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P&O CRUISES: Shirley names Adonia

P&O’s Adonia (2001/30,277gt) was christened by Dame Shirley Bassey, Britain’s most successful female artist ever, at a ceremony of fireworks and music in Southampton...

BULK CARRIERS: Handymax log movers

Louis Dreyfus Armateurs SAS of France has become the first shipowner to order the new B.delta37 standard bulk carrier design drawn up by Finland’s...

DISCOVERY CRUISES: Discovery Sun is suspended

Discovery Cruise Lines is to suspend all operations for an indefinite period in order to drydock their ship, the 44-year-old Discovery Sun (1968/11,979gt), on...

FALSE ALARM: Car alarm dupes coastguard

Believing a distress call was being sent out, the coastguard eventually found it was a false alarm when the they discovered it was...

ROYAL NAVY: Antarctic patrol vessel named

In a ceremony in Portsmouth the Royal Navy's new Antarctic patrol vessel was officially named HMS 'Protector' before being formally commissioned into the Navy's...

CLASSIFICATION: WTIV newbuilds

Germany’s Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has become the leading classification society for Wind Turbine Installation Vessels (WTIVs) after having secured mandates for newbuilding classification on...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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