Over the course of a year’s train journeys to Perth, Fremantle artist Jo Darbyshire recorded the names of ships in the Fremantle Inner Harbour.

As part of the High Tide 17 art biennale held in Fremantle recently, these carefully selected names were projected at night in a choreographed poem onto the northern façade of Fremantle Ports’ administration building on Victoria Quay.

The elegant artwork, Ships in the Night, let the words speak for themselves. The names moved slowly across the facade of the building, referencing the movement of ships as they slowly enter and leave the harbour.

Artwork projected on port building

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Thousands of visitors came to celebrate the 9th Fremantle Ports Maritime Day on 4 November and see the 80-plus exhibits throughout Victoria Quay and in B Shed.

The Border Force detector dogs were a big hit with the public, as were submarine HMAS Waller and bunkering vessel Vacamonte.

Visitors could climb on board tugs, a river barge, our emergency response boat and Sail Training Ship Leeuwin. Harbour rides on South Metropolitan TAFE’s boat were another attraction.

Outdoor displays on Victoria Quay included vintage military and maritime vehicles,

prime movers, a range of RAN equipment, surf lifesaving gear, and oil spill and marine safety apparatus.

Regular Maritime Day features were also very popular, especially Fremantle Ports’ photographic display and the cook-off (Royal Australian Navy and STS Leeuwin teams) with sample meals served.

Visitors climbed on board tugs and other vessels

They’re used to feeding a crowd: the RAN cook-off team prepares tasting plates

Dressing for the occasion

An estimated 15,000 visitors came to celebrate on 4 November

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Port Hydrographer Jay Illingworth with images of Inner Harbour modelled currents

Fremantle Ports is developing a current atlas to give marine pilots more detailed information on current movements in the Fremantle Inner Harbour.

The current atlas will tell pilots what the current is doing based on tide and wind conditions at any time in the tide cycle.

Consultants are running ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profile) transects across the breadth of the harbour to determine current strength on ebb and flood tides. A second company will develop the model based on the data.

Measuring Inner Harbour currents

Big buoyThe 12-tonne navigational Starboard Lateral Marker Buoy was towed back out to the Deep Water Channel by Fremantle Ports’ workboat Response after being refurbished ashore recently. It was lowered into the water by a big straddle crane and towed out on airbags to provide better floatation. There are six such buoys and they undergo triennial maintenance. On its return journey, Response brought back the Port Lateral Marker Buoy for maintenance.

Iron ore train at Kwinana Bulk Terminal

Iron ore exports reach 25 million tonnesIn the past six years, Fremantle Ports’ Kwinana Bulk Terminal has exported 25 million tonnes of iron ore for Mineral Resources Ltd.

Since 2011, there have been 539 ships loaded, with an average load of 46,396t per ship and average loading time of 34.18 hours. The export task, completed with an excellent safety record, has also involved unloading almost 3000 iron ore trains.

Fremantle Ports’ number one priority is safety with Kwinana Bulk Terminal recently recording two years without a lost-time injury. CEO Chris Leatt-Hayter (left) recently visited the new F substation low-voltage distribution board at the Fremantle Passenger Terminal.

Electrical Maintenance Coordinator Henry Chiari (right) explained to Chris that the board provided a much higher level of safety for electrical workers because it had an arc-flash containment system that provided much safer switching.

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Rescued gulls fly free

Project Supervisor Civil/Structural Roger Reeves and Port Environmental Advisor Rebecca James were at Bathers Beach to see Native ARC volunteers release the six gulls.

Before a rubble mound seawall was reconstructed recently at Fremantle Port’s North Quay, seagull (silver gull) eggs were collected and six baby chicks were rescued in collaboration with the WA Museum. The eggs were blown and studied by the WA Museum and the six chicks were sent to Native ARC, in Bibra Lake. Three months later, the grown chicks were released at Bathers Beach. Paul Underwood (left), Shaun Richards, Wayne Matthews and Jim Coubrough with some of the

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Sparkies contribute to a cleaner environmentOur electricians have recycled 166kg of fluorescent tubes and 12kg of globes and lamps replaced by LED lights at Fremantle Inner Harbour.

All lighting contains valuable materials, including glass and aluminium, that are better recycled than dumped into landfill.

Fluorescent lighting, which contains mercury, was recycled through mercury recovery and recycling company CMA Ecocycle.

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An area of reclaimed land at Rous Head near the southern end of Sandtracks Beach was set aside by Fremantle Ports for public open space in 2010. It was originally bare sand but with planting appropriate to the area, it is now looking green.

Named Ocean Walk, the area provides shaded seating, ocean viewing points, a drinking fountain and bike racks. Shelter was created to provide public amenity for the industrial area and be a gateway to the North Mole pedestrian and cycle access.

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Supporting exports and industryFremantle Ports has supported the WA Industry and Export Awards over many years. The awards provide an avenue for participating businesses across the State to achieve recognition and sharpen their marketing skills. Tanvi Haria (left), of Fremantle Ports, presented the 2017 CY O’Connor Award for Excellence in Engineering and Technology to the winners, the Australian Mud Company.

