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FERRY: Irish Sea ferry changes

ISLE OF MANIsle of Man Steam Packet, the world’s oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company, has a new owner. An announcement on 8 April...

DISASTER RESCUE: US Navy assists Japan after quake and tsunami

US Navy ships helped search for survivors in the Pacific Ocean after Japan’s massive earthquake in March while several commercial vessels were swept aground...

OFFSHORE SUPPLY: Offshore marriage

Japan’s Sanko Steamship and the Hellespont Group of Greece have formed Sanko-Hellespont Offshore Management Pte Ltd in Singapore to provide manning and shipmanagement services...

INJURED CREWMAN: Crewman lifted off

On 19 March a crew member from RMS St Helena was airlifted to hospital by the Portland Coastguard helicopter Rescue 106 after he fell...

ROYAL NAVY: Astute submarine shooting

Another unwelcome chapter has been added to the short and checkered history of HMS Astute after a serious firearms incident. The nuclear-powered submarine was...

CONTAINER SHIPS: Hamburg Süd orders boxboats

German liner operator Hamburg Süd has gone to China’s Shanghai Shipyard for a series of eight new container ships, the first time the company...
Ships Montly - January 2024
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