Archive for year: 2026
Sojourn in Freo on her Final Seabourn Visit
12 March 2026
Jean Hudson reports on Seabourn Sojourn’s very last visit to Fremantle 🥲 Seabourn Sojourn has visited us in Freo in March almost to…
More Bluebottles to Surveil our Seas
11 March 2026
Australian Government invests $276 million in a new fleet of 40 Bluebottle USVs. While not to be built here at…
A Fond Welcome Back to Coral Princess!
11 March 2026
Jean Hudson reports on Coral Princess’ latest visit to Freo One of Princess Cruises’ most beloved ships, the Coral Princess, glided between…
The Wednesday Poem
11 March 2026
Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to bring you The Wednesday Poem. In this feature we post poems by Freo and Freo-connected…
Ilkaṟi Lipi – Big Sky exhibition opens Friday night in South Freo
10 March 2026
Numerous desert stories are brought to life in Artitja Fine Art Gallery’s forthcoming exhibition Ilkaṟi Lipi – Big Sky, opening…
A Friend Indeed
10 March 2026
In this wonderful piece, Bruce Menzies writes about Friendship Can you remember your first real friend? A friend who wasn’t…
I Swear – Film Review
10 March 2026
Phil Reynolds and other Shipees won complimentary double passes here on FSN recently courtesy Luna Palace Cinemas to attend the…
The Catalpa Escape Podcast Series – Episode 11
9 March 2026
The Catalpa Escape was the escape, on 17 April 1876, of six Irish ‘military’ Fenians from the ‘Convict Establishment’, now…
SEEING RED: Wars, dots and the distant mirror of history
9 March 2026
SEEING RED is an irregular column on Fremantle Shipping News by Barry Healy*. In this piece, Barry seeks the join the dots of…
Drums, Dragons and Red Lanterns
9 March 2026
There’s lots of Chinese New Year in the air! Dragons filled Fremantle’s Fishing Boat Harbour on Sunday as people celebrated…









