Words by Robert Straughton. Pictures by John Wright and Elisabeth Christopher aboard the Fred Olsen cruise ship "Braemar".
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AS GREATER ‘EFFICIENCY NEEDS FEWER PEOPLE’
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ON AUG 30, the Port of Tyne celebrated 20 years of cruise ship travel.
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ON THE afternoon of Aug 30, a fishing vessel reported to the Coastguard that she had lost power near Peterhead,… Read More
THE Atlantic Container Line (ACL) won a contract from Boeing Defence UK to transport seven Chinook helicopters across the Atlantic… Read More
THE NEW Invergordon Shannon class lifeboat which enters service next spring will feature the names of thousands of people in… Read More
The Grand Bahama Shipyard (GBS) officially resumed operations and welcomed back its first commercial vessel following Hurricane Dorian.
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THE EXTENSION of the barge service at the port of Morrow, in Oregon, is one of only three projects on… Read More
In a four-day operation off the coast of Oregon, three separate vessels of the US Coast Guard towed a 50ft… Read More
THE US Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the sinking of three vessels in the Illinois River near Hardin,… Read More
WORK has started on the expansion of Seattle’s Terminal 5 so it can handle container ships of up to 18,000… Read More
THE JAPANESE shipbuilder Japan Marine United has delivered what it described as “a next-generation energy-saving bulk carrier” to Nissen Kaiun,… Read More
THE Japanese shipping line, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), have taken delivery of the coal carrier Corona Citrus, 88,000dwt, built… Read More
A new search has been demanded to recover the second Voyage Data Recorder (VDR) from the wreck of the South… Read More
THE SWISS-based Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has taken delivery of one of the world’s largest container ships, the MSC Gulsun,… Read More
THE Singapore-based container shipping company Ocean Network Express (ONE) has taken delivery of the 14,000 teu capacity ONE Cygnus, 138,611dwt,… Read More
American News The expansion of the US Navy’s amphibious capability continues with the announcement that General Dynamics NASSCO has received… Read More
BRITISH News THE FOURTH and last of the new Tide class tankers, RFA Tideforce, was offi cially accepted into service… Read More
US News USS CINCINNATI is the latest member of the expanding littoral combat ship fl eet to be delivered to… Read More
indian News
The troubled Scorpene class submarine program hit another snag in June.
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The US Navy has unveiled its plans for the purchase of a new frigate known as FFG(X).
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PROPOSED FERRY EXCHANGE ‘AND A TALE OF TWO STEAMERS...’
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So, not many months ago, nationalisation was unfashionable and unlikely ever to return, especially within the EU where that institution’s… Read More
Those in management positions must dread the retirement of those characters who retire from their life’s work with a wealth… Read More
TMore and more, I am reading reports that say the media, and the public too, are well aware of the… Read More
Irish Continental Group has entered into a bareboat hire purchase agreement for the sale of its 1987-built Oscar Wilde to… Read More
In July, the brigantine Tres Hombres called at Brixham on passage from the Caribbean to Amsterdam with 35 tonnes of… Read More
Gloucester Dock is linked to the River Severn at Sharpness by a 16 mile canal.
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The Hong Kong registered Zea Servant arrived late June from Hull. She was in Campbeltown to load wind turbines for… Read More
The Danish Maritime Museum had the schooner Bonavista built on the island of Aero at Marstal and this year they… Read More
I was in Montrose on the Norwegian National Day, 17 May, when its independent constitution from Sweden was confirmed in… Read More
FOR MORE THAN 30 years, Flying Focus, based in the Netherlands, has specialised in maritime aerial photography..
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It was good news to hear in late September that, according to the ship’s owner, Stena Bulk, the detained tanker… Read More
IN THE ‘MESSAGE FROM THE BRIDGE’ I referred to the tensions with Iran in the Gulf, following the seizure in… Read More
THE WAVERLEY – the last sea-going paddle steamer in the world – had to be withdrawn from service in May this year… Read More
WITHIN the last two months the British cruise industry has welcomed the arrival of Saga Cruises, 58,250gt, Spirit of Discovery,… Read More
SILVERSEA CRUISES has partnered with French luxury glassmaker Lalique to enhance the dining experience onboard Silver Shadow and Silver Moon.… Read More
ARTHUR BLANK helped create the American home improvement store chain, Home Depot, and it seems that now, his new fl… Read More
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines were proud to have played its part in hosting 250 D-Day veterans.
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If you have ever wondered what qualities a Captain of a cruise vessel might need to have listed on his… Read More
