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Browse news extracts from the latest and recent issues of Sea Breezes Magazine by category. The full text of each item, along with other news, is in our print magazine, available via subscription here or through all good newsagents.

Maritime Log

Ship’s visit marks yard’s 300th anniversary
The first event building up to the 300th anniversary of one of the Clyde’s most famous shipbuilders, the Scott’s Shipbuilding & Engineering Co, of Gre
Fire on bulk carrier at quarry pier
The crew and firefighters tackled a major blaze on the Bahamas registered bulk carrier Yeoman Bontrup, 96,725dwt, moored at the Glensanda Quarry pie
Cruise lines face tough new laws when calling at US ports
Tough new regulations affecting cruise ships with 250 passengers or more on international voyages which embark or disembark passengers in a US port c

Naval Focus

US Navy Update
On June 18th the keel of the latest Arleigh Burke class guided missile destroyer for the US Navy was laid down at the shipyard of Bath Iron Works. USS
Naval Update
CanadaThe Canadian navy celebrated their 100th anniversary in style with a naval review held off the main naval base at Halifax in Nova Scotia on 1 Ju
US Carrier Movements
On 21 May the aircrtaft carrier USS Harry S Truman sailed from her homeport of Norfolk in Virginia at the start of a six month tour of duty. With the

Asia-Pacific

Fire on the “Charlotte Maersk”
An initial investigation into a major fire onboard the 8,200-TEU Charlotte Maersk off Port Klang has indicated damage done to hatch covers, lashing b
Another Reef Alert Sparked by Bulk Carrier
There was relief all round at the end of July when the engine of a bulk carrier was restarted as the ship drifted towards Australia’s Great Barrier R
China Shipbuilding Rebound
Korea has lost its position as the world’s number one shipbuilder to China for the first time since 2003. According to Clarkson Research Services Ltd

Ferry World

Tor Line Swansong
Queuing to board “Tor Begonia” at Immingham in the early hours of a Wednesday morning in July I assumed I was taking DFDS’s freight offshoot Tor Line
Parkeston Bay - Now and Then
Seeing the new Stena Hollandica at Parkeston Quay, Harwich, which was featured last month, I thought I would contrast her with this ‘flotilla’ at the
Delay to Penzance Terminal?
A fine mess for the Scilly Isles as political delays and objections to a new Penzance terminal may have lost them the £44M public funding they need no

Coastal Commentary

Going West and Going East
There is a remarkable state of flux within the major ferry fleets, maybe a function of a shaky international economy and big new hulls ordered before
Tay To Solway, Battling With Mother Nature
They have had worse ice conditions at Perth, and it hasn’t stopped traffic, in fact they seem to relish the challenge, but the exceptionally cold weat
Whither The Manchester Ship Canal?
I wanted to see the site of what is proposed as a major ‘inter-modal’ complex on the Manchester Ship Canal, known to most of us as Weston Point Docks,

Cruise News

Every Ash Cloud Has A Silver Lining
The ash cloud crisis continues to cause uncertainty as we see sporadic closures of airspace and cancelled flights, and this uncertainty is leading the
European Cruise Industry Reports Record Figures
Record numbers of Europeans are taking a cruise holiday with all countries reporting growth in 2009. Figures released in March by the European Cruise
On the Crest of a Wave
It’s been a tough couple of years for the cruise industry but its strong proposition of value and variety is still leading to record numbers of peop

Sail Review

Little Ships Sail to Dunkirk
Dunkirk, just south of Ostend, received a fleet of Little Ships at the end of May to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Dunkirk Evacuation in 1940
Sail Snippet
Nearly all traces of Rowhedge’s shipbuilding past have gone, but some of the craft built there survive such as the ketch Pioneer, built by Harris at t
UK built Stena Caledonia returns after refit
Stena Caledonia (12,169,’81) has been refurbished yet again and she looks as good as she ever did. This Harland and Wolff series of four for the then

From the Lookout

Disney casts its magic spell on Dover
A welcome and regular visitor to Dover recently has been the fine looking Disney Magic. Although the vessel was built twelve years ago this is the fi
Stena Bulk multi-million dollar order
Stena Bulk followed its recent order at Samsung Shipyard for six in-house designed Sueymax tankers for delivery in 2011/2012 by placing an order for
Hustle and bustle on the River Thames
When in the great city of London I can never resist being drawn down to the Embankment and looking out over the Thames. There are magnificent, iconi

magazine News

Sail Simulator 2010 Competition
The makers of hit PC game Sail Simulator have teamed up with Sea Breezes to offer two lucky readers the chance to win..... A PC Game, Polo Shirtand Ke
Sea Breezes Awarded ‘Preferred Developer’ Status for Maritime Site
Sea Breezes Publications Ltd., owner of Sea Breezes Magazine, has been awarded ‘Preferred Developer’ status by the Isle of Man Government for the rede
My Friend Andrew...
Donald Gelling, former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, described him as a caring man, a dedicated and safe pair of hands, a man you could rely on.