Ships Monthly

Ships Monthly is the world’s number one shipping magazine and Britain’s best-selling monthly magazine for ship lovers. Read by seafarers and enthusiasts all over the world, it contains a unique mix of shipping and maritime news, broken down by ship type, with sections focussing on ferries, cruise ships, warships, preserved vessels, tugs and cargo ships. The features, written by experts in their field, cover ships old and new, historic shipping companies and their vessels, modern cruise liners and passenger ferries, warships and naval vessels, profiles of docks and harbours in the UK and around the world, and personal accounts of voyages on ships round the world. Every issue contains an interview with the captain of a ship. In addition to the latest happenings in the shipping industry, the Ship of the Month feature goes behind the scenes on a significant ship to give readers an all-round insight into the world of ships and shipping.

Ships Monthly

THE BOXBOAT REVOLUTION

Contributors this month

Northern Sea Route gets busier

NEWS IN BRIEF

Newbuild for Nexans Marine

Double boost

Shieldhall and Waverley put on a show

Repaired?

Viking Line services sold out

Tragic death on Piraeus ferry

MSC’s port deal faces opposition

Russian ro-pax

Newbuilds for US universities

Delays to Ardrossan plans

End of the Darwin era on the Channel

Brightlingsea electric ferry

Third LNG-fuelled dredger

Wind-assist for Airbus ship

Passenger and vehicle revenue boosts

NEWS IN BRIEF

Two new Scilly ships ordered from Piriov yards

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

Support for Millbay expansion plan

Problems for Cowes ferries

Grant for Portsmouth Port

Stena vessels ring the changes

Grounded in Greenland

NEWS IN BRIEF

Two and Three under way

Shore power for HAL

Another luxury yacht

Newbuilds may upset world container rankings

Dutch boost strike capabilities

NEWS IN BRIEF

The Indian seven all at sea

Arrowhead update

Testing times ahead for carriers

More show than substance

Attack causes constructive losses

Maersk’s first methanol-powered

NEWS IN BRIEF

World’s largest LNG carrier

US companies join forces

Biofuels and synthetic fuels entering use

Uni-Tankers expands fleet

Ready for work but delayed

Daldy facing uncertain future

Rebuild continuing

Forceful to be demolished

Much needed funds acquired

What next for Wellington?

Centenary

Sir Walter Scott sails again

Last turntable ferry in service

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR THE SHIPPING ENTHUSIAST

THE NORTH ATLANTIC FERRY LINK • David Fairclough travelled on board Smyril Line’s ferry Norröna, which has been in service on the North Atlantic for two decades.

ON BOARD NORRÖNA

MARITIME MOSAIC FERRIES IN THE BALTIC • The Baltic Sea, and Scandinavia in particular, has been at the forefront of new technologies in cruise ferry operations for decades, and a range of impressive ships operate in the region. These photographs from Maritime Photographic illustrate some of the more significant trendsetters.

CELEBRITY BEYOND • Andy Hernandez recently sailed on Celebrity Cruises’ current flagship, Celebrity Beyond, and offers an insight into what she has to offer.

ON THE BRIDGE • On Celebrity Beyond’s maiden voyage, the ship was led by Kate McCue, the first Americanborn female captain of a large cruise ship, with a crew of 1,467 members from 60 different nationalities.

THE CELEBRITY...