bound4blue to install three suction sails on Ville de Bordeaux
At the end of September 2023 Airbus announced it is to equip one of the vessels it uses to transport aircraft subassemblies, chartered from shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs, with a wind-assisted propulsion technology that captures wind energy to generate thrust…Brittany Ferries Rosslare to Le Harve route will not operate in 2024
Brittany Ferries confirmed that their weekly Rosslare to Le Harve route will not operate during 2024. The final sailing out of Rosslare will be at the end of the month, on Saturday 28 October 2023. The route, which is served…Jan De Nul Group orders extra-large cable-laying vessel Fleeming Jenkin
Jan De Nul Group orders Fleeming Jenkin, an extra-large cable-laying vessel, at the CMHI Haimen shipyard. With a cable-carrying capacity of 28,000 tonnes, the vessel will serve the renewable energy and subsea cable industry in installing cables over longer distances…Bulk carrier carrying €157 million worth of cocaine brought into Cork
The 51,000-ton bulk carrier Matthew, pictured at Marino Point in Cork harbour, was caught carrying at least €157 million worth of cocaine. It was seized on 26 September 2023 by Irish authorities and taken to Cork. Launched in 2001 as…Paddler Waverley and steam tug Challenge meet up in the Thames Estuary
On 30 September the steam tug Challenge and historic paddler steamer Waverley met up near the Maunsell Sea Forts in the Thames Estuary for a ‘steam parade’. Challenge is the last surviving example of a working Thames shiphandling tug, and…Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI hosts double naming ceremony
On Sunday 1 October 2023 Great Yarmouth and Gorleston RNLI station hosted an unusual double naming ceremony and service of dedication for two new lifeboats: the 13m Shannon George and Frances Phelon and the Atlantic 85 John Rowntree. The event…Heinen & Hopman to supply filter systems for new Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates
With Heinen & Hopman, Dutch shipbuilder Damen Naval has again found a Dutch supplier for the prestigious Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates. The company, based in Spakenburg will supply the climate and filtration systems for the four new frigates being built for…Samskip and Boluda Lines Join Forces to Launch New Spain-Ireland-UK Service
Samskip and Boluda Lines will jointly launch shortsea container services connecting Santander, Dublin and Liverpool, in a new commitment to customers in Spain, Ireland and the UK that also delivers a strategic expansion for Samskip’s European sustainable transport network. Launching…Ships Monthly October 2023 issue out now
The October 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – P&O Ferries to close Dublin-Liverpool route, Attica Group swallows ANEK Lines, three freight ro-ros…Burnt-out Fremantle Highway cargo ship arrives at Rotterdam
The car carrier Fremantle Highway arrived in Rotterdam on 23 September nearly two months after a fire broke out on the ship. The ship left the Eemshaven in Groningen two days earlier, where she had been moored since early August.…Green Navy pioneers Europe’s first electro-hydrogen catamaran for commercial passengers and cargo op
Green Navy, the French company launching ‘Prometeo’, Europe’s first electro-hydrogen propulsion catamaran for commercial passenger and cargo activities, officially unveiled the new vessel at the ‘Monaco Sustainable & Smart Marina Rendezvous 2023’ event on 24/25 September. This important and industry-leading…Ulstein Verft signs new shipbuilding contract on a cable laying vessel for Nexans
On 19 September 2023, Nexans Marine Operations AS and Ulstein Verft entered into a contract on the construction of a large DP3 cable laying vessel. The vessel, an ST-297 CLV design by Skipsteknisk, is an updated version of the Nexans…CalMac warns of challenging winter on Scotland’s west coast
The ferry company Caledonian MacBrayne has said its new winter timetable is one of the most complex it has ever produced and has warned of challenges across its west coast network. It reported that the absence of ferry Hebridean Isles…First dual fuel VLCC certified by Green Award
The LNG dual-fuel-powered very large crude carrier (VLCC) Antonis I. Angelicoussis has been certified by the Green Award Foundation. The Greek-flagged ship is the first LNG dual fuel VLCC to join the Green Award programme. The certification includes the Green…Damen Shipyards signs contract with Port Marlborough NZ for new ASD Tug 2111
Port Marlborough New Zealand (PMNZ) and Damen Shipyards have signed a contract for the delivery of an Azimuth Stern Drive Tug 2111. Just 21 metres in length, the ASD Tug 2111 has a bollard pull of 50 tonnes and its…Concordia Damen converts inland shipping vessel into TSHD
Concordia Damen recently delivered a special project: the conversion of a Dutch barge into a Nigerian dredger. The TSHD (Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger) ‘Sayonara’ has now arrived and is at work on the Lagos lagoon. Three years ago, the Werkendam…