Portsmouth International Port, on the UK’s south coast, has been given a boost to position itself as a leading competitor in the cruise market, following approval to invest £18.7 million to transform facilities. Funding would allow levelling work to take…
SHIPS MONTHLY March 2019 The main feature looks at QUEEN MARY with Naval architect Stephen Payne explaining the challenges of designing a transatlantic liner in an exclusive article. EURO FRIGATE – A look at the FREMM frigate design, developed by France and Italy.…
High Speed Craft builder Incat celebrated the delivery of its latest large fast ferry, a 110 metre catamaran for Virtu Ferries of Malta, on 7 February 2019. Incat Hull 089 left HobartTasmania on 6 February and arrival in Grand Harbour,…
Damen ShiprepairOskarshamnsvarvet(DSO) has won a public tender for the contract to undertake a lifetime extension project on the passenger ferry Waxholm II. Built in 1983, the 35.5m ferry carries up to 350 passengers and is operated by WaxholmsÅngfartygs AB (Waxholmsbolaget),…
In January 2019 te Norwegian shipping company Color Line reported that the additional freight ferry Color Carrier will work the Kiel-Oslo route as of 11 January to increase its freight-carrying capability. On the occasion of its inaugural call, the Lord Mayor…
Ferry Company Stena Line achieved an important milestone in its major new fleet investment programme with the ‘launching’ ceremony of the first of its next generation of RoPax vessel taking place at the Avic Weihai Shipyard in China on 16 January. The first new vessel will be named Stena…
The latest issue of Ships Monthly is now available. Go to Kelsey Shop to get your copy. https://shop.kelsey.co.uk/subscription/SMO NEWS WATERFRONT Hansa heavylift goes bankrupt, OOCL marks half a century of operations, and Damen to establish a ro-pax division. FERRY Brittany…
Shipbuilder Incat Tasmania launched a 110m vehicle/passenger ferry Saint John Paul II from the shipyard at Derwent Park in Hobart Tasmania on 22 December 2018. The ship will commence sea trials in January prior to delivery to her new owner,…
David MacBrayne, parent company of CalMac Ferries, has reported another year of increasing passenger numbers. Total carryings for the group broke through the 5.5 million barrier in 2017/18. The transport and harbour operator’s continuing carrying growth is helping deliver social and…
SHIPS MONTHLY Jan 2019 WATERFRONT NEWS In the news, Wallenius Wilhelmsen has been restructured, preserved vessel RML 497 goes to Hartlepool Museum, wind power on ships gets another look, and Damen tugs tackle the Northern Sea Route. The ferry scene…