India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier (IAC-1), Vikrant has conducted initial sea trials. Over five days the ship’s performance, including hull, main propulsion, power generation and distribution and auxiliary equipment were tested as satisfactory in what was described by the Admiral…
Stena Line is to continue its expansion on the Baltic Sea during 2022, increasing both freight and passenger capacity. The Swedish family-owned ferry company announced at the end of September 2021 that they will deploy their two new 240m fuel-efficient…
On 21 September 2021 Saga’s new river cruise ship, Spirit of the Rhine, departed on her inaugural cruise along with beautiful Moselle Valley. The 13-night sailing departs from Trier and will take in several Roman wine towns along the way…
Red Funnel has officially reached its 160th birthday, marking over a century and a half of travel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland, serving as the island’s original and longest standing ferry operator. The ferry operator first launched…
The technology group Wärtsilä and Wasaline, the Finnish-Swedish ferry operator, have signed a ten-year Optimised Maintenance agreement covering the company’s new ferry, Aurora Botnia. The agreement was signed in June 2021, but became effective in September. Built at the RMC…
Ships Monthly Oct 2021 The latest issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and as usual it is packed with news and in-depth high quality features, including a focus on the Tradewind Voyages’ sailing cruise ship Golden Horizon, the Royal…
On 16 September 2021 Yanmar received an order for dual fuel 6EY22ALDF engines which will be used to power generators on board a LNG-fueled large coal carrier to be operated by Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. The coal carrier will be…
The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, Global Mercy, attracted large crowds as she arrived in Antwerp after completing its maiden voyage from China in mid-September 2021. The ship, part of a growing fleet from international development charity Mercy Ships, was…
The ferry operator Stena Line, Frederikshavn Municipality, and the Port of Frederikshavn signed a historic agreement on 20 September 2021 in which the parties commit to take their share of the responsibility for making Gothenburg-Frederikshavn the world’s first fossil fuel…
The crew of Viking Line’s ferry Amorella has been awarded the prestigious Sea Sunday Prize for their professional efforts in the vessel’s grounding off Åland one year ago. “The only way to prepare for surprising situations is to train,” says…