Following a three-year absence due to cracked boilers, Loch Katrine’s historic Steamship Sir Walter Scott, which was built by Denny’s of Dumbarton in 1899, is due to be resume sailing this weekendafter the completion of a £750,000 restoration project. The…
Viking Line’s vessels have now been part of Turku for 50 years and to mark the occasion the company is offering a city and sea holiday in one package. Viking Line has linked Turku with Stockholm since 1973. Over the…
Dover Ferry Port is marking 70 years of operations in 2023. On 4 July 1953 the Port of Dover’s roll-on, roll-off berths opened for the first time, transforming ferry travel to Europe. 70 years on from the opening of the…
Stena Line expanded its service from Rosslare to Cherbourg on 30 June 2023 with the inaugural voyage of Stena Vision from Rosslare to Europe. Providing excellent comfort and choice for passengers, Stena Vision, which has gone into operation alongside Stena…
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…
Sir Tim Laurence, husband of Her Royal Highness Princess Anne, has accepted an invitation to become Patron for the Charity which owns the historic Paddle Steamer Waverley. Sir Tim recently enjoyed a visit to Waverley where he met crew members…
Viking Line’s focused environmental work, which began in the 1980s, once again shows the way for the entire maritime shipping industry. The company has started to offer passengers on its Turku-Åland-Stockholm route the option of purchasing renewable biofuel in proportion…
After working as Sea Anatolia for Greek operator Sea Lines, the former P&O Ferries freight vessel European Seaway (1991/22,986gt) has changed hands again, this time crossing the Atlantic to join the Blue Wave conglomerate in Honduras to sail as Blue…
Stena Line’s latest addition to its expanding Irish Sea ferry fleet, Stena Vision, left the shipyard in Gdansk (Poland) following a major refit investment programme and is bound for Rosslare where it is due to go into service on the…
RMT has called on the Scottish government to commit to keeping CalMac Ferry services in permanent public ownership when the current contract ends in September 2024. The Scottish Ferries union made the demand after it was revealed the deadline for…
