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  • 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…

  • Ships Monthly June 2023 issue out now

    Ships Monthly June 2023 issue out now

    26th May 2023

    The June 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – the small cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot visits the Solent, Holland America celebrates 150…

  • Incat Tasmania completes high speed catamaran for South Korea

    Incat Tasmania completes high speed catamaran for South Korea

    23rd May 2023

    Australian high speed craft builder Incat Tasmania has handed over the 76m high speed passenger catamaran El Dorado Express, which is now on her delivery voyage to new owner Daezer Ferry of South Korea. Reflecting the requirements of her owners…

  • New IOM ferry Manxman on her way to the UK

    New IOM ferry Manxman on her way to the UK

    18th May 2023

    The new Isle of Man Steam Packet ferry Manxman left South Korea and headed for the Isle of Man on 11 May after ownership was officially transferred to he Steam Packet. Manxman then began the 18,000-mile trip, which will involve…

  • Stena Line acquires ferry and RoRo port in Latvia

    Stena Line acquires ferry and RoRo port in Latvia

    14th May 2023

    In early May 2023 Stena Line announced that it has acquired the operations of the ferry and RoRo terminal in the Port of Ventspils, Latvia, representing the latest in a range of investments in the Baltic region, including the addition…

  • Steamship Shieldhall returns from dry dock ahead of a busy season

    Steamship Shieldhall returns from dry dock ahead of a busy season

    12th May 2023

    Southampton’s heritage steamship, SS Shieldhall, has returned from her annual dry dock in Falmouth looking pristine and ship-shape ahead of her first 2023 sailing on Friday 16 June. Shieldhall’s new high tech, electric blue silicone coating (more environmentally friendly than…

  • May issue of Ships Monthly out now

    May issue of Ships Monthly out now

    27th April 2023

    SHIPS MONTHLY May 2023 The May 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – P&O Pioneer makes Channel debut, two Royal Navy ships decommission,…

  • Baltic ferry Star chartered by Irish Ferries

    Baltic ferry Star chartered by Irish Ferries

    14th April 2023

    In early April Dublin-based Irish Ferries announced that it will charter the ferry Star from Tallink to boost its fleet ahead of the summer season. Irish Ferries said it will be the largest and fastest passenger cruise ferry on the…

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