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PERFECT PADDLE POWER

Remembering two ship lovers from both sides of the Atlantic

JIM SHAW Jim Shaw, the magazine’s news and

HMS Cattistock has been awarded the Freedom of Poole

HMS Cattistock awarded Freedom of Poole Poole. KEVIN

Dual fuel power for Wallenius

Twin 6,500CEU capacity PCTCs for Sweden’s Wallenius Marine

Incat proposal

ELECTRIC FERRY On 28 May Incat announced a

Tug converted to methanol

TUG NEWS The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has introduced

NEWS IN BRIEF

CEUTA JET The 60m catamaran has become the

Oldest active icebreaker

Built in 1954, the Finnish icebreaker Voima has

Hydrogen power for Vestfjord pair

NEW FERRIES Norway’s Torghatten Nord has placed a

Royal celebration for Hebridean Princess

Originally the MacBrayne ferry Columba, Hebridean Princess is

Lifeboat flotilla in Poole

The gathering of lifeboats at Poole Quay in May, marking the 200th anniversary of the RNLI, made for an extremely impressive sight.

ACL launches speedy service

Atlantic Sun was one of the vessels affected

Australia ban live sheep exports

LIVESTOCK CARRIERS Australia’s Agriculture Minister Murray Watt announced

Win a piece of maritime history with Medway Queen

COMPETITION To celebrate the centenary of the iconic

NEWS IN BRIEF

GRAEMSAY The 90gt vessel, built in 1996 at

Spirit of Britain chartered out

Spirit of Britain running out of Dover for

Stena to convert North Channel pair to methanol

STENA LINE Working in conjunction with Lloyds Register,

FERRIES IN THE NEWS . . . FERRIES IN THE NEWS . . . FERRIES IN THE NEWS . . . FERRIES IN THE NEWS . . .

STENA SUPERFAST VII The 30,285gt vessel, built in

E-Flexer tailored for Canada’s Marine Atlantic

The tenth vessel in the Stena Group’s E-Flexer

Big boost for Rathlin Island links

The smartly turned-out Spirit of Rathlin was built

Freight vessels’ capacity boost

STENA LINE Stena Line is to send 24,688gt

NEWS IN BRIEF

MARELLA CRUISES Marella has cancelled its 2024-25 Asia

Expedition ship refurbished

Hanseatic Inspiration was recently drydocked in Bremerhaven. WILLIAM

Stern-wheelers to be scrapped

American Queen is the largest stern-wheeler ever built

Another oldie about to go for scrap?

Ocean Adventurer dates from 1975, and is in

Refitted at Harland & Wolff

Margaritaville at Sea Islander completing her refit in

Majesty at home in the Netherlands

OCEAN MAJESTY The historic cruise ship Ocean Majesty

Latest Queen christened

CUNARD The latest addition to the Cunard fleet,

NEWS IN BRIEF

RAN HMAS Anzac was formally decommissioned at HMAS

PLAN to trial EMALS

The CATOBAR-configured Fujian will enable the operation of

Black Sea fleet ins and outs

RUSSIAN NAVY Two new warships intended for Russia’s

Big deck news

US NAVY The third Flight I America class

Norway means business

NORWEGIAN NAVY The Norwegian government has outlined a

‘Golden Age’ of shipbuilding

The LPDs HMS Albion (pictured) and Bulwark are

The Duke frigates soldier on

ROYAL NAVY The UK Defence Secretary has confirmed

NEWS IN BRIEF

TOP CHINA PORTS GROWTH Chinese ports have seen

More bulk carriers for Belships

Completed by Japan’s Tadotsu Shipyard in 2021, the

Panama Canal’s problems end?

The container ship CMA CGM Lisa Marie heading

Greenpeace

Greenpeace activists protesting about the moving of Russian

First through new Baltimore channel

The 7,732dwt Balsa 94 becomes the first deepsea

US to impose import tariffs

ZPMC’s Zhen Hua 25, seen off Singapore in

Messina Line expands fleet

BULKERS Genoese-operator Ignazio Messina has taken over the

New tankers for Seaspan

Canada’s Seaspan Energy is having several LNG bunkering

Historic flagships announced for 2024 by NHS

The steam tug Challenge, which has an impressive

Steam tug gets lottery grant

BRENT The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded

Historic ketch in need of help

The ketch Falie is in need of funds

First of the puffer training cruises

VIC-32 In May the Puffer Preservation Trust ran

Paddle steamer damaged

Simplon was damaged in March alongside the pier

On the move

THE FUNERAL BOAT Glencoe Folk Museum’s historic Funeral

Tall ship celebrates 150 years

JAMES CRAIG The 150th birthday of the tall

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NEW MARINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A NEW AGE

New technologies are being introduced to the maritime sector that are expected to radically change it over the next several decades, as Jim Shaw reports.

‘100-UP’ FOR BRITISH PADDLE SURVIVORS

KINGSWEAR CASTLE’S FASCINATING STORY

MEDWAY QUEEN’S LENGTHY CAREER IN THE SOUTH EAST

Medway Queen served with the Dover-based 10th Minesweeping

THE SUMMER OF TWO PADDLERS

When British paddle steamer services were in steady decline 60 years ago, visitors to Weymouth were able to enjoy the unlikely spectacle of two rival paddlers. Both vessels had been withdrawn as uneconomic after long service with their established owners but, instead of being broken up, they were purchased by individuals who saw that they might yet have a future. Richard Clammer recalls those memorable few weeks in the summer of 1964, when both these historic ships were running out of Weymouth.

HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH

The ‘Super Dreadnought’ which saw action in two world wars

Ships MONTHLY MARITIME MOSAIC SVALBARD SHIPS

James Prentice and his wife travelled on Fred. Olsen’s Balmoral to the Norwegian coast and on to Svalbard, where the stunning scenery was enhanced by a variety of interesting ships. In just two days, Longyearbyen was visited by no fewer than 15 passenger vessels, including the former Norwegian coastal vessel Nordstjernen, which is still offering cruises.

IN DISGUISE SHIPS OF BLUE FUNNEL AND GLEN / SHIRE

Having looked at ships transferred between the Blue Funnel Line and Elder Dempster Line fleets in the June issue, Malcolm Cranfield now explores the interchange of ships between Blue Funnel and Glen and Shire Lines.

AMBASSADOR TAKES TO THE WAVES

The 1991-built Ambience (70,285gt, ex-Regal Princess) sailed on

VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

Captain Oleksiy Varyvoda is the first Master of Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition.

CHARTROOM

SHIPS MAIL UK SHIPBUILDING MISSED GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES

MYSTERY SHIP

MAY’S MYSTERY The Mystery Ship is Canastota, which

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CRUISE SPECIAL

BUMPER 92-PAGE ISSUE • BALTIC FERRY FOCUS • BARBER BLUE SEA LINE CARGO SHIPS • TANKER SINKINGS

CONDOR ISLANDER

Darren Holdaway profiles Condor Islander, the latest ferry linking the Channel Islands, which arrived last year after more than a decade of service across the Cook Strait.

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

Andrew Cooke talked to Captain Alistair Butlin, from Brixham in Devon, about his career at sea and his time on Condor Islander during a crossing from St Helier to Portsmouth.