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GROUNDING: Aground on the Tyne

The small container ship Clonlee ran aground at the entrance to the river Tyne on 16 March after she lost power as she was...

DRY DOCKING: Celebrity Summit refit

Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Summit (2001/90,280gt) is to be installed with many of the popular features of Celebrity Cruises’ newer Solstice class ships during a...

BUNKERING TANKER: Lizrix for drydock

In 2008 the Hull-based firm of J. R. Rix added four new vessels to its fleet of bunkering tankers to meet increased demand, the...

WINDFARM WORKERS: A&P service Seajacks

A&P Falmouth undertook a contract to make two 100-tonne blade racks to hold turbine blades on two ships used for windfarm working. The ships,...

IRISH SEA: Irish Ferries challenges

Irish Ferries produced a strong performance last year, but with austerity programmes in place in Ireland and Britain, John McGuckian, chairman of the parent...

IRAQI NAVY: Iraq’s self-sufficiency

An eight-year mission safeguarding two important oil platforms has come to an end for Coalition forces, with the Iraqi Navy taking over full responsibility...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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