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  • Ships Monthly July 2023 issue out now

    Ships Monthly July 2023 issue out now

    27th June 2023

    SHIPS MONTHLY July 2023 The July 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – Donation helps restore the famous Clyde-built ship Queen Mary, Grimaldi…

  • GALLERY: Historic Cargo Carriers

    GALLERY: Historic Cargo Carriers

    13th June 2023

    Sponsored by ShipSpotting.  General cargo ships were completed with a wide variety of cargo-handling equipment in the 1980s, labelling them as ‘geared’ or ‘self-sufficient’, but the vessels illustrated here, most owned or built in the Eastern Bloc, have now all…

  • Discover Ferries: A hybrid future for the ferry industry

    Discover Ferries: A hybrid future for the ferry industry

    17th November 2022

    Ferry industry invests in greener and more comfortable ships A total of 17 new ships will be in service within next 5 years Industry body, Discover Ferries, announced that the UK passenger ferry industry will introduce fuel-efficient, hybrid-powered ferries to…

  • GALLERY: Thames Estuary shipping

    GALLERY: Thames Estuary shipping

    16th November 2022

    Image Source: ShipSpotting.  The Thames Estuary has always been busy with shipping of all shapes and sizes visiting London and the various wharves along the river. Peter Flack supplied a series of images showing container ships that called in the 1980s.…

  • GALLERY: Adsteam Marine tugs

    GALLERY: Adsteam Marine tugs

    10th November 2022

    Image Source: ShipSpotting.  In May 2001 Adsteam Marine acquired Howard Smith Towing in the UK, with Smith having taken over Alexandra Towing in 1992. Adsteam lasted only six years, until April 2007, when they were taken over by Svitzer. Phil Kempsey…

  • Ships of a famous British Shipping Group

    Ships of a famous British Shipping Group

    21st October 2022

    The latest issue of World of Ships is out now. and covers the history of the famous Vestey Group of shipping companies, including Blue Star. Copies can be obtained here: https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/world-of-ships-magazine. This outstanding new book traces the history of the…

  • Ships Monthly October 2022 issue now out

    Ships Monthly October 2022 issue now out

    4th October 2022

    The October issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and features, including many outstanding articles and features. Get your copy here: shop.kelsey.co.uk/ships-monthly-magazine NEWS WATERFRONT – Felixstowe workers go on strike, drought affects…

  • GALLERY: Ships on the St Lawrence

    GALLERY: Ships on the St Lawrence

    21st September 2022

    Image Source: ShipSpotting.  The late historian and photographer Gordon Turner, of Toronto, spent many years photographing ships on the St Lawrence River, capturing the unique bridge-forward-designed ‘Lakers’ coming down from the Great Lakes, as well as cruise ships and container vessels.…

  • GALLERY: Belfast shipping

    GALLERY: Belfast shipping

    18th September 2022

    Image Source: ShipSpotting.  As well as being a busy ferry port, Belfast is the main point of entry for much of Northern Ireland’s trade and is the country’s principal maritime gateway, handling around 70 per cent of the country’s sea-borne trade…

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