Shipping & Sailing

Shanghai Shipping Shutdown
International media have been reporting for a couple days now on the shutdown of port facilities at Shanghai due to…
Esperance – Sibling Port To Freo
Esperance is located approximately 600kms east-southeast of Fremantle, has a population of 12,000 - and her own Esperance Port. [gallery…
‘Rescue Zone’ Mystery Solved!
In our Freo Today feature today, we featured a vessel unknown to us and unknown to our follower Jack Lawrence,…
How many angels, how many containers?
How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? Not sure. Easier question: How many containers on the…
Emerald Ace – One Of Our Regular RO-ROs!
Coming up 10 years ago, Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd - or MOL for short - announced in Tokyo the completion…
Australian Cruise Ship Ban To Be Lifted From 17 April
The Australian Government has just announced it will not renew the ban on international cruise ships arriving and departing from…
Trains, Trucks, Containers & The Future of Freo
It is assumed more containers on rail to North Quay, Fremantle, equate to fewer containers on trucks finding their ways…
Interview With Bonnie Hancock – Amazing, Brave, Around Australia Surf Ski Paddler
On her The Paddle of Aus website, Bonnie Hancock rightly observes this: If someone told you they were going to…
The Romance Of Wooden Boats – Exhibition Still Running!
The Wooden Boat History Exhibition is on right now at the WA Museum’s Fremantle Shipwrecks Museum. In an earlier article…