HMCS PROTECTEUR was towed into Pearl Harbor, Hawaii today, following an engine room fire which broke out on February 27, causing the ship to lose power 340 nautical miles northwest of Hawaii. The ship was returning from operations with the U.S. Navy in the mid-Pacific and carrying 279 crew, 17 family members…
M.S. LOFOTEN Norwegian Coastal Liner Celebrates 50 Years of Service By Shawn J. Dake Hurtigruten is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their oldest ship, the m.s. LOFOTEN. The ship made its maiden voyage from Bergen, up the Norwegian coast on March 5, 1964 and has been in continuous service, under…
Peter Knego journeys with Azamara Club Cruises’ AZAMARA QUEST on an eight night cruise up the California coast from Los Angeles, beginning with calls at Santa Barbara and Monterey. Azamara Club Cruises Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking here THE SANDS OF ALANG: A new…
Costa Crociere S.p.A., wasted little time in selling off their smallest ship, the 24,391 gross ton COSTA VOYAGER (ex OLYMPIC VOYAGER, OLYMPIA VOYAGER, VOYAGER, GRAND VOYAGER) which spent less than three years with the company. The Chinese Bohai Ferry Company, Ltd., intends to become the newest entrant in the cruise…
Peter Knego hops aboard Azamara Club Cruises AZAMARA QUEST for an eight night cruise up the California coast from Los Angeles. Azamara Club Cruises Keep up to date with Peter Knego on Twitter by clicking here THE SANDS OF ALANG: Peter Knego’s new DVD about shipbreaking in Alang, India Few…
A First Glimpse Of BRITANNIA’S Interiors story filed by Peter Newall February 12, 2014: At a very unusual sensory event held this evening at Forman’s restaurant in the East End of London, P&O Cruises launched the first flavour of its new ship which will enter service in March 2015. Here are the first renderings…
The Return of the KUNG? by Kalle Id Update by Kalle Id, February 21, 2014: As reported yesterday by Sjöfartstidningen, the negotiations for finding a permanent quay for the KUNGSHOLM in Gothenburg have failed. Johnny Sid’s group are now in negotiations to place the ship instead in Liverpool, England as a…
The QUEEN MARY is going to have a lot more company this year as Carnival Cruise Lines expands their prescence in the Port of Long Beach, California. Five days each week, one of three different ships in Carnival’s fleet will occupy the berth at the stern of the iconic liner.…
by Kalle Id On 24th January 2014, the world’s oldest icebreaker in active service, the Finnish VOIMA (the name translates as “power” or “force”) left Helsinki to start another icebreaking season.” In a few days, on 13th February, the VOIMA will celebrate her 60th birthday. To commemorate this milestone, I…
Update from Peter Newall February 15. OASIA departs Gibraltar bound for Suez. Update from Peter Newall February 7. The new managers of OASIA are FleetPro (http://www.fleetpro-psm.com/fleet/ocean). The company has been consultants to the new owners Millennium View Ltd. since August last year and has been involved in the purchase contract and…
