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The cargo ship Rosedale was driven ashore on

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Russell Plummer Long-time ferry correspondent Russell Plummer has

Matson’s 140 years

COMPANY NEWS

New design for wind farming

INSTALLATION VESSEL Norway’s Ulstein group has developed the

Furetank orders two more

The tanker Fure Vinga on the Thames. KRISPEN

Paddle steamers miss National Day parade

The paddlers Stadt Luzern (1928) and Schiller (1906).

Sail power

SAIL-EQUIPPED VLCC Following its introduction of the 306,752dwt

Old Irish Sea ferry damaged

HISTORIC FERRY John Rowley, owner of the former

Texas ready for restoration

The 110-year-old battleship Texas being moved from the

NEWS IN BRIEF

NEW BERTH PLAN Portland Port, near Weymouth, is

Arrow comes south for Channel charter

The much-travelled freight ro-ro Arrow at Poole, undertaking

Langh Ship orders three

NEW FEEDERS Finland’s Langh Ship, in collaboration with

Option on Valentine taken up

Now linking New Zealand’s north and south islands,

Classic passenger vessel Opatija rebuilt as yacht

PASSENGER SHIP The small coastal passenger ship Opatija,

Dual-fuel PCTC

CAR CARRIERS Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping has ordered

Port calls cancelled this year

Deutschland making her maiden call at Poole in

Large order for Rolls Royce

The 2015-built Ammari looks impressive sailing for Liberty

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VIKING GROWTH More than 740,000 passengers travelled on

Ownership change for Seatruck Ferries

The Germany-built Seatruck Performance joined the Seatruck fleet

Engine removed from Nordic Sea

ORKNEY FERRIES The engine of the Papa Westray

FERRIES IN THE NEWS . . .

STENA EBBA Stena Line took delivery of its

Island’s three operators face problems

St Faith has been an integral part of

Plans for major Holyhead port expansion

STENA LINE Owner Stena Line is to expand

Normal travel patterns resume

IRISH FERRIES Irish Ferries, part of the Irish

North Sea survivor stays in Canada

Atlantic Vision is operating on the Canada-Newfoundland route.

On the move

CRUISE ROUND-UP • Costa Cruises has cancelled the

Weather disruption affects US cruising

MSC Divina was among the ships affected by

Double christenings for sisterships

VIKING CRUISES Viking Cruises took delivery of its

Another new luxury brand

The elegant four seasons yacht concept. FOUR SEASONS

Last ships returned to service

Sapphire Princess returned to service in September. RICK

Another one goes for scrap

Marella Celebration has finally gone for breaking. WILLIAM

Handovers and movements

Carnival Vista is currently experiencing propulsion issues. WILLIAM

NEWS IN BRIEF

BRAZILIAN NAVY The ProSub programme achieved a major

Independence day

The 47,400-tonne INS Vikrant was commissioned on 2

Iranian twin-hulled ingenuity

IRANIAN NAVY The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy

Building partnership

ROYAL NAVY The Royal Navy’s latest submarine was

Reach for the sky

An artist’s impression of a JMSDF DDG fitted

Hunter class on target

The Hunter class is the Australian version of

Déjà vu for toxic carrier

The 59-year-old aircraft carrier São Paulo has been

NEWS IN BRIEF

LNG TANKERS ORDERED Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has been contracted

Atlantska Plovidba sells bulker

The recent sale of the 57,300dwt bulk carrier

New bulkers for Bulgaria

The recently completed bulk carrier Vezhen is one

More dual fuel

LNG CARRIERS Norwegian shipowner Knutsen OAS Shipping is

Four delivered to Chipolbrok

Four multipurpose ships being delivered to Shanghai-based Chipolbrok

LNG boxships for Caribbean

CONTAINER SHIPS American operator Crowley is to charter

COSCO’s giant newbuilds

COSCO Shipping Universe, currently one of the largest

Peters acquires two tankers

Selandia Swan berthed on the Thames in January.

Up for sale

PADDLE STEAMER

Historic tender gets new lease of life

The tender Nomadic was saved by Northern Ireland’s

End of the road for Cervia?

HISTORIC TUG The end seems to be close

The Sullivans sinks at moorings

At the time of her sinking over $1

National Historic Ships UK Flagships of the Year 2022

SHIP AWARDS National Historic Ships UK has announced

Trip boat gets major rebuild

Raven was originally powered by a steam engine.

Minesweeper can be saved

HMS BRONINGTON A diving survey of the minesweeper

HARWICH-HOOK A LASTING LINK

Russell Plummer begins a feature series looking at some of Britain’s longestlasting ferry connections and starting with the North Sea route between Harwich and the Hook of Holland. Developed by the Great Eastern Railway from the early 1870s, it has experienced many changes down the years since.

SHIP SPOTTING IN SOUTH DEVON

Tor Bay in Devon and the surrounding area has a long maritime history, and offers plenty of interest to the ship enthusiast, as David Fletcher explains.

THE BIG PICTURE CENTAUR

A well-known passenger/cargo ship in the Indian Ocean

SHIPWRECKS ON THE CORNISH COAST

The Gibson family of Cornwall were famous photographers of shipwrecks, and their outstanding images of wrecks, some of which are reproduced here, can now be seen in a newly published book.

MARITIME MOSAIC Supply ships

The 2018-built Netherlands-flagged offshore support vessel Acta Auriga

PICTORIAL

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FREEDOM OF THE SEAS QUEEN OF THE MIAMI CRUISE FLEET

Currently the largest ship sailing from Miami on scheduled three- and four-night cruises to the Bahamas, Royal Caribbean International’s Freedom of the Seas underwent an extensive $116 million revitalisation before the pandemic halted cruising. With cruise travel restarting, Andy Hernandez sailed aboard the impressive ship.

ON BOARD FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

The Solarium Pool. PHOTOS BY ANDY HERNANDEZ The

COASTAL TANKERS ON THE HUMBER

Among the many and varied ships to visit ports on the busy Humber estuary are small coastal tankers, as tug engineer Talbot Clark’s photographs show.

HMS HERMES FIRST OF A KIND

HMS Hermes, which went down 80 years ago, is regarded as the world’s first aircraft carrier. James Hendrie traces the ship’s career from her construction, which started in the last years of the Great War, to her sinking by the Japanese in World War II.

THE SUSSEX INCIDENT

To many older Glaswegians, especially those who lived through World War II in the Partick and Yorkhill areas, the bombing of the cruiser HMS Sussex in 1940 will long be remembered as the ship ‘with the bomb that went doon the funnel’. Bob Wright, Chairman of the Scottish Fire Heritage Group, recounts what happened.

FIREFIGHTING VESSELS ON THE CLYDE

Fireboat 518 using her firefighting equipment during a

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