Ships Monthly June 2023 issue out now

Ships Monthly June 2023 issue out now

The June 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and contains the usual mix of news, reviews and features.

Two new Stena Line ships to boost freight capacity on the Heysham-Belfast route

Two new Stena Line ships to boost freight capacity on the Heysham-Belfast route

On 10 May 2023 Stena Line announced that it is to increase capacity on its expanding Heysham-Belfast freight service by 80 per cent

 Port of Aberdeen to ‘become UK’s first net zero port by 2040’

Port of Aberdeen to ‘become UK’s first net zero port by 2040’

The Port of Aberdeen is to invest £55 million over the next ten years to become the UK’s first net zero port by 2040.

 Guillaume de Normandie is the name for Brittany Ferries’ next hybrid ship

Guillaume de Normandie is the name for Brittany Ferries’ next hybrid ship

Brittany Ferries has announced the name of its forthcoming hybrid ship, which will sail between Portsmouth and Caen, as Guillaume de Normandie.

French tanker to be retrofitted with rotor sails

French tanker to be retrofitted with rotor sails

Rotors continue to be seen as viable fuel and emission reducing devices and French tanker operator Socatra has been the latest to take advantage of their use.

 Three Crowley-managed Tankers Awarded Roles in Defense Fleet with Stena Bulk

Three Crowley-managed Tankers Awarded Roles in Defense Fleet with Stena Bulk

Three Crowley-managed tankers have been selected by the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) to serve in its Tanker Security Programme.

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  • Damen unveils new compact ASD Tug 2111

    Damen unveils new compact ASD Tug 2111

    3rd June 2023

    Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled the latest vessel in its Compact Tugs product platform. The ASD Tug 2111 joins the ASD Tug 2312 in the range, combining proven technology with innovation to advance safety, sustainability, reliability, and efficiency. Siebe Cieraad, Damen Product Portfolio manager explains…

  • Color line cancels Denmark ferry after collision with breakwater

    Color line cancels Denmark ferry after collision with breakwater

    2nd June 2023

    Color Line’s 34,200gt ferry SuperSpeed 2 ferry collided with a breakwater as she docked in Hirtshals on 27 May 2023. Color Line were forced to cancelled services between Larvik and Hirtshals in Denmark following the collision. SuperSpeed 2 had to…

  • Barque Europa topples over in Cape Town

    Barque Europa topples over in Cape Town

    2nd June 2023

    On 20 May 2023, after an overhaul on the syncrolift in the maintenance facility in the Port of Cape Town, the 112-year-old barque Europa ‘lost her balance’ as she was being pushed back into the water. The incident bears some…

  • Latest MSC container giant makes her European debut

    Latest MSC container giant makes her European debut

    1st June 2023

    The 2023-built and 24,346TEU capacity container ship MSC Loreto made her maiden call at Rotterdam Maasvlakte and Antwerp during her maiden voyage. In nominal container capacity, she is currently the biggest container ship in service, together with her sister ship…

  • Majestic Swan glides towards her 85th birthday

    Majestic Swan glides towards her 85th birthday

    31st May 2023

    One of the Lake District’s most recognisable and majestic passenger vessels is about to celebrate her 85th birthday. Swan was launched on 10 June 1938 and still sails daily on Windermere, carrying people up and down England’s longest lake on…

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