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DREDGER: New suction hopper dredger

On 21 January 2011 a new 30,000m3 trailing suction hopper dredger and sand carrier took to the water at the IHC Merwede shipyard in...

DOVER STRAIT: Joint DFDS-LDA bid for SeaFrance

DFDS and LD Lines owners Louis Dreyfus Armateurs have made a bid for the assets of SeaFrance, subject to conditions including approval by relevant...

COASTER: Different cargo for Barrow Haven

An unusual ship arrived at the small quay at Barrow Haven, under the Humber Bridge, in June. Normally this quay only caters for packaged...

NORTH CHANNEL: Twins’ conversion begins

After completing final sailings on Tallink’s Rostock-Helsinki route in mid-August, overnight ferries Superfast VII and Superfast VIII headed for Poland to begin a two-month...

BULKERS: Larger ships for the Baltic

Over the past 20 years, since the break-up of the Soviet bloc, increasing trade with Baltic nations has resulted in a massively increased demand...

LARNE-TROON: Norcape replaces Mariner

The Japan-built, 124-trailer/12-driver Norcape (pictured) has replaced the 62-trailer European Mariner (1977), built in Germany, on P&O’s Larne-Troon freight service. In use since 2002,...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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