Shipping News

Blessing of the Fleet 2019
What a perfect day for a fleet blessing. Over 30 degrees. Sun out. Not much wind. The fireworks cracked and flared in a spectacular fashion.
Fremantle’s cruise ship season starts Sunday
The City of Fremantle says the City’s Visitor Centre is prepped and ready to welcome the first ship of the…
Explainer: how weather can trigger dangerous tsunamis
At around 10pm on Sunday 17 August 2014, the container ship AAL Fremantle was being unloaded after arriving in Western…
Big Ship
Five ways the shipping industry can reduce its carbon emissions
The merchant navy – some 20,000 ships – carries the vast majority of trade goods around the world. Unfortunately, they also spew toxic pollutants that harm people and the environment.
Sheep Ships Shoot Off
The live sheep trade is live again after a hiatus. Freo is the local Australian port of departure. Here are our shots of the Al Messilah and the Brahman Express (partly obscured by the Vacamonte tanker/refueller) livestock carriers in port this morning.
The Hyundai Glovis Vessels
We have all seen the pictures of the Golden Ray, a Hyundai Glovis vehicle carrier, or RO-RO, that has just…
The Real Hougoumont
We recently posted this article together with an image of a ship we thought was the great Hougoumont - it…
More On The Warders’ Side Of The Fenian escape
Recently, we received an update from Maureen Lindsey Paine, a descendant of one of the officials referred to in the…
Welcome Back Leeuwin!
Last Friday, on a glorious blue sky winter’s day, the Leeuwin arrived ‘home’ from a lengthy stay up at Monkey…