The famous Clyde-steamer TS Queen Mary was safely towed to Glasgow on 9 November 2016, going up the Clyde for the first time since 1977. The vessel departed Greenock at 11.30am and arrived at Glasgow Science Centre shortly before 3pm.…
One of the world’s most modern shipping terminals, Liverpool2, was officially opened on Friday 4 November 2016 at the Port of Liverpool by the Secretary of State for International Trade, Dr Liam Fox MP. The £400 million investment by Peel Ports,…
P&O Cruises’ cruise ship Oriana is to undergo a three-week refurbishment, with the upgrades to be carried out in Hamburg at the end of November 2016. Oriana’s refit will improve the overall cruise experience, while staying true to the ship’s…
Marine transportation provider and the USA’s largest operator of OSVs, Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO), has teamed up with Damen to build a total of 13 heavy duty mooring assistance and escort tugs. These will be deployed on two major maritime…
Atlantic Container Line (ACL) officially launched its new fleet of transatlantic combination container/roll‐on roll‐off (con-ro) ships on 20 October 2016 with the christening of Atlantic Sea, by HRH The Princess Royal in Liverpool. Crowds lined Liverpool’s waterfront to witness the official Christening Ceremony…
The first of three next-generation warships from the Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) Alliance has successfully completed sea trials off the coast of South Australia. The trials included testing the ship’s hull, propulsion and navigation systems. HMAS Hobart was built at…
Incat announced on 7 October 2016 that it has been selected by Virtu Ferries of Malta to design and build a 110m vehicle passenger (RoPax) ferry. Robert Clifford, Chairman of Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania, said: ‘Virtu Ferries is among the…
Vision of The Fjords, a futuristic carbon fibre tourist vessel operated by The Fjords DA, has won the coveted Ship of the Year 2016 accolade at SMM in Hamburg. The 40m long, 399-passenger capacity hybrid craft, which was completed by…
On 6 September 2016 Carnival Corporation & plc, the world’s largest leisure travel company, signed a memorandum of agreement with leading German and Finnish shipbuilders Meyer Werft and Meyer Turku to deliver a next-generation cruise ship for P&O Cruises, the…
HMS President Preservation Trust, the charity that owns HMS President 1918 (“The President”), London’s last remaining World War I ship, and one of only three left, has been refused Lottery funding of £330,000 to secure its future. During World War…
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