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Sailing Ship "Sobraon"
I read, with some appreciation, the excerpts from Miss Anderson’s daily log… Read More -
Electric Boats
While the electric car is fast becoming a reality on our streets,… Read More -
“Falls Of The Clyde”
I am looking for photos of deck detail on the Falls of… Read More -
Captain Henry Jones
In reply to Lucy Smith, whose letter appeared in the April 2017… Read More
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Latest News
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Already a major cruise port, the leading Florida port for containerised freight, Fort Lauderdale’s Port…Read More
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Pirates and armed robbers attacked 43 ships and captured 58 seafarers in the first quarter…Read More
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Teesside has lost most of its steel manufacturing and much of the shipping traffic it…Read More
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I have a great fondness for the marvellous pleasure cruiser MV Balmoral and a great…Read More
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The semi-submersible heavy lift ship Xin Guang Hua, 84,239gt, of Cosco Shipping, China, arrived at…Read More
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June 2017 Mystery Ship Competition
Sea Breezes has teamed up with Amberley Publishing to offer one lucky reader the chance of winning the book P&O Cruise Ships by Ian Collard.
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Latest Feature Articles
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A Quartet for the North Sea
The chain of events that led to the Bergen Line building the Venus started in the head office of Swedish…
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U-864 Finally Laid to Rest
A small memorial service was held in February 2017 over the wreck site that had, over the course of nearly…
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Denbighshire, My First Voyage (Part 2)
On Friday, I was called at 0130 and went on the poop as we were entering the Huangpu river, a…
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Maritime Log
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Pirate and Robbery Attacks on the Rise +
Pirates and armed robbers attacked 43 ships and captured 58 seafarers in the first quarter of this year, slightly more… Read More
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FPSO Bound For The North Sea +
The semi-submersible heavy lift ship Xin Guang Hua, 84,239gt, of Cosco Shipping, China, arrived at Rotterdam on Apr 13 carrying… Read More
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Tyne-Built Icebreaker Marks 100 Years +
One of the world’s most famous icebreakers celebrates 100 years since she was built on the Tyne.
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22 Die as Ore Carrier Sinks in South Atlantic +
Two crew members were rescued and 22 died after the South Korean ore carrier Stellar Daisy, 226,141dwt, sank in the… Read More
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Forces Respond to Bulk Carrier Pirate Attack +
The Tuvalu-registered bulk carrier OS 35, 35,362dwt, that was boarded by armed pirates in the Gulf of Aden was freed… Read More
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North America
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Florida's Port Everglades Gets Even Bigger +
Already a major cruise port, the leading Florida port for containerised freight, Fort Lauderdale’s Port Everglades, now has the go-ahead… Read More
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New Staten Island Double-Enders +
New York City’s Department of Transportation has awarded the contract to construct three new 4,500-passenger ferries to Eastern Shipbuilding of… Read More
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First LNG Conro for Crowley +
VT Halter Marine launched the first of Crowley’s Commitment-class con-ros with delivery of the lead vessel, El Coqui, expected later… Read More
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Who Needs Tugs +
With a bollard pull of 851 people, SS Keewatin was towed to her new berth in in Port McNicoll, Canada… Read More
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Goodbye to “Big E” (For Now) +
The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and only ship of her class, USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was decommissioned on 3 February… Read More
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Asia-Pacific
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Navy Leads Response To Fire On Container Ship +
The Sri Lanka Navy led the response after a fire broke out on the container ship MSC Daniela, 151,559gt, of… Read More
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Honoured for Rescue +
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) recognised the master and crew of the Japan-managed car carrier Comet Ace, 36,615gt, for… Read More
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Last Hanjin Ship Sold For Breaking Up +
The last ship of the former South Korean shipping line Hanjin Shipping was sold for breaking up on Mar 1.
