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Shipping news photos 2007
These glass panels were recently rescued from the shipbreakers when the HARMONY (ex STATENDAM) was scrapped at Alang. Signed by artist D Ten Hoedt/Amsterdam, they have endured fifty years of Atlantic crossings, worldwide cruising, and shipping in a container from India to California. They have been consigned to X21 Modern of San Francisco who did a fantastic job of restoring their original luster. Sadly, although they have been offered to Holland America for "cost", there is no interest in returning them to sea on a newbuild despite their historic connection and vintage beauty. For more information on these panels, please visit www.midshipcentury.com or www.x21modern.com.
QUEEN VICTORIA arriving Rotterdam, December 12, 2007. Photo (c) Robert Klein.
QUEEN VICTORIA, passing Euromast Rotterdam, heading for the cruise terminal at Wilhelminakade. December 12, 2007. Photo (c) Robert Klein.
QUEEN VICTORIA arriving Southampton, December 7, 2007. Photo courtesy Cunard Line.
BLUE LADY (ex FRANCE, NORWAY) 2007. Photo copyright P.K. Productions December 3, 2007.
BLUE LADY (ex FRANCE, NORWAY) 2007. Photo copyright P.K. Productions December 3, 2007.
BLUE LADY (ex FRANCE, NORWAY) 2007. Photo copyright P.K. Productions December 3, 2007.
The brand new Cunard Liner QUEEN VICTORIA's main lobby and stairs, November 2007. Photo by and courtesy of Stephen Payne (c).
The TEXAS CLIPPER is towed out of Brownsville on November 16, 2007 after months of preparation to become an artificial reef near South Padre Island. Photo by Earl Nottingham, copyright Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
The TEXAS CLIPPER slowly begins to sink with a list to port on the morning of November 17, 2007 off South Padre Island, Texas. Photo by Earl Nottingham, copyright Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
With counter stern airborne, the TEXAS CLIPPER in her last throes afloat. Photo by Earl Nottingham, copyright Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
S.S. ROTTERDAM on October 2, 2007. Bridge deck, Sun deck, Upper Promenade deck and Promenade deck are stripped to bare steel, with various walls removed, and are now ready for reconstruction. All other decks are still closed. Lifeboats and davits have been removed for repairs. New teak will be laid on the former sport decks. Photo copyright Willem H. van der Leek 2007.
QE2's 40th Anniversary cruise at the new Liverpool pier. Photo copyright Kyle Johnstone 2007.
OCEANIC/INDEPENDENCE remains laid up at Hunter's Point in San Francisco. Photo copyright Jim Madden 2007.
BLUE LADY (FRANCE, NORWAY) September 2007 beached at Alang, India. Photo copyright MaritimeMatters 2007.
KALAKALA on June 24, 2007 currently laid up in a Tacoma, WA backwater adjacent to a fish processing plant. Photo copyright Peter Knego, 2007.
Hawaii Superferry ALAKAI arriving off Long Beach, CA at 7pm on June 24, 2007. Photograph copyright Shawn J. Dake, 2007
PASHA BULKER of Lauritzen Bulkers Shipping company has remained aground on Nobbys Beach at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour, NSW. Photo (c) Phillip Massaad, June 11, 2007.
ZENITH in Barcelona Spain, in her new livery completing transistion to Pullmantur service. Photo (c) James Spence June 7, 2007.
ROTTERDAM during refitting in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, May 12, 2007. Photo (c) Klaas Krijnen 2007.
The Matson container ship MAUI has vacated the adjacent berth, allowing a mostly unencumbered view of mastless OCEANIC (ex INDEPENDENCE, SEA LUCK I, OCEANIC INDEPENDENCE, INDEPENDENCE), shown at San Francisco on April 27, 2007. Photo (c) James Tagliani 2007.
BLUE LADY (ex NORWAY, FRANCE) at Alang on April 25, 2007. Photo by Makviki Bogah, copyright P.K. Productions 2007.
MV SEA DIAMOND, taken from MV OCEAN MONARCH in October of 2006 between Piraeus and Mykonos. From forthcoming video, THE WORLD's PASSENGER FLEET, Volume Ten by Peter Knego.
April 5: SEA DIAMOND, from Santorini, Greece lists after striking rocks. Photo courtesy Santorini.info
March 29: AFRICAN MERCY, a former Danish train ferry, successfully completes sea trials. Photo courtesy Mercy Ships.
March 26: SS AEGEAN TWO, (ex AUSONIA, IVORY) in new livery. Photo credit: (c) Chantal Lundgren 2007.
March 7, XANADU 2 (ex WAPPEN VON HAMBURG, DELOS, POLAR STAR, PACIFIC STAR, XANADU, EXPEX, FAITHFUL), which has been sitting in the Oakland Estuary since being towed from Terminal Island (Los Angeles harbor) in the fall of 2005. Photo (c) Peter Knego.
March 6, OCEANIC, ex INDEPENDENCE laid up, San Franisco, CA. Photo (c) Peter Knego.
AIDADIVA, the first of three new ships for Aida Cruises, seen here in March 2007 at Meyer Weft near Papenburg shortly before her floating out March 6. Photos courtesy Aida Cruises (c).
The municipal calendar for the City of Rotterdam, Holland has set a date of Friday September 14, 2007 for the return of the preserved ocean liner SS ROTTERDAM. Photo (c) Cai Ronnau, Feb 5, 2007.
February 15: Holland America Line's co-flag ship AMSTERDAM makes her maiden call at Sydney, Australia. Photo (c) Phillip Massaad.
January 18: SKY WONDER aground off Buenos Aires. Photo Phillip (c) Julia Chesaree.
January 13: Jack Doyle took this photo, as the building dock was cleared, prior to the January 15 flooding and float out of Cunard's new QUEEN VICTORIA at Fincantieri Cantieri Navali SpA Marghera Shipyard near Venice, Italy. Photo (c) Jack Doyle.
January 10: A special day at Port Everglades, Florida, RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 and the RMS QUEEN MARY 2, were embarking on their simultaneous world voyages. For the QUEEN MARY 2, it will be her first circumnavigation, and includes gala maiden visits to a number of ports, including San Francisco on February 4. Photo by Kyle Johnstone.
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