Shipping & Sailing
HMAS Eyre Joins The Fleet
31 May 2026
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.
21 May 2026
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
18 May 2026
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
13 May 2026
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
7 May 2026
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
27 April 2026
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?
24 April 2026
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
23 April 2026
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
20 April 2026
Not just any shark, but SHARK 1! Here’s a lovely pic of a lovely vessel called SHARK 1, registered in…








