Ships Monthly September issue out now

Ships Monthly September issue out now

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

Stena Vision inaugural voyage from Rosslare to Cherbourg

Stena Vision inaugural voyage from Rosslare to Cherbourg

Stena Line expanded its service from Rosslare to Cherbourg on 30 June 2023 with the inaugural voyage of Stena Vision.

New Polar Vessel for Brazilian Navy

New Polar Vessel for Brazilian Navy

Technology group Wärtsilä will supply the main power generation and power conversion system for a new 103.16m Antarctic Support Vessel being built for the Brazilian Navy

 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.

Double celebration for world’s oldest passenger vessel

Double celebration for world’s oldest passenger vessel

Ullswater ‘Steamers’ flagship vessel Lady of the Lake celebrated her 146th birthday on 26 June 2023.

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  • CalMac warns of challenging winter on Scotland’s west coast

    CalMac warns of challenging winter on Scotland’s west coast

    26th September 2023

    The ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne has said its new winter timetable is one of the most complex it has ever produced and has warned of challenges across its west coast network. It reported that the absence of ferry Hebridean Isles…

  • First dual fuel VLCC certified by Green Award

    First dual fuel VLCC certified by Green Award

    25th September 2023

    The LNG dual-fuel-powered very large crude carrier (VLCC) Antonis I. Angelicoussis has been certified by the Green Award Foundation. The Greek-flagged ship is the first LNG dual fuel VLCC to join the Green Award programme. The certification includes the Green…

  • Concordia Damen converts inland shipping vessel into TSHD

    Concordia Damen converts inland shipping vessel into TSHD

    24th September 2023

    Concordia Damen recently delivered a special project: the conversion of a Dutch barge into a Nigerian dredger. The TSHD (Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger) ‘Sayonara’ has now arrived and is at work on the Lagos lagoon. Three years ago, the Werkendam…

  • Port of Aberdeen’s new South Harbour officially opened

    Port of Aberdeen’s new South Harbour officially opened

    23rd September 2023

    Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened Port of Aberdeen’s £420 million expansion project on 22 September 2023. Independent analysis forecast that when the expanded Port of Aberdeen reaches its full potential the port’s Gross Value Added contribution will…

  • Ultra-efficient heavy lifters

    Ultra-efficient heavy lifters

    22nd September 2023

    China’s Wuhu Shipyard has started construction on a series of four ultra-efficient heavy lift and project cargo vessels for delivery to Germany-based SAL Heavy Lift in mid-2024 and Jumbo Shipping of the Netherlands in the first half of 2025. All…

  • Stolt charters CMB newbuilds

    Stolt charters CMB newbuilds

    21st September 2023

    Bermuda-registered Stolt Tankers has increased its deep-sea fleet to 84 ships following the long-term charter of the recently delivered 25,740dwt Bochem Houston from Belgian shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB). The 159m by 27m chemical tanker was completed by the CMJL…

  • 58-year-old ferry Star N scrapped

    58-year-old ferry Star N scrapped

    21st September 2023

    The 58-year-old ferry Star N is under demolition at Aliaga, Turkey after an exceedingly long career which started in 1965 with the vessel’s completion by Germany’s Orenstein & Koppel for Norwegian shipowner Otto Thoresen as Viking III. The 5,762gt ro-pax,…

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