Some Fremantle Ports employees recently attended a graduation ceremony at Guide Dogs WA for two guide dogs and their new owners. The ceremony gave the attendees a glimpse into the hard work and many helping hands that go into raising and training a guide dog to enrich the life of a vision-impaired person.

Our employees are currently supporting charities Guide Dogs WA and Paint Kwinana REaD through workplace giving.

St Patrick’s Community Support Centre is also receiving some support from Fremantle Ports. Staff have donated more than 50 Christmas hampers and recently spent time packing them for distribution.

Guide dogs and hampers

Fremantle Chamber Orchestra in B Shed

Community briefsOrchestra concerts in Fremantle and Kwinana

Former inmates support program gets boostNgalla Maya, a not-for-profit Aboriginal employment access organisation, was awarded this year’s Impact 100 game-changing $100,000 grant last month. Fremantle Ports was a foundation member of the Fremantle Foundation and has supported its Impact 100 Fremantle initiative each year.

Impact 100 finalists

Fremantle Ports has supported recent orchestral concerts in B Shed on Victoria Quay and in Kwinana.

Soloist Shaun Lee-Chen performed Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.5, the Turkish, with the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra in B Shed on Sunday 12 November.

Perth Symphony Orchestra performed a free rock symphony concert to about 4000 people at Calista Oval, in Kwinana on Saturday 2 December. The Act-Belong-Commit Rock Symphony featured music by Metallica, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin and Adele and from James Bond films and Lion King.

Jan Miller (right), of Fremantle Ports with Sarah and her graduate guide dog Honey

Raewyn Vincent (left), Tracy Chang (centre) and Michelle Purdie with some hamper items donated by staff.

Giant liner returnsOvation of the Seas, the biggest cruise ship to visit Australia, was an impressive sight when it visited Fremantle on 29 November with about 3,800 passengers on board. This was the mega liner’s second call at the port. At 168,800 gross tonnes and 348 metres in length, the ship ranks as one of the largest in the world. It will be homeporting in Sydney for the summer cruise season.

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Art awardsAt Rockingham’s Castaways Sculpture Awards 2017, artists Adam Ismail and William Leggett won the $3000 Fremantle Ports Award for recycled sculpture with Core. The sculpture was created from aluminum and mixed materials, its form based on a typical core sample, intended to recollect and reflect a cross-section in time.

Pam Lockwood’s painting Deep Space won the Fremantle Ports-sponsored Innovative Category at the 2017 Watercolours WA Awards held recently in Fremantle.

Japanese icebreaker Shirase (left) and scientific research ship JOIDES Resolution were berthed at Victoria Quay recently. JOIDES Resolution carries equipment that drills into the ocean floor to collect core samples that scientists study to better understand climate change, geology and

the Earth’s history. The ship is funded by the United States’ National Science Foundation. Shirase has been visiting Fremantle Port in November for decades on its annual visit to Antarctica. The scientific team on board aims to extract Antarctic ice which is older than

the 800,000 years old ice sampled by a European expedition in 2004. By analysing the ice, the scientists aim to better understand climate change in the past and predict future global warming.

B Shed barThe Dock pop-up wharf bar will operate between 3-10 pm in B Shed, Victoria Quay from 22 December to 4 January (closed for Christmas Day and New Year’s Day).

The Dock will provide a full bar and eatery, with live music and DJs, in this historic venue and adjacent temporarily fenced wharf area.

More information: www.thedockwharfbar.com

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Education reportStaff inspire students to keep studyingOur employees have been inspiring visiting secondary and tertiary students to stick with their studies and think outside the square.

On a visit to the port, K-Track Enabling Course students from Murdoch University’s Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre listened to employees talk about their careers and toured the harbour on our emergency response boat.

One student said the speakers had inspired him to continue to pursue studying International

Relations and a foreign language: ‘Before the boat trip I was unsure as to what I wanted to be, but hearing the speakers really opened my eyes to what I want to do. I want to change the world. I know this is a drastic goal to chase, but I would rather dream big than not to dream at all.’

The course coordinator said the port visits, which occur mid-semester, had helped increase retention rates for the bridging course. Two groups a year have been visiting.

Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre students

Bouquet from Manjimup SHSJosh Rayson, Head of Health and Physical Education at Manjimup Senior High School, thanked Fremantle Ports for organising an outstanding tour and presentation of career opportunities to visiting students. ‘We received glowing feedback from the students and their parents about the quality of the tour and the opportunity it represented,’ Josh said. ‘A number of students have returned to school with a renewed focus and for this we are truly grateful.’

Four students from the Kwinana Industries Council’s iDiversity Program spent a day’s work experience recently at the port.

These students spent time in the reception area, the information technology section, the Signal Station and the Security Centre.

Kieran Collins with receptionist Colette Moollan

View of port operations