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CONTAINER SHIPS: Big boxboats debut at Southampton

Five brand-new container ships made their debuts at Southampton during May as newbuilds continue to visit the port (see SM, July). The first was...

Royal Caribbean: More bad publicity

Royal Caribbean International is now in the unwelcome position of having a public relations problem, in the wake of Carnival’s difficulties. On 27 May,...

ROYAL NAVY: Flyco ready to go

Upper Block 14, one of the final pieces of the future HMS Queen Elizabeth has been rolled out at the Scotstoun shipyard in Glasgow....

OLD TUG: Historic tug sinks

In April the vintage tug HMRT Golden Cross got into difficulty during high winds, which caused her moorings to break. The 58-year-old vessel drifted...

AKER ICEbreaker: Oblique icebreaker design

Finland’s Aker Arctic is following up its ARC 100 oblique icebreaker design (see SM, Feb), which is currently under construction for employment in the...

IRISH SEA: Channel veteran goes for scrap

A 50-year career, starting with English Channel service as Townsend Ferries’ first purpose-built car ferry Free Enterprise in April 1962, is ending at Turkish...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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