The May 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 – The new E-Flexer Guillaume de Normandie makes her debut, Fortescue’s Green Pioneer arrives in the UK, DFDS mark 25 years on the Channel, and Stena develops new concept of ro-ro ship.
Ferry –Scotland’s ferry jinx strikes in Turkey, Stena Livia sale causes reshuffle, and hydrofoils revisited by Red Funnel.
Cruise – Another Seabourn ship leaves the fleet, residential cruise ships planned, and Norwegian Aqua debuts.
Naval – The retired aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi could go to Indonesia, and keel-laying for the future HMS Dreadnought.
Cargo – Report on the fatal collision off the Humber Estuary, AirWing installed on Vectis Progress, and Odfjell tanker gets four 22m eSAILs.
Auckland Tugs – Auckland’s annual tug races make for an impressive spectacle.
Ships Pictorial – Ships from around the world, including at Hartlepool and Southampton, in the Solent, and on the Tyne and the Scheldt.
FEATURES
Channel Changeover – A detailed look at the recent award of ferry contracts to the Channel Islands of Jersey and Guernsey, with an overview of the history of the Islands’ ferry services.
US Navy at 250 – History of the US Navy, which on 13 October 2025 will be 250 years old, with a look at the development of the world’s most technologically advanced fleet.
USS Wasp – Profile of USS Wasp, which has served the US Navy as a multi-purpose amphibious assault ship for 40 years.
Monarch in Profile – A look back at the 30-year career of Monarch of the Seas, second of the iconic trio of Sovereign class cruise ships.
Maritime Mosaic – Ships of the famous Union-Castle Line linked the UK and South Africa, providing passenger, cargo and mail services until the 1970s.
Polarstern – The career of the icebreaker Polarstern, which has travelled 1.9 million nautical miles over the course of a 40-year career.
Fjordsteam – The festival held in Bergen, Norway every four years celebrates Europe’s transport heritage, with a wide array of historic ships on hand. Bristol in the 1930s – Photographs of a variety of classic cargo ships which called at the historic port of Bristol during the 1930s.
