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SHIP ACCIDENT: Container ship capsizes

On 11 June the German-owned Antigua and Barbuda-flagged container feeder ship Deneb (1994/3,992gt, 508TEU) capsized in the port of Algeciras while loading containers alongside...

NETHERLANDS NAVY: Koninklijke Marine trimmed

The first tranche of cutbacks to the Dutch military has been announced as part of wide-ranging austerity measures to tackle the country’s significant budget...

PASSENGER FERRY: End of Clyde ferry era

There was an end and a beginning in Clyde ferry history on 30 June with the final vehicle-carrying services between Gourock and Dunoon coinciding...

CHINESE NAVY: China’s worst kept secret

China has taken a significant step forward in its ambitions for a fleet of aircraft carriers after readying its first such vessel for sea...

BALTIC FERRY: Viking reaches five-million milestone

Viking Line’s fast ferry Viking XPRS has been a success since she entered the Helsinki-Tallinn route on 28 April 2008, and on 14 June...

AUSTRALIAN NAVY: Going down down under?

The Royal Australian Navy has again come under fire for the material state of the fleet. After recent revelations that three amphibious ships were...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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