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CATTLE CARRIER: From cars to cattle

10 March 2011

Singapore’s Keppel Shipyard has completed conversion of the former car/container ship Merlion Ace into the livestock carrier Ghena for Merlion Ace Compania Naviera SA,...

SHORT SEA FEEDERS: Samskip switch vessels

10 March 2011

Some time ago the Geest North Sea Service was incorporated into services run by Samskip. One vessel that traded on the route was Geest...

REFRIGERATION SHIP: A future for the Reefer?

10 March 2011

Refrigerator ships have long been some of the most graceful ships at sea, but their future is in doubt as container carriers continue to...

OPEN-HATCH BULKERS: Multiple orders for open-hatch carriers

10 March 2011

Three owners have ordered open-hatch ships recently, a vessel type developed in the 1960s for handling forest products as well as containers, but now...

BULKER: Maiden voyage to Leith

10 January 2011

The new bulk carrier Crystalgate (16,950gt) made her maiden call at Leith on 15 November 2010. She is managed by Zodiac Maritime Agencies and...

COASTER DETENTION: Detained at Birkenhead

10 January 2011

The Panamanian-registered coaster Most Sky was detained by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency at Birkenhead in November 2010 because of a number of health...

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