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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
On 10 May 2023 Stena Line announced that it is to increase capacity on its expanding Heysham-Belfast freight service by a considerable 80 per cent. In a multi-million pound investment, the company is constructing two new bespoke ferries on the…
On 4 May 2023 Brittany Ferries announced the name of its forthcoming hybrid ship, which will sail between Portsmouth and Caen. Guillaume de Normandie will be the joint-largest hybrid vessel at sea when she joins the Brittany Ferries fleet in…
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,…
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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