The latest issue of Ships Monthly was out on Thursday 17 May 2018; get all the details here.
On 12 May 2018 Independence of the Seas, one of the Royal Caribbean International fleet, arrived at her new home in Southampton, following a multi-million pound makeover.
Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution Derek Mackay officially opened the new Brodick Ferry Terminal on Thursday 12 April 2018 following a £30 million infrastructure upgrade project.
Acta Marine’s newbuild Walk to Work vessel Acta Auriga was delivered from Ulstein Verft on 28 March 2018, three days before schedule.
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has been given approval by parent company TUI Group to order a third expedition cruise ship. The newbuilding will be a sister to the 230-berth Polar Class 6 ships Hanseatic Nature and Hanseatic Inspiration, which will be delivered…
Weather-permitting, HM Bark Endeavour, the full-scale replica of Captain Cook’s famous ship, will leave the dry dock at A&P Tees near Middlesbrough, where it is undergoing a comprehensive repair and refurbishment programme, on the morning of Friday 25 May just…
Work begun in May 2018 at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque on the conversion of the trailing suction hopper dredger (TSHD) Samuel de Champlain from diesel-electric propulsion to dual-fuel capability combining MGO and LNG. A ceremony was held at the yard to…
Following a 26-day voyage across the North Atlantic, on 4 May 2018 two floating docks arrived at Damen Shiprepair Curaçao (DSCu) in the southern Caribbean, fulfilling the undertaken given by Damen to the Government of Curaçao when it took over…
The partnership between Damen Shipyards Group and Ampelmann to extend the benefits of motion-compensated gangway systems to fast crew supply vessels has reached a major landmark. At the end of March, the first Damen fast crew supply (FCS) vessel to…
Ships Monthly July 2018 is out now. You can find in-depth news stories about the following: New transatlantic service by ACL, Jumbo Shipping’s new crane vessel, and end of the road cruise ferry Island Escape. Cal Mac plans for a…
On 12 May 2018 Independence of the Seas, one of the Royal Caribbean International fleet, arrived at her new home in Southampton, following a multi-million pound makeover. Independence of the Seas has numerous new features including the Sky Pad, a new…
Damen has officially delivered a complete 19-vessel order to AAS Amur Assets Shipping Limited, a joint venture set up by Combi Lift GmbH to support its role in the construction of the Amur Gas Processing Plant “Gazprom” 150km from Russia’s…
The new South Quay at the Port of Poole welcomed its first cruise ship on 5 May when Corinthian (1990/4,077gt), operated by Grand Circle Cruise Line, arrived without passengers from Barcelona repositioning for its Northern European season. The 98-passenger ship, a…
National Maritime Shipping Company Kazmortransflot LLP, a leader in transportation in the Caspian Sea region, has taken delivery of its third Damen Shoalbuster 2709, the last in the current order. The vessels are ideal for operations in the shallow waters…
