A special celebration has been held to mark the 130th birthday of one of the Lake District’s most iconic vessels, Windermere Lake Cruises’ flagship MV Tern. She is one of the oldest large-scale vessels still operating on England’s inland waterways…
Ships Monthly July 2021 The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and as usual it is packed with news and in-depth features, including a focus on the famous liners Normandie and Cameronia, the naval history of Tiger class…
Helsinki Shipyard floats out first of three next-generation ships under construction for cultural expedition cruise pioneer. On 23 June 2021 Swan Hellenic announced that Helsinki Shipyard had floated SH Minerva out of dry dock. Her twin ship, SH Vega, was…
At noon on 25 June 2021 all Stena Line vessels sounded their horns in port to support of seafarers around the world. More than 1.6 million men and women are keyworkers in keeping vital supply lines open during the global…
Ships Monthly July 2021 The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and as usual it is packed with news and in-depth features, including a focus on the famous liners Normandie and Cameronia, the naval history of Tiger class…
The first of Damen Shipyard’s new Utility Vessel (UV) 3911 class has sailed across the Atlantic to Jamaica. Following a period of training and commissioning, the vessel will commence operations for its owner, the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJAM). The…
Balueiro Segundo has become the first fishing vessel in the world to sail with wind-assisted propulsion technology, utilising the eSAIL® system. The project, the first of its kind, aims to achieve greater energy efficiency, promoting the use of wind power…
The latest addition to KNUD E. HANSEN’s Atlas series of wind turbine installation vessels, the Atlas A-class is able to carry four new-generation 14 megawatt wind turbines and is tailored for cost-effective installation of large-scale wind farms. The vessel is…
Stena Line officially took delivery of its newest ro-pax ferry, Stena Scandica, on Friday 18 June. The vessel is the first of two Visentini vessels that are being lengthened and modernised by Stena RoRo at the Sedef Shipbuilding in Tuzla,…
With just a couple of weeks to go until Saga Cruises returns to operation with on Spirit of Discovery, the ship is being prepared to relaunch cruising operations. Spirit of Discovery was initially launched on 10 July 2019 so had…