A man who fell overboard from a cargo ship and drowned off the West Australian coast was using a ladder that was rigged upside down, the nation's transport safety authority says.

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.

Expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF 6) arrives in to Tawau, Malaysia, on April 21, 2018, for a mission stop in support of Pacific Partnership (PP) 2018. US Navy photo.

INADEQUATE safety standards contributed to a man falling overboard while fishing from a bulk carrier off the West Australian coast in 2014, a report has concluded.

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.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Some train services in Perth could be out for days after a cargo ship broke its moorings and struck the Fremantle Rail Bridge during ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. An aerial and water search has failed to find a Filipino national who disappeared from a ship in Western Australia, police say ...

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. They have a crew of 26 with airline style seating for 312 ...

INADEQUATE safety standards contributed to a man falling overboard while fishing from a bulk carrier off the West Australian coast in 2014, a report has concluded.