Aqua Helix, the Damen Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 7011 with the Ampelmann S-type motion compensated gangway integrated into its structure, has been nominated for the Offshore Energy Vessel of the Year Award 2022. Operating along North Sea offshore platforms, the…
The Royal Navy ship HMS Shoreham made a final farewell visit to the Sussex town after which she was named. HMS Shoreham was escorted into the Sussex port on 13 May by the Shoreham Harbour lifeboat Enid Collett, the pilot…
Mitsui OSK Lines says it has reached an agreement with two domestic shipbuilders to build four liquefied natural gas-fuelled car carriers as part of the Japanese shipping group’s decarbonisation strategy. The 7,000CEU ships will be constructed at Japan-based Shin Kurushima…
OCELOT at 60 by Patrick Boniface HMS Ocelot is a survivor. Unlike most of her sisterships of the Oberon class diesel electric submarines, she has been preserved for future generations and it is hoped that following restoration work she will…
Havila Voyages’ second ship, Havila Castor, set off on the evening of 10 May 2022 on her first round voyage along the classic Norwegian coastal route from Bergen to Kirkenes. At 2030 Havila Castor left the Jektevik terminal in Bergen…
Windermere Lake Cruises iconic wooden launch Queen of the Lake brought a touch of royal glamour to this weekend’s Wooden Boat Gathering on England’s longest Lake. The vessel, which is over 70 years old, joined other wooden vessels at the…
In a decision made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 26 April 2022, it became known that the Ministry had granted Havila Kystruten an exemption from the sanctions regulations to operate Havila Capella for six months. The exemption did…
Havila Voyages’ second ship, Havila Castor, docked in Bergen early on 5 May 2022. Havila Voyages newest ship is said to be the world’s most environmentally friendly passenger ship, and will operate the classic coastal route between Bergen and Kirkenes.…
On 28 April 2022 the Bâtiment Ravitailleur de Forces (BRF) Jacques Chevallier, first of a series of four ships for the French Navy, was launched at Chantiers de l’Atlantique. The contract to build the vessel was awarded in January 2019…
The Report on the investigation into two catastrophic engine failures, one resulting in a fire, on board Wight Sky at the entrance to Lymington River and before berthing at Lymington Pier on 26 August and 14 December 2018 was recently…
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