On 8 July 2020 Damen Shipyards Group was awarded a contract by the Port of Antwerp to deliver two RSD Tugs 2513 after an intensive tender process. The vessels are part of Damen’s Next Generation Tugs series and are built…
Before the Covid-19 pandemic brought postponements and cancellations to historic ship operations worldwide, it had already been decided that the steamship Sir Walter Scott, which has been running on Loch Katrine since her completion in 1900 by William Denny and…
SHIPS MONTHLY August 2020 The latest issue of Ship Monthly is out now. Get your copy by subscription here. News pages New from the shipping world includes the Sassnitz route shut down by Stena, an uncertain future for the unique…
Cruise & Maritime Voyages has gone into administration due to the collapse of the cruise industry following the coronavirus pandemic. CMV announced in June that it was looking for additional finance and it was hoped that last minute discussions with…
The final vessel in a £150million investment programme for Sentinel Marine has set sail from China and is expected in port in Aberdeen around 20 August 2020. The offshore support vessel Malin Sentinel, which sailed from Cosco Shipyard in Dalian,…
In the middle of the ongoing pandemic, ferry company Stena Line has confirmed that the construction of their two new larger E-Flexer ferries has begun in Weihai, China. The vessels were ordered in 2018 and the delivery is expected in…
The Ullswater ‘Steamers’ summer timetable has been published, covering sailings from Monday 6 July 2020 along the full length of the lake, with the return of a shuttle service between Glenridding and the iconic Aira Force waterfall. The attraction will…
Six Stena Line Irish Sea vessels will dry-dock at Harland and Wolff’s famous Belfast shipyard this summer for a range of repairs and upgrades. Currently the Stena Europe, which operates on the Rosslare-Fishguard service, is dry-docked in Belfast with the…
Rederij Doeksen’s new LNG catamaran, Willem Barentsz, began service on 3 July 2020. Her sistership Willem de Vlamingh will follow in September. These ships are The Netherlands’s first (single fuel) LNG ferries and the first vessels in the world…
Red Funnel welcomed back its Hi-Speed Red Jet service between Southampton and West Cowes, with services resuming on Monday 29 June 2020. The Red Jet service has been suspended for an unprecedented 72 days following a reduction in demand and…