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COASTER: In trouble in the North Sea

The 1,800dwt British-flagged coaster Douwent (1987/1,311gt), a regular visitor to the north east, recently got into trouble. Early on 2 April she left for...

DOVER-CALAIS: SeaFrance staff back plan

Employees of troubled cross-Channel ferry operator SeaFrance voted almost unanimously in support of a restructuring and refinancing plan submitted by management to the European...

HEAVYLIFT: Crouched down cranes

The semi-submersible heavylift ship Tai An Kou and its cargo of two 65-long-ton lift capacity container cranes presented an odd profile as they seemed...

MEDITERRANEAN: Veterans in Libyan rescues

Two of Europe’s longest serving ferries which, coincidentally, first sailed with almost identical names, attracted international media coverage when making late April mercy sailings...

BALTIC SEA: Icy start for former Pride

There was an icy return to Baltic service for the former Pride of Bilbao (1986/37,583gt), which launched St Peter Line’s Stockholm-St Petersburg route as...

ISLE OF MAN: Steam Packet changes hands

The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company insist it is business as usual after completion of a refinancing operation that saw Australian banker Macquarie...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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