2022, like the previous year, continued to be exceptional for the whole world, as well as for Viking Line. Due to the pandemic, the operating environment was initially very unfavourable, with corresponding economic consequences. From the end of February, the…
Work on the restoration of the historic paddler Medway Queen is continuing. The major project has been the rebuilding of the starboard paddle box fascia, which was found to be suffering from the effects of weather. Timber for the reconstruction…
John Rowley, owner of the former Irish Sea ferry Duke of Lancaster, which is to be found ashore at Mostyn in the Dee Estuary, has slammed self-styled ‘explorers’ who got aboard by climbing up the anchor chain and then broke…
A report by the Marine Casualty Investigation Board has revealed details of what was described as a close quarter incident at Rosslare Harbour port on 16 March 2022 when the two vessels passed within 100 metres of each other outside…
SHIPS MONTHLY January 2023 The January 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – New ro-ro ship Eco Italia enters the Grimaldi fleet,…
Australian Shipbuilder Incat Tasmania Pty Ltd, Incat is poised to revolutionise the world’s ferry market, Incat Chairman Robert Clifford returning from a trip to Europe and the Americas reports very positive engagement with ferry businesses from around the world, saying…
On 7 December 2022 Tallink Superfast Ltd, a subsidiary of AS Tallink Grupp, took delivery of the new fast passenger ferry Mystar from Rauma Marine Constructions Oy, Finland. The 212m Mystar has a capacity for 2,800 passengers and a car…
Viking Line Abp had has announced that it is to register its passenger ship Viking XPRS in the Finnish Register of Ships. The vessel, which began service in 2008, has been registered in Estonia since 2014. The decision to register…
The search for a skipper and two crew lost when their Jersey fishing boat collided with a freight vessel in the Channel on 9 December 2022 and sank as called off after rescuers concluded there was no chance of them…
The volunteers at Steamship Shieldhall in Southampton have released details of the ship’s 2023 sailing progamme. Commencing on Friday 16 June, with a final sailing on Sunday 17 September, there are a variety of 2hr, 3hr, 3 1/2hr, 4hr and…
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