The January 2025 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features, covering every aspect of the shipping world.
NEWS
Waterfront – National Historic Ships UK award winners, Glen Sannox handed over by Ferguson, and historic lightvessel LV21 moves to Chatham..
Ferry – Guernsey go for Brittany Ferries while Jersey choose DFDS, Scottish lay-up for Spirit of Tasmania IV, and freight ro-ro joins Olsen’s fleet.
Cruise – NCL move ships and change itineraries, Disney Treasure enters service, and Midnatsol goes back to the coast.
Naval – US Navy to extend careers of older ships, HMS Scott gets new lease of life, and supply ship Den Helder delivered.
Cargo – Rotor sails installed on Oceanus Aurora, MSC sends its first newbuilds for scrap, and the new Hamburg Express named in Hamburg.
Ships Pictorial – Ships pictured around the world, including on the Thames and the Scheldt, and at Algeciras, Liverpool and Felixstowe.
FEATURES
Ferry Focus – The DFDS cruise ferry King Seaways operates overnight crossings from Newcastle to IJmuiden, and is now nearing the 40th anniversary of her entry into service. Nicholas Leach
USS Ronald Reagan – Profile of the US Navy’s nuclear-powered Nimitz class aircraft carrier and her career over the past two decades.
Halcyon Days – Unique images of passenger shipping in the 1940s and 1950s, when some of the most famous ships ever built were enjoying their finest days.
Luxury under sail – A few niche cruise companies are catering for people who want environmentally friendly cruising, and it does not get much greener than sailing cruise ships.
Manchester Ship Canal – Eastham Channel and adjacent QEII oil dock at the entrance to the Manchester Ship Canal provide Manchester with a direct link to the Irish Sea.
P&O Australia remembered – Recalling the history of P&O and its role in the development of the cruise industry in Australia, as the P&O Australia brand will disappear, being absorbed by Carnival.
Maritime Mosaic – A look back to various tugs in action, mainly at West Country ports, where they are active in the Bristol Channel assisting vessels in and out of Avonmouth and Royal Portbury Dock.
Edwardian elegance – In 2023 the Edwardian-era steamship Keewatin was moved to a new home at the Great Lakes Museum in Ontario.
