Shipping News
Freo’s Dream, Palma’s Nightmare
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Here’s an interesting issue Fremantle doesn’t have to deal with, and may never have to deal with given Covid still…
Pirates and kidnapping off Nigeria
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Seafaring is not an easy career at the best of times, and that’s without factoring in the ever-present threat in…
No, Not The Funnel Web Spider – The Blue Funnel Liner!
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In the 1950s, the Blue Funnel liner, MV Charon sailed Singapore and north west WA ports to Fremantle. Along with…
The Research Vessel “Pax” – What A Story!
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Inside she looked and smelled like the Black Hole of Calcutta, yet I felt like I had found a Rembrandt…
They don’t make boats like this anymore!
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Opening this Saturday, 4 December 2021 and running until Sunday 1 May 2022 at the WA Shipwrecks Museum at the…
Maritime Movements – The “H” Bomb
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If hydrogen, marked by the symbol H2, takes off as a viable alternative energy source - as to which read…
Things are escalating at the port!
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While the Fremantle Passenger Terminal’s been quiet during Covid, Fremantle Ports has been quietly working away to get the heritage-listed…
The Greening Of The Giants Of The Seas
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To reach net zero, we must decarbonise shipping. But two big problems are getting in the way. Shipping, which transports 90%…
Christmas to be postponed? ACCC Takes Aim At Global Supply Chain Issues
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We recently posted an account of global supply chain issues capable of affecting Fremantle Ports written by Brett Watkins, National…