Shipping News

Blessing of the Fleet Drone Show
Don’t miss the 76th Blessing of the Fleet in Fremantle this Sunday. This year will be bigger and more spectacular…
What is the Future of the Sail Training Ship Leeuwin?
The STS Leeuwin was launched in August 1986 in time to fulfil a charter for the America’s Cup. This charter…
Royals coming to Freo!
The 2024/25 Cruise Season is kicking off to a Royal start. QUEEN ELIZABETH Queen Elizabeth, one of our favourites, is…
MV Besant to anchor Maritime Day
With Maritime Day just two weeks away, Fremantle Ports has revealed the major on-water attraction at this year’s Maritime Day…
Port of Dubrovnik a little busier than the Port of Freo
I’m in Dubrovnik, another unique and bewitching city. Bryon called it ‘the pearl of the Adriatic’. We Fremantle Shipping News…
Great White Whale, Malcolm Hay & the Leeuwin
Michael Dillon, who made the multi-international award winning film THE GREAT WHITE WHALE, about the attempts to sail to Heard…
Meet Parker and Kwilena!
Fremantle Ports today proudly launched two new locally built pilot vessels that will facilitate efficient ship movements fundamental to the…
Off to Port Louis, Mauritius – leaving the weather behind!
A cold blustery day today in Freo. Not enough to deter Deanna Shanahan of the famous Instagram duo @flotsamandjetsam6162 from…
Spare a thought for crowded ports
Our Shipping Correspondent Jean Hudson has taken ‘annual leave’ from the Shipping News, but you wouldn’t know it. She has…