Three Crowley-managed tankers have been selected by the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) to serve in its Tanker Security Program. The programme ensures a commercial fleet can readily transport liquid fuel supplies in times of need for the U.S. Department of…
On 25 May 2023 Dutch shipping company Future Proof Shipping (FPS) officially launched the first hydrogen-powered zero-emissions inland container ship, H2 Barge 1, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Earlier in the week, Nike introduced the H2 Barge 1 at its European…
The June 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – the small cruise ship Le Commandant Charcot visits the Solent, Holland America celebrates 150…
MAN Energy Solutions’ after-sales division, MAN PrimeServ, has completed a retrofit aboard Ambience, Ambassador Cruise Lines’ ship, managed by Bernhard Schulte Cruise Services. The project covered the installation of SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) systems, while two of the ship’s four…
The River Thames welcomes the Finnish Navy’s FNS Hämeenmaa for a port call to the Upper Pool of London where the 77.8m minelayer will berth alongside HMS Belfast. Finland has recently joined NATO, and this is the first visit to…
Australian high speed craft builder Incat Tasmania has handed over the 76m high speed passenger catamaran El Dorado Express, which is now on her delivery voyage to new owner Daezer Ferry of South Korea. Reflecting the requirements of her owners…
Steamship Shieldhall welcomed The Lord Mayor of Southampton, Councillor Jacqui Rayment, and her Chaplain Will Rosie, who oversaw a ‘Rogation of the Seas’ service on Sunday 14 May, the 5th Sunday following Easter. The ‘Blessing of the Waters’ was revived…
Montrose Port christens £800,000 pilot boat with whisky blessing Montrose Port Authority officially named its new £800,000 pilot boat, South Esk, with a quayside blessing on Friday 19 May 2023 at the RNLI Montrose Lifeboat Station on the Port’s…
On 2 May 2023 Crowley announced that it is to launch an end-to-end, integrated ocean and rail service between Mexico and the US Midwest region and into Canada. Featuring Crowley’s new Mexico-US ocean route in the Gulf, the service will…
TS Lines continue to sell its ships with three more being disposed of, bringing the total to nine offloaded since February as part of a fleet streamlining process. TS Hongkong (1,530 teu, 2006), TS Haiphong and TS Laemchabang (both 1,730…
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