Ships Monthly Magazine

29 July 2022

The August issue of Ships Monthly is out now, and is packed with all the usual news and outstanding articles and features. The impressive new ferry Aura Seaways is the ship of the month. In January DFDS Seaways welcomed the ship, the first of two large ferries to their Baltic fleet, after a delivery voyage from China. Looking at naval history, the article Surface Raider describes the career of the German battleship Gneisenau, which was decommissioned 80 years ago. We go on board MSC Meraviglia, one of the newest ships in the MSC Cruises fleet, with a look at what facilities she has to offer guests. There is a profile of the new British-built research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough. Looking to the future, the article Future Fuels covers the latest developments by shipping companies to use ‘future fuels’ such as methanol and ammonia. Recalling the 12 Superfast ro-pax vessels built from 1995 to 2002 that are still running in fleets around the world. Photo feature of the workings on board the tug Gray Test at the ports of Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth and Harwich. Going onto the bridge. Cdr Charles J.D. Wheen discusses his command of the frigate HMS Argyll.