Shipping News

Seen Leaving Port – QM2 and Her Many Admirers
North Mole and other vantage points were packed with well-wishers and admirers to see the elegant Queen Mary 2 sail off into a perfect Fremantle summer sunset.
Coronavirus causes cruise ship overflow at Fremantle
Crazy but interesting times for Fremantle ship-spotters serious and occasional. Fremantle is set to become something of a backup port…
Shipping, Us, And The Planet
How does Shipping, including Cruise Shipping impact us and the planet? In particular, where does Shipping stand, or should one say, float, on Climate Change?
Flotsam and Jetsam Bubble To The Top at Third Wheel
Between the two of them, Deanna and Maria have turned the Port, and what happens there, into an art form…
Vasco da Gama coming Freo’s way
Currently Vasco da Gama is in Esperance on her way to Fremantle. Our super-snapper Deanna Shanahan, who is in Esperance, reports that…
The Peace Boat, Ocean Dream, is in town
In Port today, and for the next couple weeks, is Ocean Dream, the ship currently chartered by the Peace Boat…
Fancy Cruisers Crash Esperance On Way To Freo
FSN’s head photographer, Deanna Shanahan, is in Esperance getting the low down on the fancy cruise ships heading Fremantle’s way.…
Sun Princess – interesting facts and stats
Sun Princess is a Sun-class cruise ship built in 1995 and operated by Princess Cruises. At the time of her construction,…
Interesting Red Ship – Rio Madeira
The red container ship featured in today’s In Port - Rio Madeira- is new to Fremantle and has an interesting…