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Sea Change Convention set for Southampton
Business leaders debate the future of the port
Ships Monthly, 30 June 2009
July 2009 News
The idled fleet of container ships around the world rose to 506 vessels, representing 1.34 million TEUs of capacity at the end of April according to AXS-Alphaliner, a Paris-based shipping consultant.
Ships Monthly, 16 June 2009
June 2009 News
The level of piracy off the Horn of Africa continues to rise with the risk of death and capture regarded as occupational hazards for the criminal gangs involved. However, the tide could now turn after two attacks against US-flagged ships in a week alerted public opinion in the world's most powerful nation.
Ships Monthly, 1 June 2009
May 2009 News
Cunard's former flagship Queen Elizabeth 2 is currently berthed at Port Rashid, where owners Nakheel have recently announced that there are no plans to move QE2 in the short term.
Ships Monthly, 8 April 2009
April 2009 News
Klyne Tugs (Lowestoft) Ltd has delivered the former French aircraft carrier Clemenceau to the Able UK TERRC (Teesside Environmental Reclamation and Recycling Centre) facility at Able Seaton Port on the river Tees to be broken up.
Ships Monthly, 19 March 2009
March 2009 News
Five members of a group of Somali pirates who hijacked a Saudi-owned oil tanker are reported to have drowned as they made their getaway. The pirates were in a small boat that overturned in rough seas as they left Sirius Star after a US$3 million ransom was paid.
Ships Monthly, 19 February 2009
February 2009 News
With Irish Sea HSS services from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire already reduced, Stena Line have now cut high-speed crossings between Stranraer and Belfast.
Ships Monthly, 15 January 2009
January 2009 News
With another high-profile hijacking of a ship and a valuable cargo near the Horn of Africa, the menace of piracy once again made the headlines in November 2008.
Ships Monthly, 19 December 2008
New Barrow lifeboat
The new state-of-the-art Tamar class lifeboat Grace Dixon arrived on station at Barrow on 17 December 2008 to be welcomed by crew, station personnel and RNLI supporters.
Ships Monthly, 18 December 2008
December 2008 News
LD Lines has increased the specifications for a new day/night ro-pax ferry for English Channel service with passenger capacity up from 930 to 1,300.
Ships Monthly, 20 November 2008
November 2008 News
Aniara (71,673gt), the newest and largest car carrier in the world, was christened on 30 August in Bremerhaven, Germany
Ships Monthly, 20 October 2008
October 2008 News
A dream for many became reality on 4 August when the veteran passenger ship Rotterdam arrived in the Dutch port where she was christened on 13 September 1958, almost exactly 50 years ago.
Ships Monthly, 11 September 2008
September 2008 News
In June 2008 the Holland America Line fleet became 14-strong with the delivery of Eurodam, the first of the innovative Signature Class ships.
Ships Monthly, 22 August 2008
Tall Ships come to Liverpool
The latest Tall Ship extravaganza to come to British shores saw Liverpool and the Mersey play host to the Tall Ship's Races 2008 from 18 to 21 July.
Nick Leach/Ships Monthly, 22 July 2008
August 2008 News
Australia's Austal Ships has delivered the first of two multi-purpose Auto Express 65m high-speed ferries to the Sultanate of Oman, with the second vessel to follow shortly.
Ships Monthly, 15 July 2008
July 2008 News
Solent Towage Ltd welcomed another new vessel to its Southampton fleet at the end of April when the high performance Voith escort tug Apex arrived from the Gondan shipyard in Spain.
Ships Monthly, 20 June 2008
NEWS: Three Queens in Southampton
Queen Mary 2, Queen Elizabeth 2 and Queen victoria gather in Southapmpton for the first and last time on what was a uniue day for the south coast port.
Ships Monthly, 6 May 2008
May 2008 News
Just before finally taking delivery of Clipper Point from Spanish builders Astilleros de Huelva, Seatruck moved to a new phase of its fleet expansion programme by placing a March contract with Germany's Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft for four new generation ro-ro ferries to be delivered between November 2011 and June 2012.
Ships Monthly, 14 April 2008
April 2008 News
Prospects for successfully salvaging the ro-ro freight ferry Riverdance, aground on the North Shore at Blackpool since the last day of January, were looking increasingly remote at the beginning of March.
Ships Monthly, 13 March 2008
March 2008 News
Seatruck Ferries brought in an 11-strong team from Dutch salvage specialist SMIT, to begin preparations to refloat ro-ro freight ferry Riverdance (1977/6,041gt), which grounded off Blackpool in stormy conditions on the night of 1 February.
Ships Monthly, 18 February 2008
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