vital Signs: a 3-point plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050
in Life, Law & Culture
Every January Larry Fink, the head of the world’s largest funds manager, BlackRock, sends a letter to the chief executives…
Audio Interview with Bourby Webster
in Fremantle People
We don’t think Bourby Webster will mind if we say she is a driven woman. After all, she’s not one, but many things: a violist, an entrepreneur, an educator, a presenter, and a producer.
Friday on my mind – Vaudeville, COVID-19, Highway To Hell
in Life, Law & Culture
So, I’m thinking it’s time to ‘throw the switch to vaudeville’, as the anything-but-People’s PM Paul Keating more than occasionally…
Ocean Shearer – Some Facts & Stats
in Shipping News
This livestock carrier is in Port just now. Interestingly, she’s tied up on the Victoria Quay side. Perhaps because of…