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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...

HISTORIC TUG: Preserved tug on tour

On 29 April the 1952-built tug Holland left Harlingen in Holland, and during May she toured a number of Scottish ports, visiting Leith, Stromness...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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