Shipping & Sailing

HMAS Eyre Joins The Fleet
The RAN commissions newest Offshore Patrol Vessel HMAS Eyre Yesterday, 30 May 2026, the Royal Australian Navy commissioned HMAS Eyre into the…
Sailing News – Australia returns to America’s Cup | SailGP news.
Lots happening, as our Shipping & Sailing Correspondent Jean Hudson reports. So much happening in the sailing scene - Australia…
Crown Princess Calls By On Way To Dover
Hantavirus Passengers Quarantine near Perth as Crown Princess visits. Jean Hudson reports. Crown Princess arrived from Adelaide this morning at 6.50am just as dawn…
BONDS Flying Roos Clean Up In Bermuda
Congratulations to the Australian F50 Team at the Bermuda SailGP - that’s two wins in a row! Jean Hudson reports.…
SailGP Bermuda 2026: BONDS Flying Roos Riding High
Jean Hudson reports on the fifth SailGP event for 2026 in Bermuda. The year’s first Sail GP in Freo is…
Spirit of Tasmania V: From Finnish Shipyard to Fremantle to Dark Mofo
Last August here on the Shipping News we had the privilege of covering Spirit of Tasmania IV on her way…
A Schooner or a Barquentine?
That is the question! An avid Freo ship, boat, vessel and craft watcher has written in and posed a question…
Investigating The Investigator Investigating The Sea
Next Generation Marine Experts Set Sail  You may have seen the bright blue (RV) Investigator in Fremantle since last weekend. She’s Australia’s only research vessel and…
SHARK 1
Not just any shark, but SHARK 1! Here’s a lovely pic of a lovely vessel called SHARK 1, registered in…