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Added: Jun 12, 202310 months ago
Continued disruption to Cal Mac services
The announcement that CalMac had cancelled almost every ferry service to Lochboisdale in South Uist in June, due to continuing problems with its ageing fleet, led to an estimated 500 people, 200 cars, 40 vans and 20 lorries converged on…
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Added: Jun 11, 202310 months ago
Hyke and Remota team up for electric and autonomous ferries
On 7 June 2023 Remota A, the joint venture between DeepOcean, Solstad Offshore and Østensjø Group, signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Hyke (Hydrolift Smart City Ferries) to develop remote operations capabilities for Hyke’s ferries. Under the LOI, Remota…
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Added: Jun 10, 202310 months ago
North Star holds naming ceremony for Grampian Tyne vessel
The first of North Star’s new offshore wind fleet, Grampian Tyne, has been officially named at a VIP ceremony at Equinor’s Port of Tyne base in the North East of England (UK), ahead of its early handover to the Dogger…
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Added: Jun 9, 202310 months ago
Daniel Adamson Preservation Society funding for greener future
The Daniel Adamson Preservation Society has received a £98,978 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to set up a project connecting young people with the maritime heritage of Liverpool. Made possible thanks to money raised by National Lottery players,…
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Added: Jun 9, 202310 months ago
Canada’s new polar icebreaker
KNUD E. HANSEN has partnered with Barrier Marine Services (Canada) Ltd to provide turnkey HVAC system on Canada’s polar icebreaker KNUD E. HANSEN has entered into a partnership agreement with Barrier Marine Services (Canada) Ltd to design the heating ventilation…
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Added: Jun 9, 202310 months ago
Ship of the Year 2023 awarded to ECOFIVE trawler
On 6 June 2023 Bluewild, Ulstein Design & Solutions AS and Westcon were awarded ‘Ship of the Year 2023’ for the factory trawler ECOFIVE. The jury stated that the ship solution offers ground-breaking technology with several innovations for a greener…
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Added: Jun 8, 202310 months ago
OOCL’s new 24,188 TEU container vessel named OOCL Piraeus
Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) hosted the naming ceremony of a brand-new 24,188TEU vessel container at the Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd. (DACKS) shipyard on 30 May 2023. The containership was named as OOCL Piraeus, and becomes…
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Added: Jun 7, 202310 months ago
Medway Queen starboard paddle box rebuild
When PS Medway Queen went to Ramsgate in 2021 for hull maintenance, one of the paddle-box facias was in poor condition, and on 10 May 2023 after exhaustive planning and risk assessment, to take account of handling a heavy component…
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Added: Jun 6, 202310 months ago
USS Canberra set to be named in Australia
In July 2023 The United States Navy will be commissioning a vessel, USS Canberra, in an allied country for the first time. The ship is an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, and once commissioned will serve as USS Canberra (LCS 30),…
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Added: Jun 5, 202310 months ago
Keel Laying of Pacific Island Supply Vessel in South Korea
The Pacific Island Supply Vessel built at Asia Shipbuilding Co, Ltd., will provide a unique trading, research and training platform for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in early 2024. On 26 May 2023 the keel-laying ceremony for hull…
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Added: Jun 4, 202310 months ago
Havila Voyages confirms ambition for emission-free coastal sailings by 2030
Havila Voyages has launched its first ever sustainability and human rights report. The report highlights the company’s goals of carbon neutrality by 2028 and for an emission-free coastal route by 2030 – all achievable with the current fleet. Havila Voyages…
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Added: Jun 3, 202310 months ago
From coastguard to postcard: farmer throws former RNLI lifeboat a lifeline
A former RNLI lifeboat destined for the scrap heap has been thrown a lifeline by a Stirlingshire farmer. Martyn Steedman, who made the headlines with his family’s conversion of a retired Royal Navy Sea King Helicopter in 2016, offered the…
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Added: Jun 3, 202310 months ago
Damen unveils new compact ASD Tug 2111
Damen Shipyards Group has unveiled the latest vessel in its Compact Tugs product platform. The ASD Tug 2111 joins the ASD Tug 2312 in the range, combining proven technology with innovation to advance safety, sustainability, reliability, and efficiency. Siebe Cieraad, Damen Product Portfolio manager explains…
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Added: Jun 2, 202310 months ago
Barque Europa topples over in Cape Town
On 20 May 2023, after an overhaul on the syncrolift in the maintenance facility in the Port of Cape Town, the 112-year-old barque Europa ‘lost her balance’ as she was being pushed back into the water. The incident bears some…
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Added: Jun 2, 202310 months ago
Color line cancels Denmark ferry after collision with breakwater
Color Line’s 34,200gt ferry SuperSpeed 2 ferry collided with a breakwater as she docked in Hirtshals on 27 May 2023. Color Line were forced to cancelled services between Larvik and Hirtshals in Denmark following the collision. SuperSpeed 2 had to…
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Added: Jun 1, 202310 months ago
Latest MSC container giant makes her European debut
The 2023-built and 24,346TEU capacity container ship MSC Loreto made her maiden call at Rotterdam Maasvlakte and Antwerp during her maiden voyage. In nominal container capacity, she is currently the biggest container ship in service, together with her sister ship…
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