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BULK CARRIER: The ‘buck’ stops here

The career of the bulk carrier Tim Buck came to an end on 12 October 2012 when she made an unpublicised arrival at the...

Company news – COSCO and China Shipping to merge?

China’s COSCO Shipping’s profits plunged 73 per cent during the third quarter of last year, strengthening rumours that it might merge with compatriot owner...

Ola Cruises – Black Prince – the end?

Fred. Olsen’s former Black Prince (1966/11,209gt) has come to the end of her useful life. She left the Olsen fleet in October 2009, having...

FERRY – Destination Turkey?

A near two year lay-up on the Thames for former P&O Ferries vessel Pride of Dover (1987/26,433gt) ended on 29 November 2012 with departure...

US NAVY – Boldly gone

USS Enterprise, the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was officially deactivated at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia on 1 December 2012. The task of...

RESEARCH SHIP – Nuclear caller in New Zealand

New Zealand has been renowned since the 1980s for its status as a nuclear-free nation, and since then no nuclear-powered or nuclear-armed vessel has...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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