On 6 November 2023 Transport Scotland announced a six-month extension of the current charter of Alfred, providing additional resource through the winter and annual overhaul period on Scotland’s west coast, and as Cal Mac also start planning for the summer…
Celebrity Cruises cut the steel for its fifth Edge-class ship, which will be named Celebrity Xcel, on 7 November 2023. The cruise line’s president, Laura Hodges Bethge, said the ship will be true to its name and “excel” beyond the…
Stena Line’s new freight-only ferry entered service on the Birkenhead to Belfast route on 2 November, making her maiden commercial arrival in Belfast the following day. Stena Forwarder (ex Frijsenborg) has replaced Stena Foreteller on the Birkenhead ‘shoulder service’ carrying…
Boskalis has signed a contract with Dutch shipbuilding company Royal IHC to build a large state-of-the-art trailing suction hopper dredger. The award of the contract follows an extensive design phase. The vessel will have a hopper capacity of 31,000 cubic…
On the 19 October 2023 the flag raising ceremony for three new ASD Tugs took place in Gdansk, Poland. In the presence of a large group of Polish and international associates and company employees, the new tugs were welcomed into…
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is leading the way both in ship demolitions and ship purchases. MSC has scrapped 15 vessels so far this year, with the last two torched ships being the 1988-built 2,073TEU MSC Denisse and the 1989-built 2,918…
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) marked its return to Asia as Norwegian Jewel set sail from Tokyo and commenced its extensive six-month season of voyages in the region, according to the company’s release. As the first ship in the NCL fleet…
The South African Navy named the second of three Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessels (MMIPVs) in Durban harbour on 27 October 2023. During the ceremony, the vessel was officially named SAS King Shaka Zulu. Named for the great Zulu King the…
SHIPS MONTHLY November 2023 The November 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – Northern Sea Route gets busier, preserved ships Waverley and Shieldhall…
Damen Shipyards has signed a contract with Belgian shipping company Fast Lines Belgium for the delivery of two Damen Combi Freighter 3850 (CF 3850). Their first purchase from Damen, Fast Lines Belgium chose the CF 3850 based on its outstanding…
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