Brittany Ferries’ brand new LNG-powered cruise ferry Honfleur has taken to the water for the first time at a traditional ship launching ceremony at the FSG shipyard in Flensburg, Germany. At midday on Friday hundreds of well-wishers, invited guests, shipyard workers and Brittany Ferries team members … [Read more...]
‘Lady of the Lake’, a steamer dreamer!
The TSS Earnslaw was built by J McGregor and Co in Dunedin and commissioned by New Zealand Rail on 18 October 1912 and to this day graces Lake Wakatipu, South Island, New Zealand. The vessels age and superb condition is truly remarkable but so too was her construction. The Earnslaw’s keel was … [Read more...]
Scandlines’ MV Copenhagen makes her maiden voyage
On Wednesday 21 December 2016, Scandlines’ second new hybrid ferry for the Rostock-Gedser route, M/V Copenhagen, carried passengers for the first time when it departs from Gedser towards Rostock at 09:00. Scandlines new hybrid ferry was registered 19 December 2016 and departed the same day from … [Read more...]
Scandlines’ new hybrid ferry named M/V Copenhagen
On Friday 28 October 2016 the second of Scandlines’ two new hybrid ferries for the Rostock-Gedser route was named M/V Copenhagen. The name giving ceremony took place at the Danish yard Fayard A/S. In the company of 180 specially invited guests, Scandlines and Fayard celebrated that yet another … [Read more...]
Sleek new look revealed for Red Funnel’s Red Jet fleet
Red Jet 6, Red Funnel's new 41 metre Hi-Speed catamaran which is under construction on the Isle of Wight will be the first to carry the new identity when she enters the water for the first time in June. The sleek new look is designed to stand-out on the water and was inspired by the customary … [Read more...]
Stena Explorer makes final journey on Irish Sea
Stena Line's HSS vessel, the Stena Explorer, which operated on the Holyhead - Dun Laoghaire route between 1996 - 2014, is about to make her last journey on the Irish Sea as she makes her way to new owners and based in Turkey. The Stena Explorer was first introduced in the middle of the '90s … [Read more...]
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