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TUG NEWS: Veteran still going strong

The former Shetland ferry Kjella, now based in Spain, is still going strong 54 years after being built and having spent her entire career...

US MERCHANT NAVY: Cadets train in Pacific

In June the training ship Golden Bear, carrying 250 cadets and operated by the California Maritime Academy, visited ports in Australia and New Zealand...

IRELAND FERRIES: Last minute reprieve for Donegal ferry

There was uncertainty as to whether the summer-only Lough Swilly ferry service between Rathmullen and Buncrana would operate this season. At the last minute...

SHIP ACCIDENT: Container ship capsizes

On 11 June the German-owned Antigua and Barbuda-flagged container feeder ship Deneb (1994/3,992gt, 508TEU) capsized in the port of Algeciras while loading containers alongside...

PASSENGER FERRY: End of Clyde ferry era

There was an end and a beginning in Clyde ferry history on 30 June with the final vehicle-carrying services between Gourock and Dunoon coinciding...

BALTIC FERRY: Viking reaches five-million milestone

Viking Line’s fast ferry Viking XPRS has been a success since she entered the Helsinki-Tallinn route on 28 April 2008, and on 14 June...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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