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…Port of Aberdeen’s new South Harbour officially opened
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened Port of Aberdeen’s £420 million expansion project on 22 September 2023. Independent analysis forecast that when the expanded Port of Aberdeen reaches its full potential the port’s Gross Value Added contribution will…Ultra-efficient heavy lifters
China’s Wuhu Shipyard has started construction on a series of four ultra-efficient heavy lift and project cargo vessels for delivery to Germany-based SAL Heavy Lift in mid-2024 and Jumbo Shipping of the Netherlands in the first half of 2025. All…58-year-old ferry Star N scrapped
The 58-year-old ferry Star N is under demolition at Aliaga, Turkey after an exceedingly long career which started in 1965 with the vessel’s completion by Germany’s Orenstein & Koppel for Norwegian shipowner Otto Thoresen as Viking III. The 5,762gt ro-pax,…Stolt charters CMB newbuilds
Bermuda-registered Stolt Tankers has increased its deep-sea fleet to 84 ships following the long-term charter of the recently delivered 25,740dwt Bochem Houston from Belgian shipowner Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB). The 159m by 27m chemical tanker was completed by the CMJL…Canadian Coast Guard Dedicates Final Icebreaker
The Canadian Coast Guard officially welcomed the medium icebreaker CCGS Vincent Massey to its fleet at a dedication to service ceremony in Quebec City in September 2023. The ship is the third of three medium icebreakers that Canada purchased secondhand…Damen Group’s all-electric tug Sparky nominated for Award
The first of Damen’s innovative new, all-electric RSD-E Tug 2513 class has been nominated for the 2023 Ship of the Year Award (formerly known as the KNVTS Ship of the Year Award). Sparky is the result of six years of…Concordia Damen contracted for River Pusher to Paraguay
Paraguayan shipowner and operator Girona S.A. – Rio Sur Transporte y Logistica has contracted Dutch inland shipping construction yard Concordia Damen to build a CDS4115 Shallow Draft 5,400hp River Pusher to expand its fleet. The family-owned company is one of…