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CABLE LAYING: Cable company collapses

Polar Prince (1999/6,951gt), the Norwegian-owned and managed OSV chartered by Subocean, was impounded at Harwich in late January when the Aberdeen-based company collapsed. The...

MONACO GRAND PRIX: Something for the weekend

A larger than usual number of cruise ships is heading for Monaco during the weekend of 28/29 May for the Formula One Grand Prix....

VEHICLE CARRIERS: Design changes in the wind

Car carriers have traditionally been known as the ‘ugly ships’ of the maritime trades because of their boxy profiles. However, change is coming, as...

OCEANIA CRUISES: Marina is first newbuild

Oceania Cruises took delivery of its first newbuild, Marina, on 19 January at Fincantieri’s Sestri Ponente shipyard near Genoa. The 66,000gt 1,250-passenger ship is...

TRIP BOATS: Changes to Dorset scene

After 110 years’ association with Bournemouth, the Belles pleasure boats will no longer be such a familiar sight at the south coast resort. The...

CLYDE SERVICES: Gourock-Dunoon decision in June

Applications to operate the ferry service between Gourock and Dunoon were sought in March after a Scottish Government request for further delay to allow...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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