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Ship Banned Over Hull Fouling +
The Panamanian flag bulk carrier DL Marigold, 33,752 dwt, was ordered by the New Zealand authorities from both New Zealand… Read More
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Lines Fined In China Freight Tariffs Disputes +
China's Ministry of Transport has fined 14 international container shipping lines because they either failed to report freight tariffs to… Read More
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Naval Focus
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HMS Westminster Returns to Service +
British News After two years out of service undergoing a major reconstruction and refit, the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster… Read More
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New Voyages for USS Enterprise +
American News Huntington Ingalls Industries was awarded a $25.5 million contract to essentially start the advanced fabrication of the third… Read More
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Naval Update - April 2017 +
American News On Tuesday 31 January, the Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Antietam ran aground off the coast of Yokosuka in… Read More
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New Astute Class Submarine +
Royal Navy News On 16 December, in a rather chilly Devonshire Dock Hall at BAE Systems shipyard at Barrow in… Read More
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Trump Starts Biggest Build-up in Decades +
American News Incoming President, Donald Trump has stated publicly that he wants to expand the current fleet of the US… Read More
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Ferry World
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New Fast Ferry Deliveries +
News of Fast ferry investment; Express 3 has sailed from Tasmania on her delivery voyage to Denmark via the Panama… Read More
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Ferry Implications of Brexit +
It must be a uniquely worrying time for operators of UK Ro-Ro Ferry ports with an uncertain future entirely out… Read More
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CalMac Finlaggan's Safety Drive +
It is just over two years since CalMac’s Finlaggan and her crew won a prestigious safety award ‘with merit’ from… Read More
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Maritime Wonder of the World +
Ever since I visited Norway I have heard the locals speak in awe and fear of the rounding of Stad,… Read More
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Cruiser News +
There seems to be positive news about the long laid up as a static attraction, restaurant and events venue, Maid… Read More
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Sail Review/Coastal Comment
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Pioneering Spirit For Teeside +
Teesside has lost most of its steel manufacturing and much of the shipping traffic it brought, but at the other… Read More
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Troubles for Ahlmarks' Skagern +
Ahlmark is Sweden’s oldest shipping company, founded by 1847, and still going strong, if not as strong as they used… Read More
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The Dawn +
The 81ft Dawn, a ‘heritage’ sailing barge with an open hold and tiller-steered, took out trips last summer for people… Read More
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Grand Bank Schooners +
In the 1930s when the last of the square-riggers were making voyages from Australia to Britain with grain, Portugal was… Read More
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Tilbury Port +
Forth Ports PLC own ‘The Port of Tilbury’ which they term in a recent press release to be ‘London’s major… Read More
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From the Lookout
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MV Balmoral Needs Your Help +
I have a great fondness for the marvellous pleasure cruiser MV Balmoral and a great respect for the team which… Read More
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New BMT Simulator for MAIB +
The phrase "The MAIB has been in touch regarding...." was not one I was keen on hearing when I was… Read More
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Damen Celebrates 90 Years +
Our congratulations go to Damen who are, this year, celebrating nine decades of operations in the shipbuilding industry.
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Isle of Wight Fast Ferries Rebirth +
It was a delight to travel down to Southampton in late April and then across to East Cowes (Isle of… Read More
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2017 Spring Quilliam Lecture +
"Wives and Sweethearts in Quilliam's Navy" is another eye-catching title for the Spring Quilliam Lecture on Thursday 27th April in… Read More
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Cruise News/Superyacht News
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The “Celebrity Edge” +
You have to admire the innovative mindset that is evident within the creative corridors of a modern cruise line.
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The Mailship vs The Corsair +
Before the Internet, Websites, Blogs and eNewsletters presented themselves to an unsuspecting world, the arrival of the monthly passenger shipping… Read More
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Cloud 9 Launched in Italy +
Nine different colours of cloudlike smoke were used as a backdrop when Cloud 9, the brand new 74 metre superyacht… Read More
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Superyacht Mothership Breeds Modular Apartments +
Designer Stefano Pastrovich, the head of Monaco-based Pastrovich Studios, has been telling Haute Living magazine of his conceptual superyacht whose… Read More
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New Builds: Seven Seas Explorer and Seabourn Encore +
In recent months, two brand new cruise vessels have been constructed and delivered which the respective owners have claimed have… Read More
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Ships, Ports and Places
U-864 Finally Laid to Rest
A small memorial service was held in February 2017 over the wreck site that had, over the course of nearly…
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Denbighshire, My First Voyage (Part 2)
On Friday, I was called at 0130 and went on the poop as we were entering the Huangpu river, a…
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Companies, Events and Other Features
A Quartet for the North Sea
The chain of events that led to the Bergen Line building the Venus started in the head office of Swedish…
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Happy Seagoing Days - MacAndrew Line
After gaining my Masters Certificate in July 1962, I started to look for another job on General cargo ships, but…
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