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Easter 2016 arrangements

The  Easter 2016 working arrangements for Fremantle Ports (and surrounds) have just been released. These have been collated by the W.A. Port Operations Task Force and include both Patricks and DP World, along with Quarantine and Customs Services. Please also find the 2016 Easter Vessel Schedule. EES office will be closed on Good Friday 25th March […]

Fairy tern numbers double

(photo by Gary Tate) Fairy tern numbers double in second breeding season The Rous Head fairy tern breeding sanctuary established by Fremantle Ports attracted 220 adult pairs (440 adults) this summer, producing about 178 chicks. Last summer’s count was about 90 pairs (180 adults). Early in January this year, 162 chicks (estimated to be about […]

Fremantle Ports and Fairy Terns

Fairy tern with chick eating fish at the Rous Head sanctuary A breeding sanctuary created by Fremantle Ports to give a helping hand to fairy terns has proved highly attractive to these vulnerable little birds. An estimated 70 pairs began arriving at the fenced site at Rous Head in late November. With attentive and protective […]

Verified Gross Mass Seminar – Perth

Wednesday the 16th March saw the shipping industry in Perth come together to discuss the upcoming changes in the SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) convention.  By now, with the introduction date edging closer, we should all know what these changes mean. To sum up these amendments –  if you cannot verify the gross mass […]

Shipping companies join Prince William

Shipping companies join Prince William bid to shut wildlife trafficking routes. Prince William-led initiative to be signed by 40 organisations, including port operators and transport groups to curb $19bn illegal poaching trade. The world’s largest shipping and airline companies, port operators and transport groups will commit on Tuesday to trying to shut down the main […]

Consider early evening container returns

Peak volumes of containers are still moving through the empty container parks (ECPs). It is taking longer, due to daytime pressures, for transport operators to return containers. As an importer you can help by: (i) giving EES ample notice of the availability of containers for empty return, and (ii) considering measures to allow transport operators to return containers […]

Container Examination Holds

There has been chatter in the shipping industry lately on the subject of container examination holds (CEF) by the Australian Border Force (ABF). Containers are held by the ABF once shipment details are risk assessed – containers are held and screened based on customs profiling which also includes a percentage of random assessments. According to […]

Tips for container packing

During it’s long voyage to your named Port of Destination, your container will go through some rigorous movements. A container ship moving on the vast seas can move in several different directions:    Heave    Roll    Pitch    Sway    Surge   Yaw (to deviate temporarily from a straight course) Being a container on […]

Mooring skills

This interesting photo was taken by Inner Harbour Team Leader Terry Stainton demonstrates the precision with which vessels can be moored when space is at a premium. Just 20 meters separated the 267m Los Angeles Trader and the 260m Lahore Express when they were berthed close to each other on North Quay. “Mooring is a […]