Shipping News

The World – Big ‘Yacht’ Now In Port
A pretentious name. Even more pretentiously, she’s sometimes called a yacht. Like the old Royal Britannia. But by all accounts…
Covid-19 and Fremantle Ports – The Latest
The Fremantle Shipping News is advised by Fremantle Ports as follows. ’The Australian Government yesterday announced that international cruise ship…
Big News – Princess Cruises 60 Day Pause of Global Ship Operations
“Princess Cruises is a global vacation company that serves more than 50,000 guests daily from 70 countries as part of…
Cruise Lines Industry Fights Back
Cruise Lines International Association, CLIA, which considers itself the leading voice of the global cruise industry - and with good…
The Great Port Debate – 26 March 2020
Fremantle Shipping News has pleasure in bringing to Fremantle People a key public event discussing the future of our Port…
Coronavirus and international cruises – DFAT Advisory
‘The cruise industry has put strong measures in place for the health and safety of passengers.  All passengers and crew…
On the water with Flotsam and Jetsam
Flotsam and Jetsam were invited by Fremantle Port Authority to be interviewed whilst on the pilot boat. We were interviewed (and filmed) about our love of the Port and about the upcoming ‘Paint the Port’ event which is happening on the 14th March at Victoria Quay.
COVID-19, China & Some Bad ($US50 billion) News?
The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), has just estimated, on 4 March 2020, in Geneva, that the…
COVID-19, Shipping & China – Some Good News?
CMA CGM, one of the biggies in the container transport and shipping world - usually ranked fourth behind Maersk Line,…