Shipping & Sailing

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.

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.

We have all seen the pictures of the Golden Ray, a Hyundai Glovis vehicle carrier, or RO-RO, that has just…

We recently posted this article together with an image of a ship we thought was the great Hougoumont - it…

Recently, we received an update from Maureen Lindsey Paine, a descendant of one of the officials referred to in the…

Last Friday, on a glorious blue sky winter’s day, the Leeuwin arrived ‘home’ from a lengthy stay up at Monkey…

I love to sit and watch the rhythm of the Port. With camera ready… Pilot boat, tugboat, ship arrival. Joy!

The Shipping News' great snapper, Deanna Shanahan, and a former FSN snapper, Maria Wilson, have themselves been snapped by Fremantle Port snappers, if you get our drift. 

Fremantle Sailing Club has invited the Australasian Sailing Community to start preparing. Fremantle Shipping News is pleased to pass on the latest from the Sailing Club.