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The Navy's Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 is using the Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) in new ways for operations in the Indo-Pacific.
The EPF class ships are designed to transport 600 short tons of military cargo 1,200 nautical miles at an average speed of 35 knots.
Scandal-hit WA exporter swaps sheep ship The livestock exporter at the centre of the latest animal welfare furore has swapped ships as pastoralists tell WA MPs to "butt out" of an industry review.
POOR safety standards contributed to the loss of a man from a bulk carrier in 2014, who was fishing from the ship's side, the ATSB has found.
Western Australia may jointly bid with South Australia for naval shipbuilding contracts instead of competing with each other in years to come, WA deputy premier Liza Harvey says.
Inside the 111yo mystery Finnish shipwreck found off WA coast An 111-year-old mystery has finally been solved after the last resting place of a missing ship was discovered off the coast of Western ...
Train services in Perth have been disrupted after stormy winds caused a cargo ship to crash into the Fremantle Rail Bridge.
The Netherlands is planning for a new class of amphibious transport ship to be delivered from 2032 to replace two LPDs and four patrol ships. Attendant work will examine if HNLMS Rotterdam ...
Public transport will be free for all WA SmartRider holders on the first Sunday of each month in a state budget boon that also includes a new fleet of electric buses.
Seven passengers on the Artania cruise ship moored off the coast of Fremantle test positive for COVID-19, as the state's Premier calls on the Navy for help to get the Artania to leave "as soon as ...
The Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport ships, designed by Austal Australia, already feature automated hull and mechanical & electrical systems, but the Austal USA team added automated ...
WA Defence Issues Minister Paul Papalia said the Collins Class was already based in WA and South Australia's shipbuilding workforce would be under immense pressure as the Hunter Class Frigate and ...