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W.A. Day Holiday

We are currently closed to celebrate Western Australia Day.  We will return to normal business hours tomorrow, Tuesday the 7th June. Thank you.

Maersk receives delivery of cookies

On our blog we have addressed the subject of drone ships. Autonomous shipping appears now to be not a matter of if, but when it will happen. Today we want to talk about the use of drones with deliveries, in this instance to cargo vessels.  Back in March this year, Maersk claimed to have used […]

Container Ship under Starry Night Timelapse

It’s often said that one of the best things about being out at sea is seeing the stars at night… Check out this awesome time lapse video taken in  a two week time frame on a vessel between the Pacific Ocean through Japan Sea then the South China Sea.

Look Good Feel Better

One of our valued reader recently informed us of another fantastic use of the humble shipping container. This 40′ foot container has been specially modified for the “Look Good Feel Better – On The Move” campaign. This container is currently traveling around New Zealand helping those who are living with the grueling side effects of […]

Singapore Changi Airport sees quarterly cargo increase

Singapore Changi Airport cargo shipments increased 7.2 per cent year on year to reach 164,530 tonnes, together with 4.79 million passenger movements in April, up 9.2 per cent. Aircraft movements were 4.3 per cent higher at 29,460 landings and takeoffs, while passenger traffic during the month was supported by double-digit growth in air travel to […]

Fremantle Business Award Finalists

EES Shipping Pty Ltd are pleased to announce that we are finalists in this years Fremantle Business Awards! The annual awards, which will be held on the 10th June, will be held at the Esplanade Hotel Fremantle – byRydges.  We are pleased to be listed as a finalist in the Marine Industry Excellence category. The […]

Modern Express Salvage Video

It was the beginning of the year when everyone’s attention was turned to the Bay of Biscay. Pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) vessel, the Modern Express, was en route from Gabon to Le Harve, France when it developed a loss of stability and subsequent list. All crew members were evacuated in bad weather, with […]

Latest Customs Seizures

Every now and then we find ourselves with several Australian Border Force (ABF) seizures at once. Today we thought that we would condense them down into one jam packed article: 1. Teenager charged with drug imports Australian Border Force (ABF) officers at the Melbourne Gateway Facility discovered a suspicious importation in November 2015. Upon examination […]

Car carrier in trouble

Modern Express, a roll on roll off pure car and truck carrier (PCTC), remains in trouble in the Bay of Biscay. The vessel, which currently moving 3,600 tonnes of timber and construction equipment, was sailing from the country of Gabon to Le Havre, France when it developed a loss of stability and subsequent list in […]