Paddle steamer Kingswear Castle Centenary Rebuild
After many months on the Dartmouth Steam Railway and Riverboat Company’s covered slipway at Old Mill Creek, Dartmouth, 1924-built paddle steamer Kingswear Castle was successfully re-launched on 6 December 2022 and moved to the shipyard’s fitting-out berth where work continues…Furetank and Algoma extend joint venture
The Furetank/Algoma joint venture FureBear, together with Larsson Shipping, has taken over the ownership of Algoma’s product tanker Algonorth. It has arrived from Canada to trade in Northern Europe under the new name Fure Skagen. “We are strengthening our collaboration…Eastern Pacific Shipping and Value Maritime install integrated carbon capture solution on tanker
The pioneering project is a first for ocean-going vessels to date and aims to pave the way for industry-wide adoption Eastern Pacific Shipping (EPS) has announced the successful installation of Value Maritime’s (VM) Filtree system onboard its managed tanker Pacific…New Pacific International Lines container ships to benefit from integration of Wärtsilä solutions
The technology group Wärtsilä will supply the LNG Fuel Gas Supply System, Propulsion Control System and Alarm Monitoring and Control System for four new 8200 TEU LNG dual-fuel container ships being built for Singapore-based Pacific International Lines (PIL) at the…Six dive support boats for Royal Navy now fully operational
The final of six new boats to improve support to Royal Navy divers has been delivered. Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), the procurement arm for the Ministry of Defence, awarded a £51 million contract to Dorset company Atlas Elektronik (AEUK)…Ships Monthly Mar 2023 issue out now
SHIPS MONTHLY March 2023 The March 2023 issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. NEWS Waterfront – World’s largest zero emissions ferry being built, busy times…Finnlines expands its Ireland-Belgium freight service
Finnlines will provide a significant increase of capacity on the direct connection between Ireland and Europe mainland. Finnpulp will join Finnwave on the route in week 8, departing from Zeebrugge on 23 February, according to the company’s release. Finnlines launched…CMA CGM testing ‘Windshield’ on container ship
Following the lead of two Japanese carriers, French shipping company CMA CGM is testing the use of a ‘windshield’ on its 16,022 TEU container ship CMA CGM Marco Polo in order to reduce both fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.…Swan Hellenic announces naming ceremony of SH Diana in Amsterdam
On 23 February 2023 Swan Hellenic announced that the naming ceremony of its third and largest ice-class cultural expedition cruise ship, SH Diana, will take place in Amsterdam on 4 May. SH Diana, a new purpose-designed vessel, will be named…OOCL Welcomes First of Six 24,000TEU megaships
Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) has taken delivery of the 24,188TEU OOCL Spain from China’s Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) shipyard as the first in a series of six sisterships. OOCL welcomed its first new ‘megaship’ with…Stena Line to introduce Stena Nordica on Fishguard-Rosslare Service
Swedish ferry company Stena Line has confirmed its plans to secure the future stability of its Fishguard-Rosslare service by redeploying the ferry Stena Nordica from its fleet. Stena Nordica, which has been operating in the Baltic Sea, is a familiar…Stena Line and Peel Ports sign major new deal at Birkenhead for port operations until 2100
On 17 February 2023 one of Europe’s largest ferry route and port operators, Stena Line, signed a new deal with Peel Ports, a major UK Port operator, to operate their 12 Quays port and ferry terminal in Birkenhead until the…Ulstein captures its 7th cruise ship design contract for SunStone
The US-based shipowner, SunStone Ships, has ordered another cruise vessel in its INFINITY class. All the vessels in this class are designed by Ulstein Design & Solutions AS. They were the first to introduce the patented X-BOW design in the…Salvage operations on bulker OS 35 continue
Salvage operations on the bulker OS 35 which sunk and went aground off Gibraltar continued during February 2023. The 1999-built Tuvalu-flagged 20,947gt OS 35 is owned by Oldstone Cargo Ltd care of Oldstone Management Ltd of Piraeus, Greece. At the…Hapag-Lloyd starts retrofits of 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows
German liner company Hapag-Lloyd has launched the retrofitting program of 100 ships with new propellers and bulbous bows. The move is aimed at reducing the ships’ greenhouse gas emissions and help Hapag-Lloyd meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) target of…CMA CGM planning to acquire La Méridionale
French shipping line CMA CGM has entered into exclusive talks to acquire 100 percent of French shipping company La Méridionale in an effort to strengthen its Mediterranean presence. Based in Marseille, France, La Méridionale operates regular passenger and freight transport…