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Boat burns off Cott
Plumes of black smoke could be seen after a 21 metre boat caught fire this morning two kilometres off Cottesloe…
Westport responds!
Westport is the State Government’s major infrastructure program to move container trade from Fremantle to Kwinana to future proof WA’s…
Letter to the Editor: Building a Westport harbour ‘unsustainable’
Dear Editor. Building a new harbour is environmentally and economically unsustainable. Cockburn Sound is where the fish grow that our…
Back at Sea with the Conversationalist
This is being written on day three out from Long Beach, California aboard Seabourn Quest, en route to the Hawaiian…
Broad coalition opposes Port relocation
Fremantle will be the biggest loser if the rushed Westport process goes ahead as planned by the Cook Government. [caption…
Sailing into a Trump-free Sunset, and other cruise news
Donald Trump is preparing for his second four-year term as POTUS, and it seems about 63% of Americans are either…
First Goa, now Fremantle, NZ next, then SA, and back to Goa!
Here’s a great story, with a current Fremantle connection, that has the whole of India - and now Freo folk…
Xue Long back in Port
Xue Long, a Chinese icebreaker, is back in Freo and currently at D berth. She’s in from Nansha, China. You…
What to do with STS Leeuwin – Part 2: A Replacement Vessel
WHY DOES THE LEEUWIN NEED TO BE REPAIRED? Major reason is financial. The Leeuwin’s masts and rigging are an insurance…