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PONANT CRUISES: French operator becomes British

Container ship operator CMA CGM has sold its cruise business, Compagnie du Ponant, to the London-based investment group Bridgepoint Capital. Compagnie du Ponant currently...

QE2 to awake?

Reports suggest that refurbishment activity may be about to begin on Queen Elizabeth 2, with a view to getting her up and running as...

STEAM TUG: Alwyn Vintcent takes to the road

On 28 June the hull, engines and boiler of steam tug Alwyn Vintcent rolled into Villiersdorp from the north after a 408km trip from...

ROYAL NAVY: York returns from Baltic

HMS York, the last Tyne 42 to be built for the Royal Navy, is due to decommission on 27 September at HMNB Portsmouth after...

NEWBUILD: World’s largest wind farm ship

Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje, South Korea shipyard has delivered Pacific Orca (pictured), the world’s largest wind farm installation vessel, to Singapore-based Swire Pacific Offshore....

ABOU MERHI LINES: Lebanon re-enters cruise market

Lebanese Abou Merhi Lines’ previous venture into the cruise market was in 2005, when the company acquired and expensively re-fitted the former Starward (1968/15,781gt)...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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