Crowley Maritime Corp and subsidiary Jensen Maritime, the company’s Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, were honoured with the 2019 Significant Boat of the Year Award at the International Workboat Show in New Orleans in December 2019. The award…
In February 2020 Havila Voyages signed a contract with the Turkish shipyard Tersan for the construction of the last two coastal route vessels. Construction will commence in just a few weeks. From 2021, Havila Voyages will operate four vessels on…
Ships Monthly March 2020 The March 2020 issue of Ships Monthly is out now and contains the usual mix of features and news, with a range of outstanding photos, providing you with everything you need to keep up to date…
In February 2020 the Secretariat of the Navy of Mexico (SEMAR) held a ceremony marking final acceptance and delivery of the Long Range Ocean Patrol (POLA) Class vessel ARM Reformador. The delivery ceremony was attended by Admiral José Rafael Ojeda…
In early February 2020 Cruise & Maritime Voyages announces the maiden voyage of their latest ship, Amy Johnson. Following her delivery and a refurbishment programme, Amy Johnson sails from Singapore on 15 April 2021 on a 43-night cruise through Asia,…
The Port of Cork has reported that the combined total traffic through both the Port of Cork and Bantry Bay Port Company took a dip of 5 per cent from 10.6 million tonnes, to just over 10 million tonnes in…
In just five weeks over the course of November and into December 2019, Damen Shiprepair Amsterdam completed extensive annual repair and maintenance programmes on three cruises ships ahead of their winter season. Magellan, Marco Polo and Astor are operated by…
In May 2020 the Dunkirk Little Ships will assemble in Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Operation Dynamo; the Evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk. Medway Queen was there in 1940 and again in 2015 for the…
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply Chantiers de l‘Atlantique, France, a comprehensive package of integrated solutions designed to support and enhance the efficiency and environmental sustainability of the first two world class cruise vessels being built for Geneva, Switzerland-based MSC…
Greek shipbuilding was once a major force on a global then European level, but has declined sharply over the years, reflecting the country’s economic mess in many ways. Now the industry is down to one ship repair yard on the…